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The
Symbols of
Health
By Charles Sebastian
Odd, the many different symbols
we as a culture have developed for
ourselves regarding health. So many
of our behaviors and daily activities
are carried out from the unconscious
mind having its way with us. A man,
for instance, might be genetically
programmed to find a certain type of
woman with a certain color hair more
attractive than other women. This can
be aided by what he has consciously
learned about what an ideal woman is
supposed to look like, given the information provided by various inputs.
The same holds true for our concepts
of health and wellness.
If I was to ask anyone what the picture of perfect health would be, right
now, in 2014, most likely I would hear
words like “skinny,” “toned,” “perfect
teeth,” “muscular,” “clear-eyed,” and
“lively.” These are descriptors, symbolic of what we have come to perceive as good health. Whether or not
these are truthful tales of the underlying health of a person remains to be
seen. For instance, there are many
skinny people who are underweight
and terminal; a p