What is health?

This question has been whirling through my brain at breakneck speed. What does it mean to be healthy? What are the steps one should take in attaining health? What are the reliable voices to be listened to within the field?
I have gotten pretty used to not trusting the most widely accepted approach in life. Becoming pregnant and then having to make pregnancy, birthing and now parenting decisions I realize that upon researching I typically go against the grain. I see that this trend seems to be spilling over into how I view my health as well. Before getting pregnant I was diagnosed with a condition that although it seems harmless at my age will most likely leave me with some pretty ugly chronic illnesses down the road. Modern medicine would advise that I go on the birth control pill to mask the symptoms and then when I develop diabetes and heart disease in however many years I will be treated for those symptoms when we reach that point. Well, I'm not happy with that scenario. I would much rather take control of my health at this point and hopefully avoid those icky chronic conditions all together!

Here are some ways in which I plan to take control of my health:

• Get into a regular exercise routine, that includes cardio as well as weight training.
• Buy more locally grown produce.
• Buy exclusively organic produce or at the very least the ones that are known to be the worst ex. strawberries, spinach etc.
• Buy only produce that is currently in season.
• Stay 100% clear of anything genetically modified....VERY difficult.
• Avoid processed foods. 
• Cut out dairy, besides kefir and organic yogurt.
• Stop eating red meat. (Not excited about this one.)
• Only eat whole grains and preferably cut out wheat all together.
• Increase our fresh lake fish consumption. 
• Only buy chicken and turkey that is free range and fed properly.
• Drink 3 litres of water a day minimum, and stay away from tap water as much as possible.
• Include the top ten superfoods into my regular diet.
• Make sure at least 70% of each meal is raw.

Looking back at my list I can see that it looks very ambitious and I'm sure many people would look at this and think that many of my points are unnecessary. I look at it this way, our bodies are temples, we are commanded time and time again in the Bible to honour God with our bodies. I believe that to do this we really need to start taking how we treat our bodies more seriously. I know it may cost more money, taste a little less flavourful, and be more difficult but isn't God's temple worth that!? We have a responsibility to Him to guard these temporary dwelling places that we've been given. 

I know I won't be making all of the changes at once. It's a process, one which I have only just begun, it's slow but it's coming along. I would like to see where I am in a year from now. I would like to say that I will be doing all of these points full heartedly. We'll see....