Our species is tough, resilient and durable. Human expected average lifespan is now over Eighty years in most developed nations, with more centenarians each year. Increasing scientific, biological and medical knowledge is now teaching all of us the fact that one can find more elements than the more obvious short term effects of healthy diet and stress. There are also critical (and sometimes subtle) long term consequences which 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. There is a longer general health cycle in play, measured in years, which calls for 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.
We also know now that numerous pollutants (like lead and mercury) and certain substances found in processed foods (like trans fats, nitrates and certain preservatives) have long-term life-shortening effects on us humans.
Knowing this encourages us to move away from commercial drugs in favor of natural cures whenever these are available.
Understanding this now allows to successfully treat fibroids symptoms and make highly effective psoriasis shampoo. This new perspective on 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 are finding new remedies to old problems in frequently surprising places.
Disclaimer: Nothing in the above explanations is intended to be or represented to be or should be construed to be any form of medical advice. The information herein has been gleaned from medical journals, news articles in the popular press and other freely-available public sources. It is presented here for informational purposes only. For any medical advice the reader is urged to consult with his or her licensed physician or other medical specialist.
Author – Richard Perez