Human beings are generally tough, durable and long-lasting. Every year there are more centenarians, people 100 or more years old. We are now coming to understand that certain nutrition and life-style choices we make have not only short term effects but also intermediate term (10-20 years) and long term (40-60+ years) effects 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.
If you don’t get any Vitamin C, you will contract scurvy in a few 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. These deprivations can lead to diabetes, circulatory problems, heart disease and maybe alzheimer’s disease and others.
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 everyone.
All this pushes us to avoid artificial drug solutions and move toward more natural cures whenever possible.
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Science marches on, bringing new understandings and suggesting new possibilities every day. As researchers continue to unravel the secrets of how our body chemistry really works, at the molecular level, our view and our capabilities to improve and prolong human live are constantly improving.
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.
Written by – Joseph B. James
