Do you know how old are you? Of course you do! But
I mean do you really know how old your body is? Let me introduce you some
interesting things about our bodies:
Scientist studies have shown that not all the
cells that we have in our bodies are there since birth, moreover it has been
shown that there are some kind of cells that regenerate at a very high rate and
that our bodies are evolving through all our lifetime. For example, intestine
cells –that help absorb nutrients – renew themselves every three to five days; as they are constantly exposed to chemicals
highly corrosive - that breaks down food- the barrier cannot withstand the
stomach acid for long so they have a very high turnover rate.
The taste buds in our tongues renew themselves
every ten days to two weeks.
The epidermis or surface layer of the skin is
renewed every two to four weeks
because the skin is the body’s outer protection and is exposed to injury and
pollution.
Our lungs contain different cells that renew at
different rates; the cells deep in the lungs have a steady progress of
regeneration that takes about a year,
while the cells on the surface have to renew every two or three weeks as these are its first line of defense.
Also, it takes an average of ten years to replace the bones that
form our bodies; however in the middle age this renewal process slows down.
The red blood cells are the body’s vital
transport system, carrying oxygen to every living tissue, they wear out every four months –the old ones are destroyed
in the spleen and replaced by the new ones that the body is constantly making.
As everyone knows, our nails and hair keep
growing though our lifetime so they’re also constantly regenerating; it takes
ten month for a full toenail to grow, only six months for a fingernail and the
hair generally grows 1cm each month.
But you might be wondering how all these
regeneration processes take place. So, what happens is that the old matter and
waste our bodies produce –old cells and toxins- are transported to the
intestines for elimination along with the food waste; in the meantime, new
matter is created from nutrients (vitamins, minerals, protein) in food in the
intestinal track that are absorbed through the intestinal wall and get into the
blood stream where they are distributed accordingly to the body regeneration
schedule.
So you may not be as old as you thought you
were but and as you have noticed by now, the new cells that form our bodies are
produced from what we eat so you better make sure that you are the best “version”
of yourself by nourishing your body with the appropriate foods.
A plant based diet –vegan or not – is the one
that provides you with the best quality nutrients and minerals that your body
needs to thrive on. Eating in abundance of fruits and vegetables is by far the
best way to take care of you. I want to challenge you on increasing the fruits
and veggies in your daily intake of food. I want you to think –at every bite-
that your body will take what you are putting into your mouth as prime matter to
reconstruct itself.
sources:
www.agedefyingbody.com/
www.dailymail.co.uk/health
Click here to read the post in Spanish
sources:
www.agedefyingbody.com/
www.dailymail.co.uk/health
Click here to read the post in Spanish
