CHAPTER TWO
How the Body Works
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ny soul that has a physical body should understand the basics of the body’s
operation. “Why do we eat and what happens to the food we eat?” is the
question to ask. When we understand the answer, we will begin to appreciate
the nature of health and disease.
Food consumption is vital—most life forms on this planet need to
consume some sort of “food” to exist and maintain expression, and most
people will die if they stop eating, although there have been a few exceptions
to this rule. A handful of individuals have consumed only air, which consists
of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen (these elements are the sugars, fats
and proteins at higher frequencies). This scenario, however, is extremely rare
and one must be very spiritually connected to achieve this. Personally, I have
never met anyone who could do this, although I’ve met some extremely
aware spiritual masters and teachers.
We eat for additional energy. We know that our cells are cities within
themselves and are conscious entities; each cell knows its specific duties. We
know that spirit—the life force, consciousness, or whatever you wish to call it
—is the inner force that holds and molds life into forms and gives it
awareness. Nevertheless, cells need an external source of energy to sustain
themselves in activity.
Most people chew and swallow their food without thought of how or
why it is utilized within the body. We assume that if it’s edible, it’s useable
by the body. This just simply isn’t so. This chapter will explore the ways that
the body breaks down and uses the foods we eat, and how it eliminates the
by-products of these foods.
Eating, digesting, absorbing, utilization, and elimination are ongoing and
consistent processes. When one or more of these processes is impaired, the
body as a whole begins to suffer. It may take many years for a major
symptom to appear, but appear it will. There are always signs along the way,
however, including fatigue, obesity, excessive thinness, bags under the eyes,
rashes, constipation and/or diarrhea, to name just a few.