Fit for Purpose
Your Guide to Better Health, Wellbeing and Living a Meaningful Life
Richard Pile
- As
- a
- society
- we
- have
- never
- had
- so
- much
- advantage
- and
- yet
- been
- so
- disadvantaged
- by
- this
- very
- same
- society
- which
- we
- have
- built
- for
- ourselves,
- by
- ignoring
- our
- basic
- needs
- when
- it
- comes
- to
- sleep,
- nutrition,
- movement,
- relaxation,
- relationships
- and
- purpose
- in
- life.
- We
- face
- a
- rising
- tide
- of
- physical
- health
- problems,
- such
- as
- obesity
- and
- diabetes,
- and
- mental
- health
- issues
- such
- as
- loneliness
- and
- depression.
- Our
- medical
- model
- is
- a
- broken,
- disease-based
- one
- which
- is
- not
- fit
- to
- meet
- our
- needs,
- particularly
- when
- it
- comes
- to
- preventing
- health
- and
- wellbeing
- problems.
- Just
- as
- secular
- society
- is
- often
- guilty
- of
- dualism
- when
- it
- comes
- to
- wellbeing,
- focusing
- on
- the
- physical
- but
- ignoring
- the
- spiritual,
- the
- faith
- community
- may
- make
- the
- same
- mistake
- in
- reverse,
- focusing
- on
- the
- spiritual
- whilst
- ignoring
- the
- physical.
- We
- need
- to
- combine
- all
- these
- different
- aspects
- to
- enjoy
- true
- wellbeing
- and
- a
- satisfying
- life.The
- book
- explores
- what
- it
- means
- to
- be
- fit
- for
- purpose
- in
- life:
- physically,
- mentally
- and
- spiritually.
- It
- describes
- the
- problems
- we
- face,
- both
- individually
- and
- as
- communities,
- and
- succinctly
- summarizes
- the
- evidence
- for
- the
- key
- factors
- that
- determine
- our
- wellbeing.
- It
- lays
- down
- a
- challenge
- to
- avoid
- treating
- physical,
- mental
- and
- spiritual
- wellbeing
- as
- separate.
- Using
- knowledge
- and
- experience
- of
- the
- worlds
- of
- medicine,
- behavioral
- change
- and
- Christian
- faith,
- Dr.
- Pile
- presents
- real
- life
- case
- studies
- and
- provides
- practical
- recommendations
- for
- making
- changes
- whether
- for
- ourselves,
- our
- faith
- community
- or
- wider society.
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