Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2003 Jan-Mar; 15(1): 89-91.

The life mission theory: a theory for a consciousness-based medicine.

Ventegodt S.

Quality-of-Life Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark. [email protected]

Genetic factors, external stress and the human factor are influential to the health and well-being of every person. Several studies have shown that the human being have many internal powers that can promote health and increase quality of life. A theory on the human meaning of life is put forward and how it relates to health, disease and quality of life in the context of holistic medicine.