Human knowledge about life and health has advanced a long way. We now know, for example, that food, exercise and lifestyle affects our health. We also know a great deal about human emotion and the way that stresses and strains of life can impact our heart, lungs and general wellbeing.
But we need to go deeper to really connect with the actual reality of health. That deeper knowledge lies in the makeup of our cells and the way the body works as a whole.
Cells are the makeup of the human body. If you image the body as a machine, the cells would be each individual ingredient that make up every single part of it. Cells are also theareas of communication between the separate parts to enable communication between each part so that it can operate in harmony as whole. This means that the health and performance of our cells is integral to our understanding of the different dynamics operating within the human body so that every single aspect of the body from what we can see on the outside like skin, to what is operating inside.
Our organs are basically cells that are combined together to make one whole. The heart is made up of cells, the liver, and the kidneys. Our blood and tissue are also made up of cells. Body functions, such as metabolism (which is the body’s way of using energy) and healing from injury are also cell functions.
Now that we can see the importance of cells in health, we must also be aware of what damage to cells can do. Damage to a single cell can affect the entire body’s ability to function properly. Cell damage is involved in many diseases including Alzheimers, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and atherosclerosis. Blood disorders, immune disorders, heart and lung disorders are all a result of good and healthy cell function being affected.
The greatest damage to cells is done through free-radical damage. Free radicals are found in carcinogens and toxins such as smoke, alcohol, caffeine, sugar, bad food, and pollution amongst others. Free radicals are combated by antioxidants.
The most powerful antioxidant and the one that protects cells the most is called “SOD” or superoxide dismutase. SOD is naturally occurring in our bodies and our body produces it in high amounts when we are young, however this production gradually reduces as we get older. As with everything, there are powerful forms of free radicals and powerful forms of antioxidants, and of the antioxidants SOD is the best one.
The issue with SOD is that it is notoriously difficult to absorb from food. Although many foods provide high antioxidant content, there seems to be very few ways to absorb SOD in particular. The only known orally effective form of SOD was developed in 1998, and it was named GliSODin. The product was patented by IsoCell in 2000 and was widely available. GliSODin is made from a wheat extract called gliadin and melon.
The importance to cell health is clear. In extensive clinical trials GliSODin proved that it actively reduced the impact of oxidative stress and the delivery of free radicals to cells. The GliSODin was essentially protecting cells from damage. GliSODin protected cells from UV damage, oxygen damage and also inhibited cell degradation during exercise and exposure to sunlight.
It was a big breakthrough in cell research. If cells could be protected by taking an oral supplement, then potentially every human being on the planet could benefit – without really having to understand.
The big message in health and the importance of cells is really that cells are life. They are function.
Whilst there is still so much to learn about cells, their importance and ways in which we can understand and protect them, one thing we do know for certain is that free radicals damage cells and that antioxidants fight free radicals. One thing we know for certain is that SOD is the most powerful protector of cells our body is able to produce. GliSODin is perhaps the first step towards protecting the very essence of life and health.