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"Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not."
-- George Bernard Shaw

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There are many specific health problems related to Travel to be aware of and adjust your behavior to avoid.

Common Problems:

1. Overeating of one type of food because it is cheap and easy, this then causes diarrhea.
2. Diarrhea from change of water, you will do this no matter what you do, your body needs to adjust to new bacteria.
3. Weakness due to malutrition diet, generally travelers start to eat unbalanced diets because they cannot readily find the food. You must spend extra time searching for foods, especially the fruits and vegetables.
4. Sinus problems from rapid change of pressure due to airlines and mountains.

Health Defined:
     Health is the general condition of a person in all aspects. It is also a level of functional and/or metabolic efficiency of an organism, often implicitly human.

       The CaduceusAt the time of the creation of the World Health Organization (WHO), in 1948, health was defined as being "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".

Only a handful of publications have focused specifically on the definition of health and its evolution in the first 6 decades. Some of them highlight its lack of operational value and the problem created by use of the word "complete." Others declare the definition, which has not been modified since 1948, "simply a bad one."

In 1986, the WHO, in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, said that health is "a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities." Classification systems such as the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC), which is composed of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) also define health.

Overall health is achieved through a combination of physical, mental, and social well-being, which, together is commonly referred to as the Health Triangle.

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