What does it mean to be Healthy?

[legendary master Jose]

well here i am with another debate this time with another debate off the top off my head

this time what does it mean to be healthy

is healthy being real skinny
or perhaps having a lot of strenth
maybe being immune to lots of deseases
is it unhealthy to be overweight but be able to life and move things that normal sized people cant?


what does it mean?


have fun killing each other

 

[Cryptozoologist]

Healthy means being in the five-pound range between fat and anorexic.

 

[GhostAnime]

being healthy in all ways such as spiritual, emotional, physically, socially, and mentally.

 

[DGCatAniSiri]

The thing is, I'm not sure that 'healthy' really can have a definition - some people's bodies retain fat and others burn through it quickly, it's not just some limitation made by weight and mass and all that.

I look to the recent 'Oprah weight' thing - a report was aired where a nutritionist claimed that her weight is 200 lbs and that it should ideally be around 120. And I think that's bull. Lots of women have a larger figure - Queen Latifah, for example. That's not being unhealthy, it's just The Way They Are. Oprah, I think looks fine the way she is - okay, so she's not going to be posing in Playboy or anything (not that Oprah WOULD, I'm just using an example), but her weight and appearance are more REAL than the toothpick thin image that Hollywood has created.

 

[.TraX.]

Healthy means being in the five-pound range between fat and anorexic.

All I have to say is Fedor Emelianenko (pictured here: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/emelianenkofedor21.jpg - as you can see he has relatively visible bodyfat) is technically overweight yet he is extremely successful in competitive combat sports which require extremely good conditioning and cardiovascular fitness.

His brother Aleksander has a similar build and is also extremely successful in combat sports (both MMA and Sambo), they both have incredible fitness but they're both in the "slightly overweight" category, yet it's their natural body mass even as extremely healthy sportsmen.

To say these guys are not in good physical health is pretty stupid seeing as they're both amazingly conditioned, yet they don't fall into your category.

Everyone is different, and there are better measures of being healthy than bodyweight.

 

[~ Yukishii]

Healthy bases entirely on what your opinion of the word is.. how you define it.
It doesn't necessarily have a real definition.. people tend to follow their own definition of the word.
Doctors will tell you it's sort of in the middle of being overweight and underweight..
Overweight is considered unhealthy because of the excess fats and such that can really cause damage to your heart.. then underweight is considered unhealthy because your body doesn't have enough fat to protect you ; nor enough vitamins to work properly..
But I'm sure you knew this already.
Then having a sturdy immune system is considered healthy because your body can fight sickness that would otherwise make your body function incorrectly.
So.. I'll define healthy as : Your body functioning how it should.

 

[ninjascyther]

Healthy bases entirely on what your opinion of the word is.. how you define it.
It doesn't necessarily have a real definition.. people tend to follow their own definition of the word.
Doctors will tell you it's sort of in the middle of being overweight and underweight..
Overweight is considered unhealthy because of the excess fats and such that can really cause damage to your heart.. then underweight is considered unhealthy because your body doesn't have enough fat to protect you ; nor enough vitamins to work properly..
But I'm sure you knew this already.
Then having a sturdy immune system is considered healthy because your body can fight sickness that would otherwise make your body function incorrectly.
So.. I'll define healthy as : Your body functioning how it should.

Now we just have to define how a body should function XD. ;123;

 

[Jayhennessy]

Well, obvious you could be fighting fit and have a healthy diet, though you could be deeply scarred emotionally.
A healthy person, to me is someone who enjoys there life, keeps themselves and other happy as well as doing things in the right amounts.
In other words, you could be the happiest person alive, going out whenever you want or whatever, but keeping yourself busy with your head like doing things like crosswords etc.

So, basically, a healthy person is happy and fit in my opinion.

 

[FEEPtheFlareon]

Actually, I learned in Health Class, that if you are physically, mentally and socially physical, you are considered "completely healthy". I think it's a bunch of bull, though.

 

[Tokin]

To me, being healthy is being free of physical and emotional pain and complications,however the mental aspect of this can be very ambiguous, is a mental disease truly so? Personally I reserve my definition of health to the physical and simple emotions .

 

[siburke939]

To me, being healthy is being free of physical and emotional pain and complications,however the mental aspect of this can be very ambiguous, is a mental disease truly so? Personally I reserve my definition of health to the physical and simple emotions .

wait what???

how can you doubt the existence of mental illness? dude that's messed up

 

[Tokin]

wait what???

how can you doubt the existence of mental illness? dude that's messed up

have you heard of savantism?, it means that certain capacities of the mind are impaired but others, more specific ones are greatly developed, take a "retard", he cannot do math, his language is extremely crude and needs help doing things like dressing himself, however, he has an extraordinary ability to create art, is he mentally ill, or simply mentally different? think about it.

 

[siburke939]

have you heard of savantism?, it means that certain capacities of the mind are impaired but others, more specific ones are greatly developed, take a "retard", he cannot do math, his language is extremely crude and needs help doing things like dressing himself, however, he has an extraordinary ability to create art, is he mentally ill, or simply mentally different? think about it.

you need to consider people with mental illness brought about by head injuries or degenerative diseases for example

and while i'd like to believe "everyone is created equal" i don't think it is so

 

[Tokin]

you need to consider people with mental illness brought about by head injuries or degenerative diseases for example

and while i'd like to believe "everyone is created equal" i don't think it is so

head injuries and degenerative diseases are physical matters, they may have mental cosequences but are physical in nature, what I meant were mental conditions not caused by them, such as syndromes and disorders

 

[FEEPtheFlareon]

To me, being healthy is being free of physical and emotional pain and complications,however the mental aspect of this can be very ambiguous, is a mental disease truly so? Personally I reserve my definition of health to the physical and simple emotions .

I agree w/ you. B/c I am physically healthy, but mentally, I am no where near healthy ...

 

[siburke939]

head injuries and degenerative diseases are physical matters, they may have mental cosequences but are physical in nature, what I meant were mental conditions not caused by them, such as syndromes and disorders

i do believe that we (humans) don't fully use all of our brains & i can see what you mean with conditions like autism for example, but i don't don't think you can write-off the condition as an equal trade

going slightly off-topic here - are psychics (for example) utilising more of their brains & therefore more "healthy" maybe?

 

[sapphire_addict]

according to what i learned in health last year there is three parts to health. social emotional and physical. ew why do i remeber that?

 

[FEEPtheFlareon]

according to what i learned in health last year there is three parts to health. social emotional and physical. ew why do i remeber that?

That's what I was talking about earlier.

 

[legendary master Jose]

according to what i learned in health last year there is three parts to health. social emotional and physical. ew why do i remeber that?

well if you remember that then your teacher did a good job.

anyways as said one must also consider mental and social health

is someone unhealthy if they are overweight but extremely intelligent

what about a mentally unstable normal person?

 

[Penguinist Trainer]

I think being healthy is living a normal life with as few self destructive behaviors as possible. We are all healthy to some degree, and we all have different body types and physiques. When I say self destructive behaviors, I'm not just referring to depressed people on suicide watch. Habits like smoking, drinking, doing drugs, overeating are all pretty unhealthy because they change they way the body is intended to function.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against people who do these things, and I've been known to have a drink here and there as well. In terms of health though these habits hurt the body more than help.

Smoking for instance pollutes the lungs forcing them to work harder to intake the same amount of air. Granted I know it's a slow process, but it still happens.

Alcohol is unhealthy not only because it impairs our decision making abilities, but when taken in excess, it can cause damage to our organs.

Drugs are unhealthy because some of them can addictive by changing your body's chemistry so it can't function without the drug. Drugs are also unhealthy because they can mess with the mind which can result in dangerous behavior.

Overeating is unhealthy because normally a body eats to attain energy which we usually burn off whether at work or play. When we overeat, rather than burning off the energy, our bodies store it as fat. The more of it that is stored, the harder it becomes to be mobile. It also becomes even harder to burn off the stored fat.

I'm sure there are plenty of unhealthy behaviors people engage in, but these were the ones on the top of my head. As I said, I believe we are all healthy to a degree, but when we engage in unhealthy behaviors, we are decreasing our health.