From feasting to fasting - it took roughly 20 days to get back to almost original shape, still losing some more weight, and jump back to my previous health status. After a rejoicing winter that passed by which was mostly a sedentary, lazy and laid back life full of stuffing and feeding myself with fat based rich food items, I am seeing a season of birds, flowers, greenery coming to life everywhere which directly affects my diet too. Fat intake reduced to amazing levels as the intake of fresh fruits, vegetables along with dry fruits have increased. Definitely a good sign from the mother nature who really knows how to balance everything including the varying effects she has on we human's body, mind and spirit.
The sun is also shining brilliantly high in the sky and it is also involved in the conspiracy of working wonders for a good health. Looks like whatever fat I accumulated during the winter time to keep myself warm is getting melted away by the sun's rays as I come in contact with it more and more. I know, it is not as easy a process as photosynthesis where sunlight falling on the green leaves releases food and oxygen but definitely the sun rays, which impart Vitamin D to our skin, has special function in our food digestion and daily activity too. Now, if I get deeper into it I would rather look like a doctor preaching. All, I want to say is that I am wondering at the nature's contribution in maintaining a healthy life for us. Health is Wealth and some of these wealth is well-hidden and preserved in the nature. We just need to explore it.
Stay tuned for more such updates that emerge from my vision and perspectives.
Biologically what happens?
During the winter time, the sun's rays hardly reach we poor humans and vegetation on earth.
As a result, the plants who are dependent on the sun get lesser and lesser exposure to the light. Hence, they produce lesser oxygen (a by - product of photosynthesis) when they combine sunlight with water and carbon di oxide for food. We humans are symbiotically dependent on plants as plants need carbon di oxide from us ( and other sources as well, one of the sources being its own self as they produce carbondioxide in the night) that we exhale and we need oxygen from them that we inhale. So, if the plants are manufacturing oxygen from the sun rays this means that indirectly we are also dependent on sun for our oxygen supply. So if the plants manufacture less oxygen in the absence of sun rays, winter time will almost mean less oxygen time as the sun stays far away from us. Oxygen is used by our body to burn the food and release energy. Therefore the more the oxygen intake the higher the burning of food and higher the energy released and this automatically means more activeness and good health. On the other hand, less oxygen supply will lead to fat getting accumulated in the body as excess food, if not burnt by the oxygen and released as energy, will be stored as fat and hence give way to laziness and lethargy. Sun's rays gives us ultraviolet B that is converted to Vitamin D by our skin which helps in the absorption of calcium. So we saw our direct dependency on vegetation and direct and indirect dependency on the sunlight. That's the reason why as the Spring season approaches, the weather becomes beautiful and everywhere there is greenery and flowers as the natures gains activeness with the process of maintaining oxygen levels that brings life to all.
Lesson that we must learn from this is that lets not cut down plants and trees. They are a vital part of human life.
At the same time, some demerits of vegetation is in its contribution in Global warming along with the others in the list. During the night time, the trees and plants produce huge amount of carbon di oxide in the environment. Also, a problem in the areas near water bodies where proper balance in oxygen amounts is not maintained.
The sun is also shining brilliantly high in the sky and it is also involved in the conspiracy of working wonders for a good health. Looks like whatever fat I accumulated during the winter time to keep myself warm is getting melted away by the sun's rays as I come in contact with it more and more. I know, it is not as easy a process as photosynthesis where sunlight falling on the green leaves releases food and oxygen but definitely the sun rays, which impart Vitamin D to our skin, has special function in our food digestion and daily activity too. Now, if I get deeper into it I would rather look like a doctor preaching. All, I want to say is that I am wondering at the nature's contribution in maintaining a healthy life for us. Health is Wealth and some of these wealth is well-hidden and preserved in the nature. We just need to explore it.
Stay tuned for more such updates that emerge from my vision and perspectives.
Biologically what happens?
During the winter time, the sun's rays hardly reach we poor humans and vegetation on earth.
As a result, the plants who are dependent on the sun get lesser and lesser exposure to the light. Hence, they produce lesser oxygen (a by - product of photosynthesis) when they combine sunlight with water and carbon di oxide for food. We humans are symbiotically dependent on plants as plants need carbon di oxide from us ( and other sources as well, one of the sources being its own self as they produce carbondioxide in the night) that we exhale and we need oxygen from them that we inhale. So, if the plants are manufacturing oxygen from the sun rays this means that indirectly we are also dependent on sun for our oxygen supply. So if the plants manufacture less oxygen in the absence of sun rays, winter time will almost mean less oxygen time as the sun stays far away from us. Oxygen is used by our body to burn the food and release energy. Therefore the more the oxygen intake the higher the burning of food and higher the energy released and this automatically means more activeness and good health. On the other hand, less oxygen supply will lead to fat getting accumulated in the body as excess food, if not burnt by the oxygen and released as energy, will be stored as fat and hence give way to laziness and lethargy. Sun's rays gives us ultraviolet B that is converted to Vitamin D by our skin which helps in the absorption of calcium. So we saw our direct dependency on vegetation and direct and indirect dependency on the sunlight. That's the reason why as the Spring season approaches, the weather becomes beautiful and everywhere there is greenery and flowers as the natures gains activeness with the process of maintaining oxygen levels that brings life to all.
Lesson that we must learn from this is that lets not cut down plants and trees. They are a vital part of human life.
At the same time, some demerits of vegetation is in its contribution in Global warming along with the others in the list. During the night time, the trees and plants produce huge amount of carbon di oxide in the environment. Also, a problem in the areas near water bodies where proper balance in oxygen amounts is not maintained.
