Promoting Well-Being by Showing the Path to a Healthier, More Vibrant Lifestyle
Empowering Health through Self-Care since 2011
At the International Self-Care Foundation, we believe that self-care is not just an option but a fundamental pillar of overall health. Established in 2011, our nonprofit organization is committed to promoting self-care as an essential component of wellbeing.
The Seven Pillars of Self-Care
Following the seven pillars of self-care leads to improved health, significant savings in healthcare costs, and enhanced productivity. Our mission is to educate and empower individuals to embrace these principles in their daily lives.
ISF and SCARU have teamed up to provide a comprehensive self-care app to support your own efforts.
You can download the free App HERE
ISF Facebook Posts
As we close on 2025 let’s remember that it’s small incremental changes to our physical activity that pays huge dividends for heart health and cutting the risk of #NCDs. We will shift to pillar 4 of the #sevenpillarsofselfcare: healthy eating and nutrition
Today is Universal Health Coverage Day. #UHC emphasizes affordability of healthcare and a major impact on this is the encouragement of #selfcare. People using selfcare to prevent and treat disease free up scarce resources to achieve health for all. ow.ly/MjAk50XIpfN
Physical activity is one of the #sevenpillarsofselfcare and has enormous benefits to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease and improve mental health. It doesn’t have to be hard. Just moving helps and it’s good #selfcare. Harvard has some advice that shows how easy it can be.
This year ISF has a focus on pillar 3 of the #sevenpillarsofselfcare: physical activity. Getting up and moving holds so much benefit for healthy living and longevity by cutting the risk of NCDs. This paper describes the value, barriers, and opportunities: ow.ly/iFR750XuPeH
It’s #selfcareweek. An opportunity to raise awareness of the value of #selfcare for each of us and how practicing more selfcare can save scarce healthcare resources. 2025 is focussed on physical activity’s benefits in preventing serious illness. read more:
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