I wrote the following for a school assignment. For the time being, this portion of my blog may be getting a lot of that - school assignments I mean. I hope to be posting some recipes on here as well, but I also think its important for people to understand WHY they are eating what nutritionists say they ought to eat. Or conversely, I think its very important for people to question why they are being instructed to eat things that turn out being rather toxic for the human body! The essay was written in response to the question, "how to trans fats, rancid oils, and hydrogenated fats and oils (like crisco. Not to name names. But hydrogenated means vegetable oils that used to be liquid but are now solid. SO margarine, vegetable shortening, etc.) effect the body on a cellular level, and so therefore effect the health of an individual?"
Here is my response. Enjoy!
Here is my response. Enjoy!
The protective, outer layers of cells are comprised of lipids, amino acids, and cholesterol. Or, in laymen’s terms, the skin of our cells is made with fats, proteins, and cholesterol. Therefore the quality of the types of fats, proteins and cholesterols that we consume are important, because these directly influence the quality of our cell’s outer layers. Our food also impacts the cytosol quality of our cells. Cytosol is the liquid contained inside a cell that surrounds the organelles – the parts and pieces that let cells function. Cytosol is comprised of water, ions, glucose, amino and fatty acids, proteins, lipids and the waste products our cells create. All of those ingredients are found in the foods we eat; therefore, the quality of the food we consume directly impacts the quality of the building blocks our cells are comprised of.
If we consume low fat products then the skin of our cells will be weak or severely compromised. If we consume trans or hydrogenated fats, then the building blocks of our cytosol will not be as full or healthful for out cells organelles to reside in. If our very cells are weak or compromised, this will directly impact our organs, which will not be able to function properly. If our organs cannot function properly, then our body systems will not be able to operate together in an optimal fashion. If our body systems cannot operate as designed, why are we baffled when we don’t feel well?
For example: Let us examine the cells of the villi inside the intestinal walls. Because of poor diet, the cells of the villi are weak and compromised, and so therefore are unable to break down food appropriately. So the food remains in chucks and tears up the already weak villi. This damages the intestinal walls, which in turn makes the colon function poorly, which slows digestion, which creates a backup along the intestines into the stomach, which makes the person in question’s abdomen feel incredibly uncomfortable.
The mindset of our modern society seems to be that one must consume a set amount of food in order to be full, because the stomach must be filled for satiety to occur. However this is not the case. The body requires food in order to have the building blocks for cellular construction and energy. A smaller amount of high quality fat and oil may be consumed to meet the needs of cells and give the individual satiety, rather than a large amount of non-fat products that will not give the cells what they need, which will keep a feeling of satiety from occurring, which will spur the individual to keep eating, which will cause unwanted weight gain and bad health on the side. In summary, the non-fat products or foods containing rancid or hydrogenated oils are marketed as providing slim bodies, healthy hearts and arteries, and a general feeling of wellness. The truth is quite the opposite. They do not provide the body the building blocks necessary for happy cells, and if the cells are not happy the individual certainly won’t be happy.
If we consume low fat products then the skin of our cells will be weak or severely compromised. If we consume trans or hydrogenated fats, then the building blocks of our cytosol will not be as full or healthful for out cells organelles to reside in. If our very cells are weak or compromised, this will directly impact our organs, which will not be able to function properly. If our organs cannot function properly, then our body systems will not be able to operate together in an optimal fashion. If our body systems cannot operate as designed, why are we baffled when we don’t feel well?
For example: Let us examine the cells of the villi inside the intestinal walls. Because of poor diet, the cells of the villi are weak and compromised, and so therefore are unable to break down food appropriately. So the food remains in chucks and tears up the already weak villi. This damages the intestinal walls, which in turn makes the colon function poorly, which slows digestion, which creates a backup along the intestines into the stomach, which makes the person in question’s abdomen feel incredibly uncomfortable.
The mindset of our modern society seems to be that one must consume a set amount of food in order to be full, because the stomach must be filled for satiety to occur. However this is not the case. The body requires food in order to have the building blocks for cellular construction and energy. A smaller amount of high quality fat and oil may be consumed to meet the needs of cells and give the individual satiety, rather than a large amount of non-fat products that will not give the cells what they need, which will keep a feeling of satiety from occurring, which will spur the individual to keep eating, which will cause unwanted weight gain and bad health on the side. In summary, the non-fat products or foods containing rancid or hydrogenated oils are marketed as providing slim bodies, healthy hearts and arteries, and a general feeling of wellness. The truth is quite the opposite. They do not provide the body the building blocks necessary for happy cells, and if the cells are not happy the individual certainly won’t be happy.