Fats essential for healthy cells, good nutrition
by KC Jones, feature editor

    We all eat food; some are more concerned than others about its quality. But no matter how nutritious something is, it won’t do the body any good if the cell doesn’t get the nutrients.

   Volumes of information exist about the various supplements available and all the benefits they offer.

   But if the product just passes through the system without being metabolized by the cells, the money might just as well have been poured down the drain.

   Nutrition must begin at the cellular level to be effective. One of the miracles of creation is that our body is made up of trillions of individual living creatures. The microscopic cells must eat and eliminate wastes just like the larger complete body.

   The cell wall is to the cell what our mouth is to our stomach. If your mouth is glued shut, how can you get fed? And what about the other end? If you can’t go to the bathroom, how are you going to get rid of all that waste?

   This situation may seem ridiculous, but it happens to cells.

   Without the proper nutrients, the cell membrane can become hard, creating a toxic situation inside the body that leads to degenerative disease and chronic fatigue syndrome.

   The cell could be described as starved and constipated. The sluggish cells cause the body to feel sluggish.

   Research found that improperly functioning cellular activity contributed to impaired glandular functions of the endocrine system (thyroid/adrenal), which controls the body’s energy levels.

   While most Ame-ricans are running from every form of fat and diving head first into any non-fat product they can find, they believe the lying advertisers and unknowingly do more harm to their body than good.

   Fats are an essential component of cell membranes and provide them with fluidity and elasticity. In addition, fats are also necessary for the formation of hormones, lipoproteins and bile salts.

   The cell wall must be kept pliable and soft to allow nutrients to pass into the cell and waste to be expelled.

   Lipids, sterols and amino acids are essential for helping the cell membrane maintain this ability to take in nutrients and eliminate wastes.

   Lipids and sterols are special dietary fats including essential fatty acids (EFAs) found in the oils from grains. Back as far as 1958, doctors who studied these substances found they were needed for hormone production.

   When health professionals began adding lipid and sterol concentrates to the diet of patients in hospitals, fatigue and degenerative diseases gave way to vitality.

   These essential lipids and sterols are found in the outer layer of grains like wheat, rice and soy.

   Because these oils turn rancid easily, they are stripped from grains during processing in an attempt to extend the shelf life of foods through transportation and storage.

   While it is difficult to find a lipid and sterol supplement, it is no less important. This combination is one of the six essential nutrients needed to sustain life.

   The other essential nutrients are carbohydrates, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and protein.

   The research that led to discoveries in lipid and sterol treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome was patented, and GNLD International sells the formula.

   Certain essential fatty acids are found in dietary sources such as soybean and flaxseed oils; cold-water fatty fish including salmon, mackerel, tuna and herring; walnuts, sunflower and safflower oils, canola oil and pumpkin.

   For a thorough explanation of all kinds of fats, visit http://www.healthlinks.net/archive/ fats.html