Cellular Health: What You Need To Know
Like many of us, you may be worried about your potential for disease, or reducing symptoms and pain associated with a disease you already have.
That’s where cellular health comes in. Here is an overview.
HOW YOUR CELLS REFLECT ON YOUR OVERALL HEALTH
Even though they can’t be observed by the naked eye, your cells affect your body and its functioning everyday. That’s why it’s so important for you to understand how they work and how you can work to help them. There are about 37,200,000,000,000 (37.2 trillion) cells in the body. Each performs countless functions and in a coordinated fashion at all times.
Cells build up the entirety of you - so if they’re unhealthy, then this reflects in your overall wellness.
It’s also safe to say that what you do impacts your cellular well-being. You can approach this in a number of ways, and we’ll get to those.
Your approach to the health of your cellular function impacts you in so many ways. Here are just a few:
- Bodily function
- General healing
- Tissue growth and repair
- Potential for genetic diseases
- Likelihood of suffering from cancer
- Mitochondrial diseases
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Now that you understand the importance – let’s take a look at the ways we mentioned earlier, about improving your personal cellular health.
FACTORS THAT IMPACT CELLULAR HEALTH
The condition of your cells is impacted by a number of concerns.
Disease
Diseases are felt even at the cellular level. Certain diseases can impact your body’s ability to produce new cells or fight off disease. You should always work alongside your treating physician when dealing with a cell-impacting disease.
Fitness
Your long-term fitness levels have a profound impact on your cellular function. Maintaining proper fitness levels can contribute to a longer-lasting ability for your body to produce and keep healthy cells.
Lack of exercise or obesity can lead to structural damage to the body’s cells. If you find yourself struggling with an exercise routine, remember – exercise can be as simple as an evening walk after dinner, yoga, swimming, or riding a bike. Try to aim for at least 150 minutes of exercise a week – broken up into about 30 minute increments over five days.
Age
As you get older, certain cellular functions slow down or significantly reduce. For example, your telomeres, (caps on the ends of chromosomes) that act to protect your chromosomes begin to shrink, putting your chromosomes in a vulnerable spot for damage or mutation during the replication process.
Your levels of NAD+ begin to drop as well – impacting your cellular energy production in the mitochondria, DNA repair and increasing levels of oxidative stress.
Oxidative stress is exacerbated by decreased levels of antioxidants. Low levels of antioxidants can lead to the accumulation of free radicals, then oxidative stress and chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation is the underlying cause for a number of diseases like arthritis, diabetes or Alzheimer’s.
Nutrition
If your nutrition is lacking in proper vitamins and minerals, but has high levels of inflammatory foods – then you aren’t doing your cells any favors.
Dr. Meredith Warner recommends the Mediterranean Diet to her patients, because it focuses on whole, nutrient-dense foods. Even with the best diet though, it can be difficult to get all the vitamins and nutrients essential for longevity.
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You can increase your cellular health in a number of ways, most of which take place on a day-to-day basis. Improving your daily routine with cell-boosting rituals can improve your wellness from the inside out.
Start by looking at your exercise routine. If you’re not exercising on a regular basis, you can only benefit yourself by getting a routine established now. If you’re worried about where to start, don’t worry.
Exercise can be low-impact and beneficial – think walking, swimming, yoga, or cycling. Start with goals that are specific and measurable, that way you can set a timeline for yourself and achieve those goals one step at a time. One easier way to start is to get up every 30 minutes and walk around for 1 to 3 minutes.
Your nutrition plays a major role in cellular function. You’ll want to avoid inflammatory foods that can create added stress to your body. Diets like the Mediterranean Diet are a great place to start. Dr. Warner’s webinar on the Mediterranean Diet goes over details about the benefits and key factors related to successfully implementing this lifestyle diet into your routine.
The Supplements included in Well Theory’s Mitochondria + Cell Health Bundle are great for improving overall cellular well being.
Our CoQ10 Plus Gummies boost your antioxidant levels, reducing oxidative stress and providing cell and heart health support.
Our Daily-B Complex Gummies contain the entire B vitamin line-up. Together, they boost mitochondrial function, provide antioxidant support and help convert food into energy.
As part of our Longevity Series, NMN is the precursor molecule to NAD+, making it a key player in promoting cellular health. This supplement can help slow down the aging process and repair DNA through Sirtuin activation and boosted mitochondrial health.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Meredith Warner is the creator of Well Theory and The Healing Sole. She is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon and Air Force Veteran.
She is on a mission to disrupt traditional medicine practices and promote betterment physically, spiritually and mentally to many more people. She advocates for wellness and functional health over big pharma so more people can age vibrantly with more function and less pain.
At Well Theory, Our surgeon-designed products are FDA Registered and formulated to help people:
- Manage the symptoms of musculoskeletal pain
- Recover vibrantly from orthopedic related surgeries
- Fill the gaps in our daily diets
- Manage pain associated with inflammation