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Science refers to cells as ‘the building blocks of life’. The quality of a person’s health is wholly determined by the level of the millions of cells making up the human body. Elements such as vitamins and amino acids are needed for the thousands of biochemical reactions taking place in each cell and a deficiency of these compulsory nutrients is the most frequent cause of cellular dysfunction.
Replenishing these cells with essential nutrients supports their bio-energy production and leads to optimal health. However, without adequate supplementation, the normal functioning of cells will eventually become impaired, resulting in illness. In addition, cells constantly subjected to physical, emotional and energetic stress become dysfunctional, and this dysfunction equates to poor health because the cells/body are no longer at ease.
For optimal cell health, we must provide the body with the correct care, love and nutrients. As well as feeding our body with healthy, nutritious and toxic-free foods, daily movement, meditation and hydration are also crucial factors in regulating cell health. Incorporating all of these practices into your routine will ensure that the body functions correctly and you will experience a vibrantly healthy and happy life.
Hydration
The process of hydration is defined as ‘the act or process of combining or treating with water’ or ‘the introduction of additional fluid into the body’. Did you know that roughly 50-65% of the adult human body our body is composed of water? The percentage of water in infants is much higher, typically around 75-78% water.
Cellular hydration is the most important form of hydration. If you are consuming the correct amount of water daily, your body will take this and distribute it correctly to all the cells in your body that need it, taking with it all the essential nutrients those cells require. If you are well hydrated, your body will use this cellular water to flush out waste products and toxins and deliver them to the organs of excretion. If your body is dehydrated, these processes will be sluggish, causing waste products to build up and the body will become toxic.
There is mixed opinion over how much water you should drink per day. According to the NHS, women should drink around one and a half litres of fluid per day and men should drink about two litres. That’s roughly eight 200ml glasses for a woman and ten 200ml glasses for a man. However, the normal GI tract processes about 9 litres of fluid each day: approximately 2 to 3 litres of fluid are consumed orally, and about 6 to 7 litres of fluid are secreted by various parts of the GI tract.
It is important to take on water upon waking as the body will have gone for a substantial amount of time without it, causing it to be in a dehydrated state. I drink anywhere between 4-8 litres of water per day and recommend consuming a litre (1-2 pints) of water within the first 20 minutes of waking up. Given that the GI tract processes so much fluid per day, it’s imperative to make sure you are topping yourself up throughout the day and staying hydrated at all times.
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