Cellular Nutrition

What is cellular nutrition?

Cellular nutrition is basically the process of feeding the cells with the necessary nutrients that it needs so that it can perform its functions without any obstacle. Cell is the basic unit of all living things. So the overall health of the body depends on the health of each and every cell in the body. The moment our cells begin to lose its functions then we can feel that some parts of us is not functioning very well. The result is a decline in health and soon followed by degenerative conditions.

It is therefore very important to make sure that our cells are giving its full in providing energy to our body and to achieve that we need to give the important nutrients to our cell through correct nutrition.

Free radicals

As stated in my previous posts, free radicals are the byproducts of processes that includes oxygen that occur inside the cells. Though normal, the buildups of free radicals may lead to cell damage through the destruction of structures in the cell by the free radicals. To minimize this, the body will produce substances that neutralize the free radicals. These anti-free radicals is known as antioxidants.

If the production of free radicals is higher than the production of antioxidants then damage of the cell will occur, this is known as oxidative stress. Oxidative stress, simply put, is the damage made to a cell through the oxidative process from the action of free radicals. Uncontrolled, oxidative stress can lead to chronic degenerative diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart disease, mutation, cancer, eye problems and brain problems that sometimes leads to Alzheimer's disease.

How to optimize the function of cells

To decrease or neutralise the effects of free radicals damage, our cells need to be supplied with a consistent supply of antioxidants. Vitamin C is one of the various antioxidants that is very important in this aspect, there are myriads of types of antioxidants that can combat the effect of free radicals.

The point is good nutrition. A nutrition rich in antioxidants is very crucial in helping our cells to regenerate, grow and function optimally. So to feed our cells we need to consume foods rich in antioxidants such as vegetables and fruits.

But the question is " Are we willing to eat a large amount of fruits and vegetables daily? Which often equals to 17 kiwifruits, 18 oranges, 160 apples daily! anyone??

Thus, in our super fast, hectic, time-saving lifestyle today, what we really need is a good quality supplement that can supply our cells with the much needed antioxidant. As been summed up by an author, "Think of cellular nutrition as a very wise way of using the supplement and your food as “preventative medicine” to stop the disease process before it even begins."

Healthy choice begins with you, right now.

Reference:

http://www.preventive-health-guide.com/cellular-nutrition.html