Total Wellness

 Wellness is a healthy balance of the mind-body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being.

Other common ways of describing wellness include:

• an integrated method of functioning which is oriented toward maximizing the potential of which the individual is capable. It requires that the individual maintain a continuum of balance and purposeful direction within the environment where he is functioning
• a direction in progress toward an ever-higher potential of functioning
• an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existenceits ongoing development.
• the constant, conscious pursuit of living life to its fullest potential
• a state that combines health and happiness

Determinants of wellness are: feeling of control of destiny, health practices, spirituality, family, environment, work, money and security, health services, social support and leisure.

Atlanta- On Wednesday, Governor Sonny Perdue signed a bill viewed as a significant expansion of gun rights that allows permitted gun owners in Georgia to carry concealed weapons in restaurants that serve alcohol, on public transportation, and in parks.

The bill's sponsor, state Rep. Tim Bearden, a Republican from Villa Rica who is a former police officer, called measure "the biggest gun reform bill in Georgia history."

Perdue, the republican governor who has seen strong support from the NRA had been under a lot of pressure to veto the bill. He signed without comment and noted at a press conference that it would only apply to the 300,000 Georgia residents that have passed criminal background checks.

Alice Johnson, a lobbyist for Georgians for Gun Safety said, “It is already too easy to obtain a concealed weapons permit. Unlike some states that require firearms training, Georgia simply requires a background check for felonies. We don't have any way of knowing anything about these people who have permits except that they have $15 and passed a fingerprint check,"

The law goes into effect on July 1 and says that restaurants can opt out if they post a sign saying they will not permit guns. The gun ban remains in place for bars or any restaurants making more than half their revenue from alcohol sales. Patrons packing a gun cannot drink alcohol.

Ron Wolf, chief executive officer of the Georgia Restaurant Association, called that unenforceable.

"I can't imagine a restaurant owner is going to tell his staff to ask someone if they have a gun when they take a drink order," Wolf said.

The bill was one of the most contentious measures to face Georgia lawmakers this year. It passed in the last hours of this year’s session.  

"This is the most significant one I have seen," she said.

This is likely to be a resurgence of pro-gun legislation has been dormant since last year's Virginia Tech shootings.

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