salutary

salutary
    adj 1: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to
           health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good
           night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
           [syn: {good}, {salutary}]
    

Salutary \Sal"u*ta*ry\, a. [L. salutaris, from salus, -utis,
   health, safety: cf. F. salutaire. See {Salubrious}.]
   1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary
      exercise.
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   2. Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose;
      beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design.
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   Syn: Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful;
        advantageous; profitable.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Sal"u*ta*ri*ly}, adv. --
        {Sal"u*ta*ri*ness}, n.
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33 Moby Thesaurus words for "salutary":
      aidful, beneficial, benign, bracing, conducive, constitutional,
      constructive, contributory, furthersome, good, good for,
      health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy, helpful,
      hygeian, hygienic, invigorating, positive, profitable, refreshing,
      remedial, restorative, salubrious, sanative, sanatory, sanitary,
      serviceable, therapeutic, tonic, useful, wholesome