Homeostasis ensures that the internal environment of the body is kept within narrow limits. This ensures that optimum conditions are provided for cells to function. Q1 Why the body temperature must be maintained around 37°C Homeostasis ensures that the body's internal environment is kept at a moderately constant/stable in core properties such as pH and temperature. The homeostatic control mechanisms allow organisms to seize some level of autonomy from the external environment by seeking to sustain a steady internal environment, where bodily functions can be carried out optimally. As suc...

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Homeostasis is the maintenance of relatively constant internal conditions. Homeostatic mechanisms keep physiological conditions within a certain range that is conducive to life. This definition is necessarily broad since homeostasis pervades all aspects of life and functions in any number of ways on...

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William Coda Martin categorized "refined sugar as a poison because it is stripped of life forces, vitamins and minerals" leaving behind pure, refined carbohydrates that cannot be utilized by the body unless the proteins, vitamins and minerals removed during refining are available (Dufty 154). ... Without these naturally occurring, nature intended elements the body cannot metabolize the excess carbohydrates, which results in abnormal sugars containing four carbon atoms in the bloodstream that accumulate in the brain, red blood cells and nervous system, ultimately, interfering with th...

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Taking Care of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Through Diet and Self-Monitoring Almost sixteen million Americans have a disease that affects their daily lives, this disease, known as diabetes, has a severe impact on the life of a diabetic patient and involves different diseases. Type 1 diabetes, also ...

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG ATHLETES Children and Young Athletes have special needs of which sports medicine can be of assistance to them in their demand for sport. Medical Conditions, such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy, overuse injuries, thermoregulation and resistance training all have an effect on ...

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