What is health?

The word health was interpreted in both Xinhua dictionary and modern Chinese dictionary published before 2000 as: the body functions normally, free from deformities and diseases. The dictionary describes health as a state in which all organ systems of the human body are well developed, function normally, are physically fit, energetic and have good labor efficiency. It is usually measured by anthropometry, physical examination and various physiological indicators. This concept of no disease as health can be said to be deep-rooted. To this day, our health checkups remain at the level of general checkups, body fluid tests and instrumentation, without psychological and spiritual assessments. In our daily greetings, we often hear and see the phrase “Good health! but rarely do we hear the more comprehensive and appropriate “May you be healthy physically and mentally! . In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised the concept of health. On the basis of normal development of the body and normal function of the organs, the content of normal mental and psychological health and good adaptation to nature and society was added. Therefore, the modern concept of health should be overall health, not only the absence of physical diseases and deformities, but also psychological health, social health, intellectual health, moral health, environmental health, etc. Health is the most valuable asset in life, which is 1, while everything such as wealth, fame and fortune is the 0 behind 1. In fact, the word health has been interpreted comprehensively in ancient China. In “Three Kingdoms – Wei Zhi – Hua Tuo”, the word health is explained in “Yi – Qian” with the phrase “Tian Xing Jian, Jun Zi Zi Zi Zi Qiang Bu Bu Xing”, and in “Wen Xuan – Qu Yuan – Li Sao” with the phrase “Day Kang recreation and self forgetfulness”, Li Shan notes as “Kang, An also “, the word Kang is interpreted as “safe, happy”. This shows that a strong body is called health, and a peaceful mind is called health. Let’s take a look at the word health, which was created in ancient China thousands of years ago. The character “Jian” is composed of the radical for human and “Jian” for building, meaning the basic structure of the human body, which is the hardware; the character “Kang” is composed of the character “Guang The character “康” is composed of the character “廣” and the character “隶”, which means that the heart has a place to belong to, and is the software. The solid and powerful hardware and the flexible and versatile software are combined to build a harmonious health state of the heart. This alone makes it easy to see the profoundness of Chinese culture.