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Health - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Health is a term that refers to a combination of the absence of illness, the ability to cope with everyday activities, physical fitness, and high quality of life. In any organism, health can be said to be a "state of balance," or analogous to homeostasis, and it also implies good prospects for continued survival. Wellness is a term sometimes used to describe the psychological state of being healthy, but is most often used in the field of alternative medicine to describe one's state of being. ..."

Articles

Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity, by John Mackey, Liberty, Jun 2006
Related Topics: Business, Educational Freedom, Free Markets, Health Care, Life Extension, Personal Responsibility, Socialism
Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004
"Health is about getting adequate sleep, and also about having a sense of personal life purpose and maintaining an optimistic and positive attitude. Most importantly, our health and well-being are our own responsibilities. Our doctors cannot assume these responsibilities. Nor can the bureaucratic 'experts' controlling a health care system."

Books

Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences
    by Thomas S. Szasz, 1987
The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement
    by Thomas S. Szasz, 1970
The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct
    by Thomas S. Szasz, 1960