Vital Self Care
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Just recently I had the honor of speaking for Nikken’s 45th Anniversary Celebration. My topic was centered on what our bodies require for life. Let’s keep this conversation simple and straightforward and start with the basics.
As a physiologist, I have always appreciated how amazing our bodies are. For example, we have 50,000,000,000 cells, which is 50 trillion cells, in our body. Of these 10 trillion are what we call somatic cells or the cells that actually comprise our body. The other 40 trillion make up our body’s microbiome.
We all start as one cell, and as we develop these cells multiply, differentiate, and form tissues that organize into organs that in turn make up physiological systems that need to work in harmony with each other. Our body’s process of cellular renewal is continual. We replace 6 billion cells a day. In the time I just wrote this, we all replaced nearly 50 million cells. We replace our largest organ, our skin every 27 days, our entire skeletal system every 10 years, or about 7 times in our lifetime. Our liver tissue and lung lining are renewed every 6 weeks and our intestinal lining in just 7 days. In order to accomplish this, our bodies have certain vital requirements. Let’s talk about them in order of importance for life.
As a physiologist, I have always appreciated how amazing our bodies are.
Air
We all breathe approximately 20,000 times a day and for good reason, we can survive for only three minutes without oxygen.
Water
We are nearly 70% water and water is vital for every physiological process and our survival is limited to three days without water.
Sleep
Like breathing and drinking water, sleep is a fundamental human requirement. It has even been said that one could survive for three times as long without food as one could without sleep. It is physically impossible to stay awake for days at a time because your brain will essentially force you to fall asleep. Severe physical, mental incapacities happen in just a day or two and hallucinations shortly after.
Food
We need to fuel our bodies with nutritious foods. We can survive for two to three months without food if we stay well hydrated.
Natural Energies
Our bodies require the natural energies of the earth, the sun, and the wind.
You are probably thinking, this all sounds pretty simple and straightforward. But there is a problem.
The Problem
To understand the problem, we need to ask the question, how do these vital requirements exist in our modern world? Our air and water are polluted and contaminated with chemicals and toxins. We average 6.5 hours of sleep each night, well below the required 8 hours per night. Over processed, high caloric under-nourishing food with excess sugar, chemicals and preservatives are prevalent in our food choices.
We need the energy of the earth, the sun, and the wind. These are natural energies that we often do not get enough of due to being blocked by our modern world and technologies. I suggest looking at Dave Balzer’s presentation on “Principles of Nature and Nikken Technologies” to further elucidate the importance and efficacy of these natural energies.
The Solution
If we choose to be healthy, we want these vital requirements the way nature intended them to be. Clean, healthy air and water. Quality, restful, and rejuvenating sleep. Nutritious whole food and the vital energies of the earth, sun, and wind. These are the foundations for the Nikken Wellness Home.
Nikken is best known for using science and technology to replicate nature. A principle known as biomimicry. We use this approach in the active wellness products and technologies in the Nikken Wellness Home. We have many blogs and recorded classes at selfcarehub.com for healthy air, healthy water, quality sleep, whole food nutrition, and the natural energies of the earth, sun, and wind. The Nikken Wellness Home has been described as a greenhouse for humans to provide our bodies with the vital elements we require the way nature intended, not just to survive, but to thrive. For more information on this, you can access our 15-minute recording on the subject.
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