It is a very old saying that health is wealth.
 The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines health as the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit; especially : freedom from physical disease or pain.
 The Collins English dictionary puts it as the state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease, the general condition of body and mind.
 In 1948, WHO agreed on a universal definition as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
 The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion sees it from a broader perspective Stating that health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life: where they learn, work, play and love. Health is created by caring for oneself and others, by being able to make decisions and have control over one's life circumstances, and by ensuring that the society one lives in creates conditions that allow the attainment of health by all its members.
 This definition reflects a very broad view of health. In contrast, most people today have grown up with the narrow view that health is simply the absence of disease. The definition above suggests that health consists of many dimensions, including the personal physical dimension that most people associate with the term 'health'.
 Different writers/researchers in the field of health describe the dimensions of health in different ways. Some refer only to individual or personal health, while others also include environmental and/or community dimensions. The Dimensions of personal health include: the physical, emotional, intellectual/mental, social and spiritual.
 Come with me as we look at health from the professional viewpoint of science, nature and human development, differentiating among facts, fictions and myths of health and its practices.