BY: FATEEN RAZAK

The current hottest trending topic now in the country is the issue of the health, wellness and wellbeing of Malaysians as controversial statistics, facts and figures emerge over the state of health of the people.

Health is the real wealth. While Malaysians have been busily amassing wealth through hard work and business and professional ambitions, all these have been achieved at a heavy price, a real cost to the health of people.

It really is time to stand back and reflect on the direction in which most of us is taking as diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases, kidney failure and bad cholesterol levels begin to escalate in the lives of people.

What price are Malaysians willing to pay for succes in the craze towards wealth creation? Is it going to be at the cost of our health? This is why it is time for all Malaysians to strive together for total wellness and wellbeing.

This can be easily achieved by paying the price of being disciplined and self-controlled in our dietary habits, exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy sleep pattern while avoiding unnecessary stress.

The present situation on the health of Malaysians look grim and gloomy but by making that paradigm shift towards total wellness and wellbeing Malaysians should be able to enjoy a long, fruitful and healthy life.

-THE MALAYSIA VOICE

** The views expressed on this opinion is of the writer and not the publisher