Health Information
The Human Body
The Human Body is an amazing collection of synergistic entities controlled by what can only be described as Innate Intelligence. When something in the body is not functioning as intended by its designer, the body exhibits symptoms relative to the problem. Conventional medicine often takes a "symptomatic" approach and prescribes a pill or drug to alleviate the symptoms. Sometimes this well intentioned but a lack of knowledge approach causes unintended side affects that may be worse than the original problem.
Disease or "dis-ease" is defined as a lack of health. Disease results when any cell is not performing 100% of its designated duty, whether due to trauma, toxic reaction, lack of communication, or a combination thereof. Disease is due to stress and attitude. If you inflict stress upon your body/mind continually, and your menu is mostly cooked and processed food, then your body will not have the energy to repair itself, and will AGE faster.
Disease is nothing more than the body responding to the wrong we have done to it. It is the body's attempt at keeping us alive despite the damage we have inflicted upon it.
Digestive Health
Food is the energy source for the human body. The process of breaking down food and converting it into a form that can be absorbed into the body s tissues is called digestion. The human digestive system includes a group of organs that uses mechanical and chemical actiom to change food into various nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteim, which are the soluble products needed for the human body to function.
To ensure your body properly digests and absorbs the needed nutrients found in the foods we eat, one must keep the digestive system healthy and clean. By following a well-balanced diet, eating small meals regularly, reducing the amount of refined fats and refined sugars, and drinking plenty of fluids between meals, one can help keep their digestive system on track.
Toxins Surround Us
In normal metabolism, our bodies produce waste by-products. These are often toxic substances that we must eliminate from our bodies, including ammonia, carbon dioxide, reactive oxygen species IROSI, and other free radicals. In addition, our bodies encounter substances every day from air, food, water, medications, pesticides, heavy metals, fumes, synthetic materials, cigaretle smoke, caffeine, and much more. To maintain health, your skin, liver, digestive system, lymphatic system, kidneys, lungs, and blood all work together to eliminate this borrage of harmful substances fram your body. When these systems become stressed, normal detoxification mechanisms are stressed as well. The following nutritional supplements are formulated from whole food and herbol ingredients to contain the optimal nutrients and phytochemicals that support the body's detoxification systems and facilitate natural" clean-up' efforts.
Maintaining Positive Mental Well-Being
Millions of people experience many conditions that affect their mental well-being. Temporary stress can affect a person s ability to function in everyday activities. It can trigger a change in mood, loss of energy and appetite, lack of concentration, and feelings of physical lethargy and anxiety. Some of the physical manifestations people experience when mental well-being is temporarily compromised include headaches, oversleeping or temporary difficulty sleeping, indigestion, weight loss or gain, along with other conditions.
Some ways to keep a tranquil mental state are to get plenty of exercise , spend time outdoors, talk to others, and receive the right nutrition. Standard Process offers many products that provide the nutrition needed to keep the body and central nervous system healthy so one can achieve positive well-being and inner harmony.
Musculoskeletal System
Many factors contribute to the deterioration of our musculoskeletal system. This system, consisting of many connective tissues such as joints, ligaments, and tendons, is continuously being challenged by various factors such as stress, improper diet, and exercise.
A healthy musculoskeletal system is important for everyone-the young, the elderly, sports enthusiasts, people constantly on their feet, and people using repetitious movements such as computer keyboarding.
Failure to maintain a healthy musculoskeletal system and joints can lead to a reduction in overall health and well­being.
Muscle Health
The human muscular system includes over 600 muscles. These muscles, made of tissues containing bundles of cells and fibers, work in a very simple way--either contracting or relaxing. Their main functions include movement, both voluntary and involuntary, and body support.
The human body consists of three types of muscles-skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Skeletal muscles always act in pairs; one muscle contracts while the other muscle relaxes. They attach to bones and cause voluntary movement-running, walking, chewing, talking, etc. While forming layers inside organs, smooth muscles help the organs contract, thus causing involuntary movement (movement that you cannot control-breathing, digestion, blinking,
etc.). Cardiac muscles are located only in the heart and their main function is to propel blood into circulation.
If not given the proper nutrition, these muscles can become weak, diminish, and can develop many disorders. Therefore, it is important to maintain the healthy functioning of our muscular system with a proper diet, exercise, and nutrition.