Good nutrition, proper exercise go a long way in proving overall health, and can help in the mental rehabilitation… both mind and body feed off each other and contribute to the development of the whole person.
We had one man who was released from prison who was very difficult to even look at due to the extreme condition of his teeth… When he entered our re-entry program a dentist in our congregation offered to “fix the problem”. He removed his teeth, and provided dentures… the transformation was amazing. He changed from a person who was almost impossible to look at to a truly handsome man… there is no doubt that he had suffered a lifetime of ridicule from others and his self-image was horrible… this added greatly to his rehabilitation, and mental reform.