At the forefront of medicine, a revolution in perceptions is occurring. After a century of disease-oriented science focused on pathogenesis, the ecological relevance of health is recognized.

The belief of ancient civilizations is reaffirmed that the processes of birth, development, and health, as well as those of decay, disease, and death, evolve within a system of space and time, the pentagonal perimeter of which includes the environment, the human body, therapeutic processes, lifestyle, and the transcendental.

After a long time, we can now see how insightful the "superstitious" mind was. We can embrace its genius in a modern interpretation.

Ecclesiastical tradition and scientific avant-garde almost unanimously indicate how disease should be addressed for treatment to be effective and substantial.

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