| − | '''Health''' is the normal state of the human body. With plenty to eat, along with enough sleep and exercise, health is maintained automatically thanks to God's foresight. To prevent infection by [[bacteria]] or other germs, it's a good practice to wash one's hands (the most common source of [[contagion]]) before touching one's eyes or eating food. | + | '''Health''' is a measure of the general condition of the body on a macroscopic and microscopic level, including the presence of any wounds, microbial infections and, in many cases, mental illnesses. The adjectival form of the word, '''healthy''', often refers to the absence of impairing disease. |
| − | Along with physical health, some people refer to spiritual, emotional or mental well-being as "[[mental health]]". For materialists, this is more than a metaphor, as they believe in the [[mind]] only as an aspect of the [[brain]]; see [[mind and body]].
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