The fragmentation of man into two supposedly separage substancs has led many to despise the body and value the soul Of course, we need to remember that cause and effect work both ways. Physical habits have a profound effect on the mind too. The air we breathe, the water we drink, our nutrition, our exposure to sunlight, our posture, exercise, rest, moderation and hygiene - all have a vital bearing on mental health. And this in turn reacts upon the body. Trying to determine whether some ailments originate in physical or in mental habits is often pointless.
Human life is one.
It was revived in the seventeenth century by the philosopher, Rene' Descartes. Thus, it is absurd to approach the subject of health piecemeal. This fragmentation of man is itself a disease. This separation of the soul from the body and from the world is no disease of the fringe, no aberration, but a fracture that runs through the mentality of institutional religion like a geologic fault. And this rift in the mentality of religion continues to characterize the modern mind, no matter how secular or worldly it becomes.