Steps of wellness is a journey to prevent, reverse, or manage chronic disease(s). Join the journey with Ricardo Moss M.Div., M.P.H., CHES®, a board-certified health educator and chronic disease prevention specialist here at “Steps Of Wellness” on this path towards improved health, quality of life and longevity. 

“There are things within our control.”-Epictetus

Functional health, with a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, constitutes the mission of wellness. At “Steps Of Wellness,” you will be educated about the importance of making healthier steps. In so doing, you’ll be able to avoid risk factors that are key determinants of disability, disease, and premature death. Each step correlates with the other, these include five core correlating steps that are listed below:

1). Physical Steps: The body was designed for movement. Movement helps the body to function within it’s designated capacity. Whether aerobic or anaerobic exercise, playing your favourite sports, among other exercise activities, the reality is the body adapts and responds to exercise.

Blogs

Minerals

Previously I wrote about vitamins; it was essential to acknowledge their importance to the human body as they are part of a distinguished category of micronutrients. Now it’s time to explore minerals, another micronutrient the body requires in small amounts. Minerals...

Vitamins part 2

Previously I wrote about vitamins, highlighting the different categories that distinguish the two types based on their solubility. If you are reading this blog, I recommend you visit my previous blog to get more background information (Blog – "Vitamins," November 25,...

Vitamins

In the previous blog, I was able to introduce the concept attributed to Hippocrates, “Food as Medicine” (400 BC). I further highlighted the different nutrients food may provide the body through our diet. If you are reading this blog, I recommend that you first visit...

Foods as medicine?

The popular phrase, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food,” is one often ascribed to Hippocrates, known as the father of medicine (400 BC). For most persons, myself included, this phrase speaks volumes of the role and value of nutrition in preventing or...

Lemon Water

Looking at this picture, my mind jogged down memory lane when I once questioned the importance of lemon water. I've often observed persons squeezing a lemon, ½ a lemon, or nicely cut thin slices of a lemon inside their glass of water before drinking. Interestingly,...

Functional Health

Functional health, with a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, constitutes the mission of wellness. At “Steps Of Wellness,” you will be educated about the importance of making healthier steps. In so doing, you’ll be able to avoid risk factors...

Consultation (1-to-1 or group)

This consultation provides an opportunity for a session that is tailored to address specific health education need(s).  These sessions last between 45 – 90 minutes. 

Capacity Assessment

Assessing the resources of individual(s), a group, or a community to determine the inherent need, and what can be put in place to prevent, reverse, or manage chronic disease(s) among the population.

Needs Assessment

Systematic identification of the needs of the population to determine what interventions are appropriate to address the specific concerns of the community. 

“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates