I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of “good health” and I have come to the realization that it really is a relative term.  What it means to me, may not be the same as it does to a teenager, or anyone else with their own ideas of being healthy.  So, I’ve decided to do my own random, non-scientific survey on the wide variety of the term “healthy” just to prove my point.  So, here’s what I found:

Question:  What does “Healthy” mean to you?

Ariel –age 17:  “Eating and exercising”

Mickey – age 58: “That you are not sick and you don’t usually get sick.”

Clara – age 59: “ Exercise, see a physician regularly and diet.”

Al – age 61: “Keeping track of the amount of food you eat and keeping your mind healthy too.”

Rory – age 16:  “ Eating well but not being overweight”

AnnaLeigh – age 57: “Eating well, exercising consistently and enjoying life.”

Kristen – age 29:  “Mental, physical and spiritual balance.”

Colleen – age 19:  “Someone who eats a nutritious diet full of produce with very little process stuff like soda and junk food.  I also think that a healthy person exercises regularly.”

Pamela – age 55:  “Healthy means not to be plagued by illness (having one’s God-given health both mind and body.) Living a healthy lifestyle is to eat properly, exercise often and finding a good balance between work, play, spiritual life and life goals.”

So, there you have it.  My attempt at research and you know what?  I think we are all wanting the same things.  So, here’s to good health!