Last
count, I had 70 trillion and 2 cells. (Counting cells is a great antidote to
insomnia.) When you think about it, that’s quite some population all living
under the same roof (and quite some insomnia!!) all getting along swimmingly,
and amazingly every one of them in tune with what’s going on at any one time.
Our cells live in a sophisticated communication network. You have only got to
think about stress (aargh!) to illustrate this. When there is a perceived
danger, all the cells go into fight or flight mode, and will perform their own
individual emergency drill so that the whole organism can live another day!
Each has its own speciality: some will raise the blood pressure, some will
create more energy, some will dilate the bronchioles etc. Whatever is
happening, whether it is stress looming large, or a happy event, certain cells
are manufacturing informational substances, despatching them in blood and
nerves and the rest of the cells get a speedy notification and a call to action
through their letterbox telling them what’s going on. For letterbox - read
receptor site, at which an informational substance docks and unloads its
message into the cell.
In
health, the 70 trillion cells (and 2) sing from the same hymn sheet, they work
and live in unison.
So
what is happening in illness? Our cellular communication becomes faulty.
Selfless cells become selfish; some become confused; some don’t even recognise
their old buddies.
It
has been said that in cancer, cells are acting selfishly. Instead of giving in
to apoptosis (programmed cell death) the cells are somehow striving for
immortality and crowding out their neighbours. In auto-immune diseases, immune
cells attack self as they no longer recognise one of their own.
How
can this possibly happen?
There
is no doubt that these cells are no longer healthy. They have turned
“bad”. But who can blame them? For years
they have been subjected to an onslaught of toxins in their air, food and
water. Toxins from toiletries and makeup absorbed via the skin have added to
their load too. And let’s not forget the steady drip-feed of stress in our so
called civilised 21st century world. Instead of getting on with
their daily routine tasks of repair, growth and functioning, the cells have
been jumping at the sound of the body’s alarm bell, throwing down their repair
kits and putting all their energy instead into their emergency drills. The poor
cells are no doubt exhausted! At the same time, they have not been provided
with the resources (nutrients and water) to help repair them or clear away the
toxicity. They have become more and more swamped in a rubbish pile by both
external toxins and those produced by cell metabolism, to the point that they
are drowning! Communication breaks down.
They become fearful and selfish in order to survive.
I
am not suggesting that an individual deliberately or consciously decides to get
ill. Far from it. But
when it comes to health, we do need to take personal responsibility. We need to
take the reins of our own lives. We cannot afford to rely on governments and
big food (and other) companies to do the right thing. They are not interested
in our health. They are interested only in “£”s.
Just
look at advertising. We are lulled into thinking that we can look sexy, young
and healthy if we drink fizzy drinks, when in reality our bones are crumbling
and our immune systems are compromised.
Perhaps we are meant to think also that we will be able to run a 4
minute mile if we eat at MacDonald’s. After all it is the official restaurant
of the Olympics.
Recently
my own faith was shaken in my favourite supermarket (which will remain nameless
though it has some nice green branding). They were reported to be stocking Monsanto
products (a big company pushing for worldwide Genetically Modified (GM)
foods!). When questioned they said that it was alright because the product was
non GM and was produced by a subsidiary of Monsanto. This, as far as I was
concerned, was giving the thumbs up, and holding the door wide open (with a big
WELCOME sign over it) to a big corporation in favour of manipulated and
dangerous “foods”. Eating these is like committing a slow painful suicide. As a
result, I have lost faith in them, and they have lost my custom.
I
invite you to take personal responsibility for your own health. Try minimising
the toxins getting into your body and maximising the nutrients you eat and
drink. This will go a long way to restoring the health of your cells and their
communication network.
I
know we cannot do much about the toxic chemicals in the air, nor for that
matter have we much control over what is put in our water (except by investing
in a good quality water filter) but we can be more discerning about our weekly
shop! Get super-savvy! Question what is
in things, read ingredients lists, refuse GM, ask yourself whether a product
will nurture or harm each of your cells.
To
misquote Lord Kitchener - “Your cells NEED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” J J J
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