The human body is made up of trillions of cells of all types. Seldom though, do we think of these as living life forms themselves. Each one is born and then dies when it’s appointed mission is completed. What I have just described is normal cell operation. For the body to remain healthy, this cycle is necessary. This condition is what I refer to as Homeostasis.
Homeostasis according to Wikipedia - is defined as the property of a system, either open or closed, that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition. Multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustment and regulation mechanisms make homeostasis possible.
But what happens when cells act abnormally? Homeostasis is interrupted and the system becomes unstable and out of balance. Prolonged periods of body imbalance can start a disease process that will manifest itself as (that depends on the vulnerability created and the body’s inability to respond appropriately).
Cells have chemical transmitters and receptors that enable communication. When communication is disrupted, messages cannot be sent or received properly. One of three possible things occurs.
(1) The massages are received but the response is not timely or vigorous enough solve the problem, causing the vulnerability to be compounded and eventually leading to a degenerative diseased condition.
(2) The messages are not received at all and therefore no response is mounted. This will certainly lead to all manner of disease and sickness.
(3) The messages are incorrect and causes the response to be inaccurate, possibly causing an autoimmune response.
It is important to recognize that this cycle of detection and extinction goes on 24-7 and determines the relative state of health.
That explains why a person can contract a typically minor bug and end up not surviving. The problem was not only the bug itself, but the internal condition of the host and its ability to fight the bug. That is also why when someone dies of Diabetes, the term Complications of Diabetes is used. Its just another way of saying that the person’s immune system was compromised and too non-functional to afford them a fighting chance.
We often hear how the body heals itself, but how does it do it? It’s all about that 24/7 cell activity that allows this to happen. We’ve also heard how nutrition is important to good health. Let’s explore what the cells require to remain at their peak. They need Sugars!
It has been discovered that our internals need a class of essential sugars called monosaccharides. These sugars are essential to proper cell function and healing.
If any of these essential sugars are missing or present in insufficient amounts, the body will attempt to create what is missing. However, conferring this responsibility on the body means that, in order for it to create these essential sugars, it will use huge amounts of energy, and take nutrients from elsewhere to do so. Its sort of like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
So where do we acquire these essential sugars? It turns out that when we consume fruits and vegetables that are grown locally, and are vine ripened; we get the maximum amount of nutrition available from that fruit or vegetable. The problem is multinational growers from around the world harvest before these plants are ripe and before the natural process is complete, yielding plants that are nutritionally deficient. Added to that dilemma, crop rotation which has been used for thousands of years, is somehow passé. Nutrition depleted soil yields plants that are not fully charged.
A word about supplements
Care should be exercised when choosing supplements. First, is the extraction process. Chemical extraction of substances will yield a chemically based end product. How unnatural is that. Second, going after the active ingredients without a complete understanding of other compounds that are naturally-occurring the plant, but missing in the end product, probably won’t be effective.
The best course to follow is to consume your fruits and vegetables from juicing, salads and most of all in raw form, as cooking greatly diminishes nutrient content.
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