Our species is tough, resilient and durable. Human expected average lifespan is now over Eighty years generally in most developed countries, along with a greater number of centenarians each year. Increasing scientific, biological and health-related knowledge is showing us all that there are a lot more elements than the more apparent short-run consequences of diet and stress. In addition there are important (and often subtle) long-term effects that should be taken into account.
In nutrition, this means that there is a minimum amount of Vitamin C we need to keep from getting scurvy. So the recommended daily amount of Vitamin C was once set just high enough to keep people from getting scurvy. Later we began to realize that while low amounts of vitamin C kept us from getting sick, they did not promote optimal health.
If you don’t get any Vitamin C, you will contract scurvy in a few months. There is a longer general health cycle in play, measured in years, which calls for much higher vitamin C daily allowance levels.
There are still longer cycles of nutrient deprivation and lifestyles involving many different nutrients, phytochemicals, antioxidants, etc. Long-term deprivations of these seem to lead to problems usually associated with aging, like diabetes, heart disease, senile dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
On the dark side there are pollutants, toxins, carcinogens and other substances, both known and as-yet-unknown, that have cumulative life-shortening effects on us humans.
Knowing this encourages us to avoid commercial drugs in favor of natural cures .
Understanding this now allows to successfully treat fibroids symptoms and make highly effective psoriasis shampoo. This rapidly evolving view of things now helps us to live longer, better, happier lives.
Our biochemistry is quite complex. There seem to be 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 have been finding new remedies to old challenges in often unusual places.
DISCLAIMER: I hope this helps, but please note that I am not a doctor so you should consult with your physician before taking any medical advice from the Internet.
Courtesy of - Jackson P. Johnson
