health
This article is about the human condition. For other uses, see Health (disambiguation) . "Unhealthy" redirects here. For the Anne-Marie song, see Unhealthy (song) . For the album, see Unhealthy (album) . Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being , especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body , absent of disease , pain (including mental pain ), or injury . Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular physical exercise and adequate sleep, [ 1 ] and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as smoking or excessive stress . Some factors affecting health are due to individual choices , such as whether to engage in a high-risk behavior, while others are due to structural causes, su...