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In your view, what really makes a person healthy — is it mostly food, exercise, sleep, or something else?

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I'd say it's a balance of all of them, but the one people overlook most is stress. Someone can have a perfect diet and still feel run down if their mind is never at ease. Health is as much mental as physical.

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  • brushes off — treats something as unimportant and ignores it“He brushes off any advice about slowing down.”
  • overlook — to fail to notice or consider something“People often overlook how much sleep affects their mood.”
  • beating yourself up — criticizing yourself too harshly over a mistake“Stop beating yourself up over one bad meal.”

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