Balanced Supplementation of Life Substances

What leads to longevity of humankind? To answer this question, we have to examine substances which human body consists of. Moreover, adequate and balanced intake of substances is essential to maintain human health.

At the molecular level, the functionality of cells is determined by the adequate and balanced supplementation of life substances such as sugars, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. Both oversupply and insufficiency of these life substances will lead to organ malfunction and disease development subsequently. For example, oversupply of fats causes fatty liver, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, and eventually coronary heart disease and stroke; and inadequate supply gives rise to growth retardation, underweight, and endocrine dysfunction. Therefore, how to establish balanced dose-effect relationship is critical to keep human health.

Oxygen is indispensable to life. Unless the human body is severely diseases, people can obtain adequate oxygen from atmosphere in normal situation. Oversupply and inadequate provision can be harmful to human body.

Oxygen Deficiency can be due to: organic diseases of heart and lung, exhaustive exercise in a short period, high altitude, etc. The shortage of oxygen quantity will impede biological activities of cells, then slows down intelligent activity in short term and leads to other chronic diseases in the long run. In addition,

On the contrary, oversupply of oxygen will generate in cells excessive free radicals. Free radicals exist in some chemical reactions in cells, and actually some biological function depends on its existence. However, excessive free radicals are detrimental to cellular organelles, resulting in oxidation of cellular membrane, DNA and proteins and consequent cell malfunction. It has been proven that over-generation of free radicals is associated with aging and many other diseases.

Similarly, balanced dose-effect relationship shall be maintained for other life substances. Excessive supply might exceed the processing capacity of tissues and organs, bringing about substance accumulation in cells and sometimes disastrous to cells. Conversely, deficiency of life substances can starve cells to a degree that cell function will deteriorate. Therefore, destruction of adequate and balanced supply of life substance causes health problems.

Because most life substances for maintenance of cell health are taken from our daily diet, sufficient amount and balanced ingredients of food are critical to healthy life of human.

When cells are already malfunctioning due to imbalanced supply of life substances, or cells under other abusing factors are unable to obtain sufficient and balanced nutrients, external cell care measures should be taken to reverse the above failing process so that cell and human body health can be virtually restored.

In summary, adequate and balanced supply of life substances (nutrients) determines cell health and life longevity.