It’s safe to say that most people want to be healthy. No one enjoys being sick, but it’s more than that—illness, whether acute or chronic, impacts quality of life. Defining Health Beyond the Absence of Illness Health, of course, is more than just the lack of illness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This definition, established in 1946, remains relevant today. But our relationship to health has shifted. How Our Pursuit of Health Has Changed What was…
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