Do you want to stay truly healthy ? For this, it is not enough not to have bad habits , not to smoke cigarettes, not to take alcohol. Even if you play sports and often walk, the external environment affects you so negatively that it leads to serious illness. You will not be able to hide from its effects: increased background radiation, city noise, smog, protect yourself from stress. What are you going to do?

In order to help find the answer to this question, a new teaching of valeology has appeared. It is derived from the Latin word valeo, which means "to be healthy ." It is for the creation of a science that would engage in research in this important field for humans.

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Principle of valeology

Valeology is a science that studies the internal reserves of the human body, ways to increase them. She cares about maintaining health in harmful conditions. This is how it differs from medicine, which deals only with the treatment of sick people or, at best, the prevention of diseases.

The young teaching was sharply criticized by academic science and church ministers. And then, when it was included as a subject in the education system, it caused a strong public outcry and rejection. This was due to a number of mistakes: there was no single teaching concept, experienced teachers.

Currently, teaching is gaining more and more popularity, although teaching as an academic discipline, unfortunately, still remains only on an optional basis and only in some educational institutions in our country.

There is no clear line between valeology and other medical sciences. Most of all, her interests are interconnected with hygiene, sanology and pathology. Since it is a fairly young scientific discipline, its structure is still in the stage of formation. But still, general and special valeology can be distinguished.

General valeology includes goals, objectives, methods, history of creation. Special - this is medical, pedagogical, professional, family, social, ecological valeology.

Scientists from other sciences came to valeology, which led to its differentiation, i.e. the emergence of new directions of development.

Medical valeology develops methods for eliminating the disease with the help of internal reserves, determines by what criteria to assess the level of health. In this case, the age category and social status of the patient must be taken into account. In addition, the factors that can provoke the onset of the disease are identified, and appropriate recommendations are developed. And, of course, the main focus is on preventive measures.

Pedagogical valeology is engaged in the upbringing of a person who will have an attitude towards a healthy lifestyle . This branch of valeology is developing faster than others, since society needs it especially urgently. Because it is urgent to take emergency measures to eliminate the negative impact of the educational environment on the health of children. Now, to improve the health of the world's population, it is important to foster a culture of a healthy lifestyle.

Family valeology observes the state of the entire family as a whole and the behavior of each of its members, and then gives the necessary recommendations. This direction has a great future, because the role of the family in fostering a correct and conscious attitude to health cannot be overestimated.

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The task of social valeology is to understand how relationships with other people, with society, and the behavior of an individual in society affect the level of health.

Ecological valeology studies how natural factors, cataclysms, and climate change affect a person. On the one hand, she studies the impact of a changed environment, and on the other, develops recommendations for the optimal behavior of people in poor environmental conditions.

Professional valeology studies how industrial and professional factors affect the health of workers. Using vocational guidance tests, taking into account the individual characteristics of the individual , she determines the work activity suitable for a particular person, and, if rehabilitation is necessary, the appropriate means.

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