Foundation. Elimination.

Foundation. Elimination.

 Cellular nutrition is essential to our well being. As important if not more so is elimination! Nutrition is effected when the nutrients we have taken in (eaten) are broken down (digested) transported through the blood stream and are taken up by the cells that need them (assimilation) for fuel, maintenance and building blocks for new cells or specialised functions such as enzyme production.

 The by product of healthy working cells is waste, once the energy has been extracted or protein, minerals, and vitamins are converted for healthy growth repair or energy, what is left needs to be eliminated. First from the cell, through the cell membrane, and then from the blood through the organs and systems that specialise in elimination of these waste products! Then from the body through the same systems that deal with excess and waste products of the digestive process, as well as the lymph system.

 Many of these waste products are poisonous or toxic to us, they need to be carefully managed by the correct organs and safely stored until they can be eliminated if the organs are overloaded or the elimination channels are backed up! This is one of the reasons we should minimise the toxins we voluntarily introduce into our bodies. Our bodies are working hard enough dealing with the natural by products of life, without being further burdened by unnatural toxins like pesticides, chemical fertiliser, exhaust fumes, smoking, distilled alcohol, and chlorinated drinking water.

 Dietary fibre is essential for the proper functioning of our digestive systems. Not only is it essential as a bulking agent for carrying waste products out, it is also the “food” source of the beneficial bacteria that live in our intestines, the bacteria are beneficial to us as they play a crucial roll in breaking down nutrients making them more usable to us. Contrary to the impression created by TV adverts you cannot get ALL your daily dietary fibre requirements from a single bowl of single source flakes! Dietary fibre is a complex subject, and as with the human food chain should have diverse sources, there are six categories of dietary fibre; three are soluble, meaning they can be dissolved in liquid, the other three are insoluble! The definition of fibre is that it cannot be digested, it passes through our system relatively unchanged.

 Our dietary fibre supplements should come from a source within the normal human food chain, either as the whole food, or as an extract of the whole food. Wood pulp fibre extract may fit the definition of fibre, is a natural organic product, and may even perform a similar function. Wood is not however part of the normal human food chain so no matter how it is dressed up should be avoided as a supplement. Also single source extracts even if they come from the normal human food chain should be avoided as they cannot contain all six categories of fibre! Adequate daily intake of complex dietary fibre is essential to our wellbeing; it keeps us regular and helps to keep our intestines and colon clean and fully functional. It also keeps our internal flora happy; the beneficial bacteria will help to defend us against malignant toxin producing bacteria that may enter our systems.

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