Discussion 8-1 Post 1

AsstatedbytheWHO"“Healthisastateofcompletephysical,

mental,andsocialwell-beingandnotmerelytheabsenceofdisease

orinfirmity.”(MND,2021).Thisshowsthattheoverallmeaningof

beinghealthyusawidearrayofqualitiesaddinguptogether.And

evenifsomeonehadadiseaseordisabilitytheycanstillbehealthy.

Solongastheotherqualitiesofbeinghealthyapply.Beingthat

pathologyisthestudyofdiseaseorinjury,thewordunhealthydoes

notautomaticallymeanpathology.Assomeunhealthycharacteristics

maynotapplytoaninjuryordisease.Forexample,itcouldbemental

healthissuesorunhealthyeatinghabits.

Idonotbelievethatbeingunhealthyalwaysrequiresdrug

treatment.Whileagreatdealofinjuriesordiseaseswillbehelpedby

drugtreatment.Therearesomescenariosinwhichdrugsarenot

goingtohelp.Thiscouldbeforexampleapatientdoingphysical

rehabafteraninjury.Drugsarenotgoingtofixsomeone'sinjury,so

thepatientneedstoexerciseandrehabinordertohealandregain

strengthenaninjury.Also,ifsomeoneisoverweightandtryingto

loseweight,drugsmaynotbetheanswer.Whilesomedrugscan

helpweightlossandtherearesurgeriesthatcanhelp.Ultimately

weightlossisdonebyexerciseandachangeineatinghabitsand

intake.