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Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.

Heraclitus (Ancient Greek, pre‐Socratic, Ionian philosopher)

Health is considered the most valuable asset of our lives and central to human happiness. According to Hippocrates (Ancient Greek physician, also known as the Father of Medicine), “A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how, by his own thought, to derive benefit from his illnesses.” Defining health is not as straightforward as it may seem; various definitions have been given through the years, gradually incorporating many aspects of human life.

Early definitions conceptualized health primarily as the absence of disease. The World Health Organization (WHODay by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.Heraclitus (Ancient Greek, pre‐Socratic, Ionian philosopher)Health is considered the most valuable asset of our lives and central to human happiness. According to Hippocrates (Ancient Greek physician, also known as the Father of Medicine), “A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how, by his own thought, to derive benefit from his illnesses.” Defining health is not as straightforward as it may seem; various definitions have been given through the years, gradually incorporating many aspects of human life.Early definitions conceptualized health primarily as the absence of disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) was the first to introduce a more holistic definition of health in 1948: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well‐being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This more inclusive concept of health, which encompasses the multifaceted nature of human beings, has recently gained ground. The suggestion that health has a positive component, instead of just the absence of a negative one, i.e., illness, gradually led to the use of other terms, such as wellness and well‐being.