| This happened to me recently. I had a woman | | | | should expect to heal. First their genes will |
| attend one of my health lectures using a walker. | | | | influence potential. Some people may not form |
| She had just come from dialysis and was wearing | | | | blood clots well. Some people may have other |
| a surgical boot. I asked her if she had any health | | | | disorders that slow their ability to rebuild tissue. |
| concerns, and she said no. That's right, she told | | | | Others heal very quickly. |
| me that apart from the wound in her foot that | | | | The environment may influence healing processes |
| wouldn't heal and her failing kidneys she was | | | | as well. If you keep scraping your knee, how |
| otherwise in good health. | | | | quickly would you expect it to heal? Damaging |
| I'm very thankful to live in a world with such | | | | influences need to be taken away. What other |
| amazing, life-saving technology as dialysis, but I'm | | | | things are affecting your body that it is also trying |
| also amazed that someone in this state would | | | | to deal with? If your body is trying to deal with |
| consider herself to be in a good state of health. | | | | constant lung irritation due to bad air, the |
| What does it mean to be healthy anyway? It | | | | resources of your body might not be able to |
| stands to reason that there should be an | | | | cover other battles, like an infected wound. |
| accepted definition of health to use as a starting | | | | Diet is about raw materials. You are what you |
| point. It so happens that the World Health | | | | eat. If you are providing your body with good |
| Organization has one. | | | | foods that are not saturated with preservatives |
| "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and | | | | you have the raw materials the cells need to |
| social well-being and not merely the absence of | | | | perform the tasks of healing. Sometimes it is |
| disease or infirmity." | | | | difficult to eat the recommended amounts of |
| This definition has not been changed since 1948. It | | | | fresh whole foods on a daily basis, so high-quality |
| pretty much says it all. | | | | dietary supplements can help ensure that you |
| The word health comes from the same root | | | | have the raw materials your body needs. |
| word that gives us the word holy. It's about being | | | | Studies have shown that people with better diets |
| whole. Being healthy is about being in balance. | | | | seem to enjoy better health. This means that |
| Balance doesn't mean that you never lean to one | | | | they still get sick from time to time. They are still |
| side or the other. Balance is about how quickly | | | | at the same risk for car accidents and paper cuts. |
| you come back to center. Physical health is | | | | What makes them healthier than others is |
| greatly influenced by genetics, environment and | | | | measured by how quickly they come back to |
| diet. Someone who falls and receives a scrape | | | | their balance. How is your state of balance? |