The word health comes from an old English word that meant "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well." Since spirituality and religion seek to fulfill our greatest potential, the health of mind, heart, and body is integral to spiritual development.
"We must always seek to be in good health, because a healthy body is good for everything, withstands everything, and responds at all moments so that we can demand from it our material and spiritual work." —Samael Aun Weor, Sacred Rites for Rejuvenation