What In the Cell Is Going On?
The Battle For Health Is Over pH
Author: Gary Tunsky, CNC, ND
Source: Crusader Special Report

As you quietly read these words, a whirl of activity is taking place in every cell of your body. Every second, unseen and unnoticed, millions of new cells are reborn in your body's ceaseless program of self-generation. Cells are the bricks and mortar from which all living tissue and organs are made. To understand degenerative and metabolic disease you must become familiar with the miniature world of the cell, and how it is able to perform baffling chemical transformations. The cell produces infinitely complex proteins, vitamins, hormones, neurotransmitters, growth factors, enzymes and metabolic energy (life-force) called adenosinetriphosphate (ATP).

A healthy body is determined by the health of each of its cells. All disease originates at the cellular level and not at the organ or system level. Healthy cells create healthy tissues. Healthy tissues create healthy organs like, the heart and lungs. Healthy organs create healthy systems, like the endocrine system and the immune system, and healthy systems make up a healthy body.

In the complex world of the 75 trillion plus cells that make up your body's nation, you are the President (the brain) that delegates the police force that protects and shields the cellular citizens from attack by foreign enemies (free radicals). The cellular citizen̢s work performance, transportation system, medical care, communication, food and water, and methods of toxic waste and trash removal are up to you. With your guidance and direction, the body's nation will provide all the necessities for proper functioning as a whole. Your cell citizens come in all shapes and sizes, and perform an infinite variety of job tasks. Some reside in large cities that are your organs. Others prefer to live in the outskirts in small towns away from the traffic - for instance your fingernails. But no matter where they reside, each cellular citizen has a purpose, an important duty for the good of the nation - your body.

There are 150 different types of cells, i.e.: skin cells, blood cells, nerve cells, bone cells, brain cells, muscle cells, hair cells, kidney cells, heart cells, liver cells, spleen cells, mucous cells, eye cells, etc. They all perform unique functions that orchestrate the body̢s function capacity synergistically as a whole. They're all a piece of the body puzzle that makes up the big picture. For example, nerve cells produce neurotransmitters for nerve transmission. Skin cells produce melanin, a pigmented cell that turns brown for protection against UV sunlight. Muscle cells produce adenosinetriphosphate (ATP) for energy. Liver cells produce bile for fat metabolism. Beta cells in the pancreas produce insulin for blood sugar regulation. Glandular cells produce hormones like thyroxin, testosterone and estrogen. Each of these cells have a different half-life of survival, and they constantly die and replace themselves throughout your whole life span. Your red blood cells die and replace themselves every 90 days. Your seven skin layers of dermis and epidermis shed like a snake and replace themselves every 21 to 28 days. You generate a whole new heart every 8 months. You synthesize a whole new liver every 5 months. The surface layer of the mucosal lining in the intestines quickly replaces itself every 3 to 5 days. Because skeletal bone cells are made up of a harder matrix of calcium, boron, osteoclasts and vitamin D, it can take up to 7-10 years for bone cells to die and replace. So everyone reading this article gets a whole new body every 7-10 years. Now I said a new one - not a healthier one!
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