Balanced Body Chemistry
Human body is approximately 99%
comprised of just six elements; Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Carbon, Calcium and
Phosphorus. Another five elements make up about 0.85% of the remaining mass;
Sulfur, Potassium, Sodium, Chlorine and Magnesium.
So the term body chemistry applies to all processes that occur inside the body. All these processes are made possible by the chemicals that the body produces.
From this definition of
body chemistry, we can define balanced body chemistry as having the right
amounts of chemicals that support the proper functioning of the body.
The health of a person is said to be good when his body chemistry is well balanced. To attain this balance, your body continually needs the nutrients provided by the food that you eat. You get proteins (amino acids), vitamin, minerals and fats which are used for maintaining and sustaining the operations of the body. Too much or too little of these nutrients could lead to health problems.
How does body chemistry affects
your body? Every day, your biochemistry constantly changes. It changes when you
eat, study, work, exercise, and sleep. When you eat, the sugar in your blood
increases; after jogging your heart rate goes faster, or your blood pressure
rises after arguing with somebody.
Whatever you do that leads to
changes creates either a balance or imbalance in your body chemistry which
means that these changes can be damaging or beneficial.
When your weight is just about
right, meaning you are neither fat nor thin, your blood pressure is normal and
you do not suffer from any kind of health problems; then, you have balanced
body chemistry. Conversely, when you weigh more or less than you should, you
are likely to have abnormal blood pressure and suffer from various health
problems; then, you have imbalanced body chemistry.