Health is not the Absence of Disease

Health is not the absence of disease.⁠

Lets read that again.

The World Health Organization defines health as ⁠
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.⁠

Physical, mental, and social well-being.⁠

In every intake I do with a patient, I ask about their mental health, their emotional well-being. I ask about supportive relationships. I ask about stress - work, home, every day stressors.⁠

Yes, absolutely I ask about physical health. But I care deeply about your "HEALTH." The health of the physical body relies and integrates heavily with mental well-being, individually and collectively as a society. It relies on social well-being. It depends on the health of the surrounding community as a whole. And on the health of the environment in which we live. In my mind, physical health is really just a manifestation of all of the rest of it. ⁠

So tell me, how is your health?

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