1. HEALTH: The Best way to live a Healthy life
The basic necessity of life is living healthy. Wealth and knowledgecannot be
compared to having good health. The human health is basically the condition of a
person’s mind or body. Itis the state of how well and effective the physicalbody
and mind functions. The world health organization (WHO) defines health as a
state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the
absence of diseases and deformity. The implication of this is that a healthy person
enjoys a robustlife with the energy needed to engage in certain satisfying
pursuits or endeavors. A healthy person enjoys emotional fulfillment and self
esteem which are signs of positive mental health and the person is also able to
formclose personalrelationships.
The human physiologicalsystemis a combination of different organs, each with a
unique feature that all work together to enable the human body function
properly. For example the heart organ in the left side of the chest pumps blood in
and around the entire human system. As we know, the human blood essentially
flows through our body and keeps us alive. Whatever we eat or take into our
systemaffects or are being affected by our blood. Physically, if you are concerned
about avoiding illnesses and diseases in your body then you need to consider the
kind of things that go through your blood vessels. The human blood is very
important in sustaining the life of a person. The easiest way to contact illnesses
and diseases is through the direct infection of the blood. Oncethe human blood is
kept clean fromexternal influences, it would definitely be difficult for such a
person to contact any formof sickness or disease(except in some rare extreme
cases). For example, the reason why people get infected with HIV is because their
blood has come in contact with other blood or vices (blades, needles) that possess
the HIV virus. Therearemany other common blood related ailments and
sicknesses thatoccur in the human body, someof which are:
 Hepatitis: An injury or infection to the liver caused by viruses, bacterial
infections or continuous exposureto alcohol, drugs or toxic chemicals,
such as thosefound in aerosolsprays and paint thinners. These infections
affect the blood before causing an inflammation of the liver.

2.  Malaria:This is a diseaseor sickness caused by infection to the blood
through parasites like mosquitoes. Severecases of malaria can result to
death if left untreated properly.
 Typhoid fever: This is an acute infections disease caused by the typhoid
bacillus salmonella typhus. The bacillus is transmitted by milk, water or
solid food contaminated by feces of typhoid victims or carriers, that is,
healthy person’s who harbor typhoid bacilli without presenting
symptoms.
Itis obvious fromthese few examples of health illnesses that the human blood
plays a major role in the health of a person. Whatever substanceis taken into the
human body (either through the mouth, nose or even skin) is always transported
through the blood, and if such ingested substanceis infected so also is the body
vulnerable to illnesses and diseases.
The importance of a healthy life to a person cannotbe overemphasized. Healthy
living produces physicalstrength, long life and even mental stability. The mental
state of a person is based on how balanced and reasonablesuch a person can
think, feel and act in relation to physicaland social changes. The human brain is
the essential organ that is responsiblefor emotional feelings and physicalactions.
The human society is so complicated that sometimes it may be virtually
impossiblefor a person to avoid been infected with some illnesses and disease. In
Nigeria for example, it is not everybody that has access to good food and clean
water. Some people are even unfortunateto be living in dirty environmental
conditions because of the government’s negligence towards its lower class
citizens. In such cases some people cannot control how they should properly live
because of conditions beyond their control. Itis necessary to note the importance
of the human mind to such situations.
The human mind (brain) is a strong intellectual forcethat can change the course
of any action or situation once the human being can put it into full operation. In
life whatyou believe in and act towards will always work for you. Your feeling at
times determines what is about to happen to you. People live healthy because of
their adequate knowledgeon the requirements for healthy living. If you have a

3. good idea on what to eat and drink per time with moderation, it will go a long
way in sustaining your healthy status. Our social environmentis blessed with so
many different consumablegoods (foods, drinks, body detergents and cosmetics)
that are needed daily in our lives. The problemhere is that a lot of production
companies have started producing too much of these consumablegoods without
controlled regulations. In this casethere are a lot of consumableproducts that
have even become harmfulfor human consumption all becauseof the selfish
greed of someof these production companies. An example is the influx of
chemically canned food that is not properly processed which has replaced the
need for naturally grown agriculturalfood stuffs. Thefact that somepeople have
the money to always purchasewhatever they wanthas caused them not to be
cautious in regulating the kind of consumablegoods they use. In this casewhen
there is no control over what the body receives then there is the high risk of
illness and diseaseinfection. The human mind in this case is needed to instill a
formof discipline on whatever we use in or to our body. In life it is difficult to eat
your cake and also have it at the sametime. This means if you wanta good
healthy and sickness freelife you need to consciously reduceor avoid somethings
you think you are enjoying. For example, a smoking addict will never realize the
harmthe cigarette or drug does to the body while smoking. Itis the consistent
usageovertime that affects the blood rate and essential functions of the person’s
organs. In mostcases the negative effect of smoking may startmanifesting some
years into the habit, and in such cases it gets too late to have a medical
intervention. The human systemis like a set of coordinated mechanism. The
infection of one particular organ in the body can affect the whole function of the
human system. Itis necessary for us as human beings to carefully access what
goes into our bodies if we are concerned about living healthy. People also learn
by examples and experience. In this casean individual should always try to avoid
activities that causes repetition of bad and painful health experience as it may
result into an untreatable illness if not properly controlled.
As we discussed earlier, the human mind is a strong intellectual and energy force
that can change the courseof any action or situation once the human being can
put it into full operation. The question that many people may want to ask is “how

4. do I deal with untreatable or incurable diseases?” This question can only be
answered based on how strong the feeling of such a person is towards good
health. Pain is the only reason why people remember they have a particular
illness or disease. Pain can be defined as a feeling of hurt based on too much
pressureand a state of discomfortin some particular areas of the body. The
human brain receives the signal of pain fromthe body and relays it back to the
area of concentration. In this caseif the consciousness of pain can be suppressed
by the human mind (brain), it goes a long way in helping the individual’s healthy
life. Health is not only aboutphysicalsymptoms in or on our body. Health also
involves our feelings and how confident we are in our approach to life. Some AIDS
patients live long becauseof the positivethoughts they accommodate in their
mind. Even sicklecell patients live healthy because of their positive approach to
life. In this case they think less of the pain they feel and think more of other issues
that make them happy. If you are experiencing any health related problem, what
you do is to focus your mind solely on whatmakes you happy. You could even go
a step further by surrounding yourself with people, issues or things that
specifically make you happy. This is the best way to suppress any kind of pain you
feel and subsequently produces a basis for your positivehealth development. For
example if you are experiencing stomach ache as a footballer, you could put on
your T.V and watch good football to take your mind off the stomach upset. It may
not be easy but at least that is one of the few things you can do by yourself to
help your health condition.
In conclusion, the best way to live a healthy life is by consistentand conscious
awareness of whatwe eat and apply to our body and how we carry out daily
activities. Every individual wants to be healthy, but it takes discipline and
commitment to the rightvices for anybody to experience a healthy life. Daily
exercises are also necessary to regulate whatwe ingest into our body through
commitment and discipline.
Religious people live longer and healthier.
The mind sharpens what it perceives into reality.