Health is a state of complete physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being. Positive health includes constructs like a healthy body, high-quality personal relationships, a sense of purpose, self-regard, and resilience to stress. The main factors facilitating positive health and acting as stress buffers are diet, exercise, positive attitude, positive thinking, and social support.

A positive attitude is crucial for well-being. It involves having a fairly accurate perception of reality, a sense of purpose and responsibility, and tolerance for others' viewpoints. Taking credit for success, accepting blame for failure, being open to new ideas, and having a sense of humour help us remain centred.

Adhering to a healthy lifestyle is essential. This includes a balanced low-fat diet, regular exercise, and continued activity. We must avoid the modern lifestyle of excesses in eating and drinking, and completely avoid unhealthy escape routes like smoking, alcohol, and drugs.

Effective coping requires life skills like assertiveness, time management, rational thinking, and self-care. Social support and constructive attitudes help people sail through personal crises. By managing pressures and using energy to create something positive, we become stress-fit for future crises, much like being immunised against unhealthy stress.