Health manifesto

This is partly inspired by being a bit irritated by the latest from the NHS's Change 4 Life campaign, but it's something that's been brewing for a while. I have some pretty strong views about health and personal responsibility, and I think it's time I lay them out in my journal.

1. Health is complex and multi-dimensional.
   
   You can't get everyone in the world and line them up in order of how healthy they are. There's no lifestyles, behaviours or diets which are always healthy or always unhealthy. The healthiest option isn't an absolute, but depends on the circumstances, depends on one's goals, depends on what options are in fact available. And health is often relative, and partly culturally dependent, and can mean different things to different people.
   
   
   ( mentions diet, body image and related topics )
   
   
   This might have been neater with 10 things rather than 11, but hey.