Cells

What Are Cells?


Every organism consists of cells. Whether it's big like the blue whale, or small like paedophryne amauensis amphibian it contains cells. Cells are the building blocks of all living organisms and are considered to be the smallest living thing in an organism. Scientists averaged that a human contains about 30 trillion cells!


Cells provide the function and structure to all living things. They provide proteins, chemicals, and signals that are inside our bodies.


In 1965 microscopes Robert Hooke improvised the design of the microscope by using three lenses and using a stage light. The microscope lead Hooke to be the first person to discover the cell.

Why do we eat?

We eat for three main reasons:

  1. Energy - Food gives energy to cells.

  2. Materials: Materials to fabricate our cells

  3. Special Molecules - Molecules that our bodies cannot make themselves.

Is eating meat bad for you?

Cells love amino acids and it is very important for repairing and replenishing our cell structure.

Meats provide and contain most of the Amino acids and minerals that our bodies need. It only misses one essential vitamin that our bodies need. Vitamin C. Without Vitamin C our body will most likely get scurvy. However, it contains many health advantages. So meat is definitely not bad for you. When meat becomes bad for you is it usually cause of how it was prepared and the animal it comes from.


Fish for example is probably the most healthy meat you could eat. It contains Polyunsaturated fats like Omega-3 which reduces cardiovascular diseases and supports anti-inflammatory immune functions. Chicken is the second best. The problem with chicken though is fat. It contains lots of saturated fats. Things start to get problematic with red meats like beef, veal, pork, lamb, horse, and goat. It is recommended to have a very small amount of red meat every week. Eating more than that increases the risk of diabetes by 19%, strokes by 11%, and cancer by 17%. However, these numbers aren't consistent.


Eating processed meats every day really hurt the body it raises the body's chances of cancer by 18%. Just as bad as smoking. However, it also makes a difference in what sort of life our meat lived when it was still alive. So in conclusion sometimes too much of a good thing is harmful but public health agencies recommend the consumption of no more than 500 grams a week for red meats.