Salutogenesis vs. Pathogenesis

Salutogenesis literally means: “that which gives birth to health.”
We all want to be healthy and health is on our minds now more than ever. How do we achieve that?
Our traditional health system focuses on a pathogenic approach: How to prevent or treat disease or illness.
But the opposite, more ideal approach is salutogenesis.
Salutogenesis versus Pathogenesis
This approach considers how health is created and maintained.
Pathos means suffering, so pathogenesis is the birth of suffering. Many health professions have this term incorporated into their name. For example, conventional medicine is allopathy. Even alternative medicines like homeopathy have pathos in their names.
How do these two approaches affect us?
Salutogenesis stems from the belief in a friendly universe, one that is positive and works and provides for the greater good. This gives a sense of coherence--“confidence that one's environment is predictable and that things will work out as well as can reasonably be expected.”
Pathogenesis stems from a belief in a hostile universe, where we assume the worst of people and circumstances. This promotes an inherent feeling of fear and a sense of chaos, that everything is random.