What is Health: Definition and 191 Discussions

Health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in which disease and infirmity are absent. A variety of definitions have been used for different purposes over time. Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular physical exercise, and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as smoking or excessive stress. Some factors affecting health are due to individual choices, such as whether to engage in a high-risk behavior, and others are due to structural causes, such as whether the society is arranged in a way that makes it easier or harder for people to get necessary healthcare services. Still other factors are beyond both individual and group choices, such as genetic disorders.

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  1. B

    Resveratrol and its health benefits if concentrated

    Resveratrol, the part of red wine that is supposed to have huge benefits isn't processed as efficiently when drunk as it is when for example injected into tissue right? If huge amount of it were injected into eg. mice what would the benefits be? Could they maybe have a much longer lifespan? How...
  2. B

    Electromagnetic Radiation and Health

    Here is a link that shows how microwaved water is bad for a plant as compared to regular water. Wouldn't the radiation turn into heat in the water and when it cooled down leave? http://files.meetup.com/196633/MicrowavedWater_SeeWhatItDoes2.pdf
  3. C

    WiFi radiation? Is it dangerous for health?

    an anybody explain the effect of electromagnetic signal emitted by wifi hotspot to our health? Is it dangerous? sorry, I'm just being paranoid... :tongue2:
  4. B

    Health effects of inhaling anodized aluminium

    Quick question (...and I hope I have this in the right forum) Does anybody know anything about the effects of inhaling dust particles of anodized aluminium? I am especially interested about finding information on any possible negative effects on the respratory and cardiovascular systems...
  5. R

    Is Aging Reversal Ethical in Health Care?

    I don't think we should try to reverse aging. Elderly dying of old age isn't quite as awful as babies dying of young age.
  6. M

    Is Discrimination on the Basis of Health Widespread?

    The other day I had a cold slap in the face while speaking to a potential client for my consulting services in education. While shuffling my papers to find my calendar to set up this potential client's request for a meeting, I was asked how I obtained my neuroscience training. After sharing that...
  7. R

    Shopping around for my health insurance

    We are shopping around for my health insurance and I'm hoping I can get opinions from everybody here about which ones to avoid and which ones you have had a good experience with. Thanks in advance
  8. U

    Medical Whats considered a substantial health condition?

    would bi-polar disorder be considered a substantial health condition? or does it truly depend on the patient? also, would chronic anxiety also be considered a substantial health condition? tyvm -UnknownPiratte
  9. Ivan Seeking

    FDA Denies Petition on Health Claims of Green Tea

    http://www.hsrmagazine.com/hotnews/65h101448772375.html
  10. N

    News Politics and public health - infectious diseases

    Subtitle: Role of Science? In https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=111663", I introduced the general topic of the role of Science in Society, and the extent to which it makes sense to consider politics as some kind of mediator/facilitator/implementor of what scientists have found...
  11. Mk

    Wireless internet opposed due to health risks

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060223/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_life_canada_internet
  12. Pengwuino

    Why the US can't afford socialized public health care

    http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/crazybackflip.html I actually want to know how that idiot didn't break his legs...
  13. M

    Health Benefits of Drinking Urine: Myth or Reality?

    I have heard that it is healthy to drink some of your own urine every day. Apparently its an idea from India practised by Ghandi,Nehru among others.Is this a myth? Whats would happen if you did.
  14. Math Is Hard

    Exploring the Health Benefits of Cottonseed Oil

    I love to eat those smoked oysters in cottonseed oil and it looks like the oil is reasonably healthy. I've read that it's one of the most unsaturated oils, comparable to safflower oil and corn oil. But then I read on another website that it might be very unhealthy because of all the pesticides...
  15. N

    Medical The Effects of Traumatic Experiences on Mental Health

    Hey I went through some traumatic experiences (High school + Family probelms etc) and I think that they caused some problems like...I have a much higher amount of ADD, OCD, Anxiety, Paranoia, that I ever had before high school..I also think I have some memory problems involving the period of...
  16. M

    Green Tea Health Benefits: Is There Proof?

    has science found any documented proof that drinking green tea every day has health benefits for you? If so what are they? ~Kitty
  17. Lisa!

    Lots of people who're rich, educated, health and popular

    I know lots of people who're rich, educated, health and popular but they still don't feel happy. On the other hand I know some peolple who're poor and sick but they seem to be happy. What's happiness in your idea? Is it relative? I mean does it have different definition for everyone.
  18. wolram

    Feeling Human Again: Monthly Habits to Improve Health

    Ok, i have had a long hot shower, cut my toe nails, finger nails, shaved, pulled out thoughs pesky nose hairs, pulled out the irritating ear hairs, brushed my teeth, and hair, rubed of the hard skin on the bottom of my feet. and now i feel human again, so what do you have to do once a month?
  19. M

    News Should There Be a 28th Consitutional Amendment re Health Care Choices

    I pose the following Question for Forum Discussion referencing my thread entitled, "Marijuana Use Illegal for the Sick, Gasoline Still OK." Please also refer to my arguments and content discussion in that thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=78309 The crux of my Question is...
  20. S

    Music Music & Mental Health: Can It Help?

    Can music help people's mind a lot ? In what way can it do that ? Another question I am wondering now is whether it true or not that people like a certain genre of music just because of their mood at the time ? If so, do you know why they change their like to another genre ? Thanks
  21. O

    US health insurance too complicated ?

    I may have to go to the US for a period of 3 months to 2 years. I want to buy my own health insurance because either I work on my own or not at all or in modest paying jobs that don't offer health insurance. How much would it cost me to buy my own in the US ? I saw a documentary explaining...
  22. D

    Method of determining your health status by inspecting ur iris

    I just found out a method of determining ur health status by inspecting ur iris. The method is called iridology, I wish to know more of it. I tried to search the net and found some negative value of its, which implied that it may not reliable. What do u think? Other than that, if our eyes'...
  23. loseyourname

    Any Other Health Nuts Out There?

    What Do You Do To Stay Healthy? It seems odd that so many of my scientifically educated brethren neglect their health, when they know as well as anyone after all the biology and chemistry classes exactly how important maintaining a healthy body is. I eat three moderately sized meals each day...
  24. T

    News The mental health of politicians

    Like the rest of us, politicians have a doctor who's job it is to take care of their patient's health. Life in politics can especially stressful e.g. Blair's recent heart problems. In England, if a patient becomes "a danger to themselves or others, the Mental Health Act can be invoked. This...
  25. D

    Too Much Vitamin C? Health Effects of V8 Splash Drinks

    I just bought a pack of 12 427mL V8 Splash drinks. In one bottle, there is 400% of my recommended Vitman C intake. I have a bottle a day. Is this too much Vitamin C? What side effects can it have?
  26. D

    Hydrazine in Water: Health Risks & Benefits

    I just read yesterday, where we are going to raise the allowable level of hydrazine in water, by a factor of twenty. This article from the BBC, has something to say, about hydrazine, and I wondered if anyone cared to comment. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4169095.stm
  27. B

    Health is Key: Better than Happiness

    I think it is better to be healthy, in body, mind, and spirit, than to be happy. Degenerate happiness--like from drugs--is worthless. Happiness is only valuable for two things: it helps people be healthy (unhappy people suffer health problems), and it is a (sometimes unreliable) indicator of...
  28. cepheid

    Are Nalgene Water Bottles Safe? The Health Concerns of Plastic Use

    Two questions: 1. What is the big deal about nalgene water bottles? Why do so many people have them? Is it their durability...something about the material? And now, to get more on topic for this forum: 2. Despite not knowing the driving force behind the fad...I bought one myself (yeah...
  29. Ivan Seeking

    The effect of Qigong on health of elderly

    The effect of Qigong on general and psychosocial health of elderly with chronic physical illnesses: a randomized clinical trial http://alternativehealing.org/qi%20gong%20study%20(Intl%20J%20Geriatr%20Psych).pdf
  30. A

    Health Sciences Admission Essay: Brainstorming Ideas

    Hello everyone! I am in grade 12 this year and am applying for university :). I am applying for a program called health sciences. One of the determining factors for admission is a 500 word essay. The topic this year is quite interesting. It is "Choose the area of health research that should no...
  31. T

    Health Problems: Who Has Had Serious Issues?

    Sorry for being too inquistive :redface: ,but i was wondering who has or had any serious health problems? I have epilepsy and must take everyday loads of pills,and my lower back is in terrible shape(can't bend).How about you guys?
  32. D

    Cigars and their impact on health

    How much does one have to smoke to have a noticable impact on their health? How often does one have to heavily drink to have a noticable impact on their health? Always have been questions i never got around to asking.
  33. L

    Health Physics: Seeking Personal Insight & Info

    Does anyone who read these forums work in the Health Physics fields? I got the urge recently to possibly pursue it and am looking for more information. I've done some rudimentary web searches and would appreciate some personal thoughts, whether they be from people directly in the profession or...
  34. A

    US Health Insurance Crisis: Waiting Times & Costs

    To avoid straying to far off topic in the tax thread i thought i should start this thread, so do you have to wait very long in the US to receive treatment in emergencies, and do you have along waiting list for operations? How much money do you pay for health insurance?
  35. ShawnD

    Health issue: obesity vs. amphetamines

    Amphetamines, commonly known as "speed", and adrenaline activate the body in a similar way. Breathing and heart rate speed up, the pupils widen, blood pressure increases, and appetite is suppressed. Overuse of speed (too much at once or too often) can cause heart attacks. I almost don't...
  36. N

    National education & health care

    Are you sure kat? "WASHINGTON - The number of Americans who don't have health insurance rose sharply in 2002, mainly because of unemployment increases and two straight years of cuts in employer-provided health coverage. The number of uninsured Americans jumped by 2.4 million to 43.6...
  37. GreyBeaver

    Alex Chiu's Rings of Health: Testimonials and DIY Instructions

    Antbody heard of that guy Alex Chiu? He's the guy with the rings of life, or whatever it was he calls them- I'm not exactly sure, but those were neat. Well, I was so into those rings, but I couldn't really remember where to get them most of the time, but I just found this link to his...
  38. wasteofo2

    Health Benefits of Eating Vegan

    I'm not making this thread to start any sort of philisophical discussion about the rights of animals or anything, so please don't turn it into that. I was wondering if there's any real health advantage to eating vegan. Obviously too much fatty meat and other animal products isn't that good...
  39. H

    The bathe in a good health space time

    To travel in time. It is a great dream . Sorry as my knowledge is poor in this side, to live in younger time or to younger some years by to travel in time. but, in the way to keep good health and to long life time. I know some. Here it is my draft design about the bathe in a good health space...
  40. T

    What is the Impact of Radiation on Children Living Near Chernobyl?

    http://www.mothersalert.org/moreinfo.html http://www.envirovideo.com/
  41. STAii

    Stress and Its Impact on My Friend's Health

    A friend of mine, female, 20 years old, living kind of a stressed life, wakes up at 7:00 AM had some breating problems in the last few weeks. In that time she noticed that the pain gets really really more between 12:00 AM and 3:00 AM, sometimes she would be asleep in that time, sometimes not...
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