Our Bodies Can Heal Themselves!

A few posts ago, you may have been surprised to read me say that our bodies have the capability to take care of themselves if they have the right resources. Well, it's true! There are many awe-inspiring and interesting things to be found out about the human body, and one of these ways is manifested is in sickness.
When your eating habits stray from the healthy necessity's, and you eat some stuff that is far from beneficial to your system, your body must clean that junk out somehow, and it usually does this through a cold or something. Many colds are caused, not by pathogens, but the need to get rid of the bad stuff. Even a fever is not directly caused by bacteria, but it is a reaction body creates in trying to get rid of the bacteria through raised body temperature, after it has identified that it actually has a virus. And isn't it a good thing that our immune system can identify viruses, and deal with them when it has identified them?
Next, our fingernails. Now you just look at your fingernails and tell me you don't need them. Without your finger and toe nails, the sensitivity of your fingertips would be greatly reduced, even though the nails don't have any feeling capacity's in themselves. The nails also act as a tool for diagnosing basic body health. Major illnesses and physiological imbalances will cause imperfections and maybe even damage to the nails, so that a basic diagnosis of your system can be made just by looking at your fingernails.
And earwax. Have you ever thought of why ears need that stuff? Well if something gets inside of your ear, such as dirt, earwax is created, and it manages to push that irritator out of your ear, and keep your ear clean enough to hear out of!

Psalm 117: Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!

Glorifying God with our Whole Being – Part One: The Physical

Okay, so we are commanded to give our whole mind, soul, and strength to God. The question is, how do we apply that? Thus begins a three part series talking about the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual sides of life, all centered on 1 Corinthians 3:16, and on how we live all three for God.

So we start with the the physical, our bodies. First we need to remember that nothing in this world is ours. It is all God's, including us. As stewards of His creation, we need to know how to take care of His creation, starting with our bodies.

All right everyone, get down and do some push-ups! Really. If we are to be caretakers of our bodies, that entails some work. To keep ourselves in good condition, we have to do three things (among others) they are:

1. Exercise regularly. God made us so that, with the right foods and activity's, our bodies would heal themselves. But it must be regular and strenuous exercise. Studies show that exercise will do all kinds of things, including: improving quality of life, lengthening life, strengthening the immune system, and protect you from very many diseases and body part failures such as cancer and Alzheimer's and others.

2. Get enough sleep. If you don't get enough sleep you will lose your efficiency and clearness of mind. Even a loss of one or two hours of sleep will manifest itself in a lagging speed of thought. Sleep also helps to prevent weight gain! (so that's why I'm gaining weight...)

3. Eat right. Eating the wrong stuff will clog up the innards, leading to just about everything bad, from freckles on the fingernails, to kidney stones, to cancer. Eating right will starve the viruses and parasites and leave a healthy, happy, energetic person.

Hopefully I have you convinced. But anyway, as I have said many times, we are to glorify God in all areas of life, just as it says in Philipians 1:20: “It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.”

What is corn syrup? - A lesson in health

Corn syrup is 55% Fructose and 45% Glucose. This imbalance is not that healthy. For example, Sucrose (table sugar) contains fifty percent fructose however it's fructose is bound to glucose. In high fructose corn syrup, the fructose is unattached from the other forty-five percent of its composition. Having "free" fructose alters the hearts use of important minerals.

Now the most noticeable effects of high fructose corn syrup include problems with the liver disease, heart failure, minerals, osteoporosis, micronutrients, accelerated aging, and copper deficiency. And since high fructose corn syrup changes the balance of nutrients, it also can lead problems with vitamin and mineral deficiency. One of the organs that is most affected by high fructose corn syrup is the liver, and researchers have found that high fructose has the same effect on the liver as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

As fructose is absorbed by the second part of the small intestine, the jejunum, the liver has the task of converting the fructose to triglycerides which is easier than converting glucose into triglycerides. Elevated levels of triglycerides lead to an increased risk of heart disease.
Heart disease is when something obstructs the heart from functioning properly. Damage to the heart can develop from obstructions in the coronary arteries or from a dysfunctional heart. High fructose corn syrup promotes heart disease. In addition, high fructose corn syrup causing an increase in triglycerides also causes a decrease in essential minerals. High fructose corn syrup creates a cascade effect; by altering the intake of magnesium consumers of HFCS are put at risk of another dangerous disease.

"Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break" (National Osteoporosis Foundation). Altered magnesium levels speeds up bone loss that occurs naturally with aging. Calcium helps maintain bone, so when calcium is not as readily available and magnesium levels are not balanced, the risk of osteoporosis rises dramatically. Osteoporosis most commonly affects the bones in the hip, wrist, and spine. If not prevented osteoporosis triggers bone fragility to the point of bone fracture; this can cause permanent damage, deformity or death. Fractures in the spine are especially harmful and result in a loss of height, severe back pain, and deformity.

Hopefully this helpful. By the way, you can now reach me at TheAdherent@gmail.com
Thank you for reading,
The Adherent Team (The Adhering Team)