What is health?

1. A good body weight and a toned physique
2. The ability of the body to express full function
   If your body is functioning at 100%, you are free from disease, don't have chronic pain, and have an ideal weight and physique. Your body creates health and wellness if it can fully function.
3. Absence of pain
4. Absence of diseases

What does it mean to be healthy?

1. A general sense of feeling good
2. Having a subluxation free nervous system
   If the nervous system is working at 100%, then you have the best opportunity to express health. All of your systems can operate at an efficient level to heal, fight off infection, detoxify and absorb the necessary nutrients.
3. Maintaining a healthy body weight
4. Having good exam values like low blood pressure and cholesterol

You become ill and vomit after eating "bad" food that has spoiled. Is vomiting a sign of health or illness?

1. It is a sign of health
   Vomiting is a natural body response when toxins from bacteria enter the digestive system. It is much better to purge the poisons from the digestive tract rather than absorb it into the body. It is a protective mechanism that is totally natural.
2. It is a sign of illness

You have a fever above 98.6 degrees F. Is this fever a sign of health or illness?

1. It is a sign of illness
2. It is a sign of health
   Even if you are suffering from an infection, it is your own body which raises your internal temperature to help combat the foreign invader. This is a natural response to infection and is a sign your body is fighting off an infection and restoring balance.

True or False. Pain is a sure sign of illness.

1. True
2. False
   There can be a problem in the body without experiencing pain. Most subluxations are "silent" until they wear down the body over a long period of time.