Our species is tough, resilient and durable. Human expected average lifespan is now around 80 years generally in most developed nations, with more and more centenarians each year. Broadening scientific, biological and medical knowledge is showing us all the fact that there are actually a lot more factors than the easier obvious short term outcomes of nutrition and stress. There’s also important (and often subtle) long term outcomes that should always be taken into consideration
For example, there is a generally accepted minimum daily Vitamin C intake necessary to prevent scurvy. Once we thought that this minimum amount was all that anyone needed. Subsequent scientific studies showed us that increased Vitamin C intake had significant health and well-being benefits.
If you don’t get any Vitamin C, you will contract scurvy in a few months. But the goal in nutrition is not just to avoid obvious short-term vitamin-deficiancy diseases. It is to promote optimum health, energy levels and well being. For that we need many times the scurvy-prevention level of Vitamin C intake.
There are other, longer-lasting cycles of effects of deprivations of nutrients, antioxidants, phytochemicals, probiotics and others that affect us. These deprivations can lead to diabetes, circulatory problems, heart disease and maybe alzheimer’s disease and others.
We also know now that numerous pollutants (like lead) and certain substances found in processed foods (like trans fats, nitrates and certain preservatives) have long-term life-shortening effects on people.
All this pushes us to avoid artificial drug solutions and move toward more natural cures.
Understanding this now allows us to successfully avoid fibroid surgery, find the best psoriasis diet and effect ovarian cyst removal successfully..
Our biochemistry is very complex. There are genetic links to more diseases and conditions than we ever suspected just a few years ago. As we continue to decode the complex interrelations of genetics, DNA, biochemistry and causes and effects of what we ingest, we are finding new solutions to old problems in often surprising places.
Disclaimer: This posting is based on information freely available in the popular press and medical journals that deal with medical matters. Nothing herein is intended to be or should be construed to be medical advice. For medical advice the reader should consult with his or her physician or other medical specialist.
Author – John R. Jones
Tags: artificial drug solutions, diseases and conditions, vitamin c intake, term vitamin, processed foods, health energy, average lifespanFiled under: Every Day Life
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