Myth – The absence of disease is health
Most of us think that as long as we don’t have any disease we are healthy. This is not correct. Whenever we have any disease it may be manifestation of a condition that has been there for long or slowly situation reached at that stage that our body could not handle the cause of the disease and could not fight in anymore. When the immunity present in our body is defeated by the bacteria, virus etc. or it is engaged in a fierce battle with them we get sick.
At this stage, the body needs to focus more on fighting the invaders. That is why we have to take rest, eat less and eat the right type of food, so that body’s vital power is used more by the defense system to deal with the disease. It may be interesting to note that when we eat food, the sizeable energy from our body is utilized by the digestive system. Along with the digestion of food body also carries on repair and maintenance.
There are various signs to know if you are healthy or not. Some of them are as under:
| Description | Healthy | Unhealthy |
|---|---|---|
| You have constant High or low blood pressure | ✓ | |
| You have constant High or low blood sugar levels | ✓ | |
| You are generally tired and having low energy | ✓ | |
| You are not generally out of breath | ✓ | |
| Your mouth generally smells bad | ✓ | |
| You get out of breath by climbing 2 flights | ✓ | |
| You are always hungry or have no appetite | ✓ | |
| After meals you always fall asleep | ✓ | |
| You lead an active lifestyle | ✓ | |
| Your oral health is good | ✓ | |
| You have bleeding gums | ✓ | |
| You are not generally constipated | ✓ | |
| Your stool is generally well formed and consistent | ✓ | |
| You have weak and brittle nails | ✓ | |
| You are always having skin allergies | ✓ | |
| You have good quality sleep | ✓ | |
| You don’t struggle for sleeping | ✓ | |
| You wake up fresh in the morning | ✓ | |
| You don’t take any sleeping pills | ✓ | |
| You enjoy comedies and like jokes | ✓ | |
| You have mood swings | ✓ | |
| You are always sad | ✓ | |
| You are not generally stressed | ✓ | |
| Colour of your urine is not very yellow and it is mostly clear | ✓ | |
| Your wounds take more than normal time to heal | ✓ | |
| You do not take unusually long time to heal from surgery | ✓ | |
| Your joints are hurtful | ✓ | |
| Your tongue is not discolored | ✓ | |
| Your skin is dull and is not aging normally | ✓ | |
| Your junk food cravings are uncontrollable | ✓ |
The above suggestive tips can provide a general idea to self-evaluate the status of your health. This is not a replacement for proper medical evaluation. One or more standalone symptom(s) are not enough for determining as to whether one is healthy or not. Clinical assessment can conclusively reveal the same.
