The Fitness Adviser

We humans are strong, durable and long-lasting. Every year there are actually even more centenarians, People 100 or even more years of age. We are now beginning to understand that a number of diet and life-style decisions we make have not only short-run effects but in addition intermediate term (10-20 years) and long-run (40-60 years) influences on Our health.

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.

The cycle for getting scurvy is measured in 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 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 .

This new perspective now aids us in uterine fibroid cysts, with psoriasis creams and in dealing with symptoms of ovarian cysts..

Technology marches on, bringing fresh understandings and hinting at completely new opportunities every day. As researchers continue to unravel the mysteries of how our body chemistry actually works, at the molecular level, our perspective along with our capabilities to enhance and prolong human life are continuously increasing.

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.

Courtesy of Steven Hinson

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