We always talk about health - being healthy, not getting sick and the list goes on. But have we ever thought about staying healthy. What measures have we taken stay healthy that is. Have we ever taken the time to look for information that might help us to keep our body healthy and by keeping it healthy will be able to enjoy our lives even when we get old? I thought we should all know, first about our body, our environment and how our personal actions on our everyday life might help us to change the view towards 'health'.
Our body is made up of trillion cells and each cell is made up of many atoms. The healthy atom consists of paired electrons. When the atoms are healthy the cells replicate and keep the body healthy and young. Cell is where the energy for our body is created. Our body needs energy to operate muscles, extract wastes, make new cells, heal wounds, even to think, and energy is spent in a cell. In some cells, as much as half of a cell's energy output is used to transfer molecules across the cell membrane, a process called 'active transport'. As the body uses oxygen to create energy, by-products from this activity cause oxidative damage to the cells of the body (just like the oxygen makes iron to rust). A free radical is an oxygen molecule that has at least one unpaired electron in its outer orbit. When it is unbalanced (lacking paired electron) it literally go mad and tries to steal an electron from neighbouring cells.
Where do we get these free radicals from?
Free radicals come from:
• smoking,
• pollution,
• poisons,
• fried foods,
• by-product of normal metabolism
Free radical damage is associated with an increased risk of many chronic diseases.
Also there are many things that increase the number of free radicals you produce. Which are:
• excessive stress
• excessive exercise
• sunlight
• radiation
• medication
• pollutants in air, food and water
Now that we understand the basics of our body and what causes our body to go down the path of chronic diseases, we can look at ways to reduce the damage caused by the free radicals. Taking action prior is important, rather than waiting for the need to arise. Prevention is better than cure!
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