Good Health
Throughout the history of mankind the term "good health" has carried a different meaning depending on the time and culture that one is studying. For example, because of the advances in medicine and technology, the life span of an individual has almost doubled since the days of the dark ages. But, even in today's society the term "good health" does not carry a blanket definition for all in th is day and age. One nation's healthcare system may be a major priority while another's may be given less concern. I believe that in our own country "good health" has been warped and distorted in its meaning.As a person sits and relaxes in front of the television, a bombardment of commercial and info-mercials attack the viewer, telling him that the present state of his body weight is unacceptable. Images of hard bodied men and women flash on the screen every few second in an attempt to coax the viewer into purchasing a diet plan or exercise regime in order to achieve the "perfect" body. "The idea that peace, joy, and well-being come from outside ourselves is reinforced in so many different ways in our culture" (Ornish 144). But, can a good healthier body be a
"The more inner peace we experience, the more we can enjoy life as it unfolds before us" (Ornish 145). assault to be far more dangerous than the muscle bound men and women that push diet plans and Many teenage girls have fallen for this trap and allowed their weight to drop well below medically acceptably levels. Whether by starving, binging and purging, or abusing diet pills and laxatives, many of these blinded teens have done severe damage to their internal organs, all this in pursuit of what they believe to be the socially acceptable figure. Again all this finds its way back to whether or not their minds are in a proper state of good mental health. It is an extremely difficult road to travel in order to correct the damage done to the body when it is abused with such radical methods of diet control. Many times professional help is required to set the wrongs to right. ttained from a wonder drug being hawked at two in the morning? I believe not. Good health begins in the mind. Once a person can look at his body with a complacent mind, then he can analyze which direction to take to improve his health, that is, if improvement is really necess
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