A cell distressed by external toxins and internal deficiencies will eventually wither, collapse and die. If more cells die than can be replaced, we slip into a kind of “defi cit spending” and our lean body mass withers. This is called sarcopenia or premature aging. Betalains can be used to shore up or strengthen the cell wall.
This leads to rehydration of the cell and repair of sarcopenia, premature aging. A cell in the human body is very much like a water balloon; tremendous internal pressure held in place by a thin membrane. Your body maintains this pressure by keeping a perfect balance of minerals inside and outside the cell wall. If this balance of minerals shifts, the membrane becomes unstable and the “water” pours out; the cell dies.
The mineral balancing effects of Betalains relentlessly work with the body to maintain a 2:1 ratio of minerals: potassium inside the cell, sodium outside the cell; magnesium inside the cell, calcium outside the cell and so on. This maintains the integrity of the cell wall and keeps the cell from “popping” – dying prematurely.
Speaking of “popping” a cell, nothing pops a cell like a toxin! We are exposed to toxins from the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. We are also exposed to toxins from within our own body: allergies, bacteria, viruses and metabolism.
Betalains help the body support the structure and function of the cell as mentioned before. They also work with the body to neutralize toxins by supporting your natural detoxifi cation processes as well as draining away accumulations of toxic waste.
If toxins accumulate or trauma injures a cell, if stress creates tension or if nutrient deficiency weakens a cell, then chronic inflammation is certain to appear. Chronic inflammation is at the heart of the most feared diseases we face.
Betalains serve as anti-infl ammatory nutrients to help quench the fi re of chronic infl ammation. Regardless of where infl ammation begins or what process it affects, Betalains help reduce the activity of the enzymes known to cause all infl ammation. This explains why people with very diverse health concerns fi nd benefi ts from Betalains: they help reduce infl ammation no matter where it exists!
Concentrated Betalains As mentioned before, science has discovered 24 Betalains, each with a different structure and different function.
Some vegetables (beets and rainbow chard) contain a few Betalains; some desert plants contain a few more. Only the Nopal cactus of the Sonoran Desert contains all 24 Betalains. This is because the Sonoran Desert is the most extreme desert in the world and the Nopal plant needs all 24 Betalains to survive in this intense environment.
How about you? Is your environment so intense that you are threatened by chronic infl ammation? Are you exposed to toxins from outside and inside your body? Do you feel that you are aging a bit quicker than you would like? If so, perhaps the emerging science of Betalains – the anti-infl ammatory protein/antioxidant complex from the Sonoran Desert – can help you live a longer, happier life!
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