Basic Cell Biology

Key Facts

  • the body has trillions of extremely small biological cells
  • tissue is the aggregation of similarly specialised cells, which form such things as organs, bones, muscles, arteries, etc.
  • each cell is a living entity that has its own unique state of health – a healthy cell:
    • processes oxygen & nutrients in order to produce protein molecules and store energy
    • purges toxins and waste products
    • stores electrical energy as a negative charge/voltage (analogous to a capacitor or car/phone battery)
  • unhealthy (malfunctioning) cells are not able to perform these functions as nature intended and contribute to the overall health issues such as pain, injury and chronic illness
  • when new cells are produced, they generally follow a pattern established by like cells (whether they be malfunctioning or normal)
  • hence the ultimate goal is to restore cells to a state where they function as nature intended

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