VOLCABULARY

Propensity - palinkimas, polinkis
Viable - įgyvendinamas; perspektyvus
Predicament - kebli, nemaloni padėtis
Statesman - valstybės veikėjas
Concisely - glaustai    Psyche -siela, dvasia; psichika        Uphold - tvirtinti, teigti
Longevity - ilgaamžiškumas


1) True or false :

1. The term holism was introduced by the South African statesman Jan Smuts in 1926 T/F

2. The principles of Holistic Health state that health is not being sick      T/F

3. The most important factor that effects the health is environment T/F

4. Holistic health emphasizes prevention, health maintenance, high-level wellness and longevity T/F
5. Holistic medicine is best for infectious diseases, trauma, structural damage, organ failure, acute conditions. T/F

6. Bioresonance therapy is a form of electromagnetic therapy in alternative medicine. T/F

7. Health promotion methods include natural diet and herbal remedies, nutritional supplements, exercise, relaxation, psycho-spiritual counseling, meditation, breathing exercises, and other self-regulatory practices T/F

8.  Holistic approach to medicine is more concerned with one's propensity towards disease than with its transmission. T/F

9. Holistic Health supports reaching higher levels of wellness as well as preventing illness. T/F


2)Write the missing word:
quality, factors, heredity, constantly, habits,mentally, available, imperfect, attitudes, lifestyle
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the key 1) ________ influencing an individual's state of health have not changed significantly over the past 20 years. 2_______ of medical care is only 10%. 3)________ accounts for 18% and environment is 19%. Everyday  4)_______ choices are 53%. The decisions people make about their life and 5)______ are, therefore, by far the largest factor in determining their state of wellness.

The most obvious choices people make each day is what they "consume"--both physically and 6)______. The cells in a person's body are 7)_______ being replaced. New cells are built from what is 7)______. Harmful substances or lack of needed building blocks in the body can result in 8)_______ cells, unable to do what is required to keep that person healthy. Similarly, on the non-physical level, a person's mental 9)_______ are "built" from what they see and hear.