I really love the World Health Organization (WHO), definition of health which states that "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
If we look at it this way we can start to get a handle on health as a positive powerful factor in our lives. And it is something that we can work at to advance, improve and mold on an ongoing basis.
My personal feelings about health are that it is like an investment account and we can deposit or withdraw at will.
Some people just keep withdrawing from their account until they are bankrupt and die. Some people invest in their health ongoingly, personally this means never watching negative or nasty TV or reading newspapers, with exercise or diet. Once we have a healthy balance, we can use some of our health investment to go on holidays and have a binge. But we should never overdraw our account, that is becoming sick, and should be avoided.
There are four areas where we can invest in our health; Mind, Body, Family and society. As we build healthy baklances in each of those areas, our lives and those of our community improve. The question becomes how wealthy do you wish to be.