Masters of Health Magazine March 2026 | Page 47

The human body, like everything else in nature, must maintain its proper chemical and electrical balance to be healthy.  To foster optimal healing, body chemistry balancing incorporates a holistic approach that includes

•         Nurturing human connections

•         Fresh air and conscious breathing

•         Clean, structured drinking water

•         Full-spectrum light and sunshine D

•         A balance of positive and negative ions

•         Temperature regulation

• Good nutrition with quality protein, essential fatty acids in balance, and essential elements like vitamins, minerals, and enzymes.

 

According to pioneering biochemist Dr. Edward Howell, enzymes are the substances that make life possible.  They are also a factor in determining a person’s life span.  There are over 700 identified human enzymes that act as catalysts to bring about all intracellular and extracellular chemical processes.  They harvest nutrients from the foods we eat and build the body from proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. 

 

Experts at Analytical Research Labs Inc. have found that roughly 80 percent of the U.S. population lacks sufficient enzymes and natural stomach acids for proper digestion.  As a result, establishing a healthy gut microbiome is a crucial first step in restoring overall health.

 

Minerals are the ‘spark plugs' of life and the basis of all life on this planet.  Every living cell in the body, including DNA, relies on minerals for both structural integrity and proper function.

Minerals are involved in almost all enzyme activities.  Vitamin effectiveness also depends on minerals.  Mineral levels and ratios determine biochemical balances.

A wide range of factors—including the environment, climate, toxic metals, fluoride, and other pollutants, electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and radiation, stress, emotions and thoughts, exercise, diet, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and drugs, including medications influence body chemistry.

 

Biochemical imbalances can contribute to many mental and emotional conditions, such as anxiety, fear, depression, hyperactivity, hostility, phobias, and insomnia. 

They can also contribute to many physical ailments and diseases such as heart disease, cancer, digestive problems, constipation, yeast infections, dry skin, poor skin tone, allergies, osteoarthritis, diabetes, hypoglycemia, and muscular dystrophy – to name a few. 

However, because of biochemical individuality, there are always differences to consider.  A multiplicity of biochemical imbalances can create both physical and mental/emotional symptoms. 

For example, eating disorders, which cause a person to be ill and fatigued, can also frequently cause the afflicted person to have a distorted view of the world.  A metabolic pattern is a combination of mineral levels and/or mineral ratios that reveal how the body is responding to stress.  Mineral ratios represent the relationships and balances of minerals in the body. 

BODY CHEMISTRY BALANCING

by Lady Carla Davis, MPH

Specializing in Nutrition

GEP Minister for Environment