A local sugarbush owner tells me that for the last 2 weeks the sap has been running freely! The trees are waking up for Spring!
Are you? Time to thaw out!
We often forget that humans are just as much a part of nature as the trees.
Our bodies are designed so miraculously and our automatic systems work beautifully.
Did you know that your cells are constantly renewing? On average the cells in your body are about 7 years old!
Some cells are much older, like the lenses in your eye and some are much younger, like skin cells. New red blood cells are made every 120 days. We have new intestines every 10 to 16 years. Our skeleton even replaces itself over time.
The DNA in each cell replaces itself based on inborn instructions and the environment of that cell. If our skin cells have a low collagen environment, then the replacements won’t be as robust or last as long.
The great news is that the environment of our body is under our control!
All the things that we know to do to keep healthy is what helps your cells replace themselves with optimal cells.
Eating a healthy vitamin rich low inflammatory diet to give the cells the building blocks is important. Exercising stimulates your body to strengthen muscles and bones. Practices that quiet the mind help to ensure an optimal cellular environment.
And you guessed it, optimal spinal health and flexibility helps the nerve supply to every organ which ensures optimal cellular replacement.
Certain breathing practices (eg The Wim Hof method) bring more oxygen to all your cells to create more happy cells. Cell biologist James Oschman found that standing on the earth in your bare feet “completes our electrons” and helps all our cells old and new have more vitality.
Spring is a great time to get back to basics and connect to our natural rhythms of good diet, healthy exercise and a relaxed flowing mind allowing our inborn systems to work at their best.
With love,
Dr. Sara