Omniscient and Almighty

   Chapter 290 Cell Lifespan

  I don't know what effect this kind of comprehension has on the heart and consciousness, nor what effect the heart and consciousness have on the body. In short, Xu Guangling only felt that the operation of Fuxi Jue in his body was deeper and more subtle.

   He seems to have become a small lake, the sky, or above the small lake, the continuous drizzle flutters down, soaking the small lake.

   also infiltrated his entire body and mind.

   So, Xu Guangling stood in front of the window like this, and it was a night before he knew it.

   After waking up, Xu Guangling made sure of one thing.

   is also one of the experiences that he has been feeling in detail these days.

  In the beginning, the red flower representing the heart, the first flower of the five-colored flower, before the flowers bloomed, Xu Guangling's perception of the body was very shallow and could not penetrate deep into the internal organs.

   And when the red flower blooms, the heart becomes his perception base.

   Then, start from this stronghold, and feel the flow of blood, the limbs and bones, and other organs.

   When the yellow flower representing the spleen also bloomed, Xu Guangling discovered something.

   That is, before blooming, the spleen filters the blood, but it itself seems to be metabolizing very frequently.

   In Xu Guangling's feeling, almost every moment, the spleen itself has some fine impurities flowing out with the blood. Based on speculation, Xu Guangling judged that this was the metabolism of the spleen, or cell renewal.

  The new one replaces the old one.

   However, his perception has not been able to go deep into this level, so regarding this point, it is only vague perception, and it is only conjecture and judgment.

   And when the yellow flower blooms, this renewal, this metabolism, is gone.

   In addition to the clear blood in the body, the spleen itself is also clear as water, and no impurities flow out of it.

what does this mean?

   That night, during gossip time, Xu Guangling asked Mr. Zhang this question.

   "Teacher, how long is the lifespan of a single cell in our body?" Xu Guangling asked.

  Xu Guangling thought that this question should be common sense to the old man, but unexpectedly, following his question, not only Zhang Lao, but also Chen Lao, the two old people fell into silence.

   After a while, Mr. Zhang said:

   "Humble words, this question is hard to say."

   "Let me give you an example first. An ant nest is generally composed of queen ants, reproductive ants, worker ants, and soldier ants. Although they are all ants, their natural lifespans are quite different."

   "Queen ants have the longest lifespan, which can reach ten years or even decades."

   "Male ants have the shortest lifespan among reproductive ants, generally no more than a month. Their job is to reproduce, and once the job is done, they die immediately."

   "The life span of worker and soldier ants is somewhere in between."

   "The ants of the same ant nest have such a huge difference in lifespan."

Speaking of this, Zhang Lao smiled slightly, "I have done an experiment for the teacher. If the male ants are not allowed to multiply, the worker ants and the soldier ants, if they are not allowed to work and fight, in a good living environment, their longevity , is it extended?"

   "The answer is yes."

   "Their lifespans are indeed extended, and by a wide margin."

   "But can it be extended to the same lifespan as the queen? It's not certain. Because I can't be sure that the environment I create for them is the best environment for them."

   Having said that, Zhang Lao paused.

   After about thirty seconds, the old man said: "The situation in our body is roughly similar to the situation in an ant nest. Or in essence, the two are the same, of course, this is not certain."

   "In our body, the brain cells have the longest lifespan and are with us almost all our lives."

   "Heart cells are second, about twenty years."

   "Why do brain cells have the longest lifespan? Subjectively, it's because it's the most important, and objectively, it's because its living environment is the best. I told you about this before, the blood-brain barrier."

   Xu Guangling nodded.

   The so-called blood-brain barrier, in simple terms, is the road that supplies blood to the brain.

  Many impurities in the blood cannot pass through this barrier.

  What the brain enjoys is "high-quality blood".

   And other parts of the body do not get this treatment.

   "The exact opposite is the lifespan of the cells of the small intestine."

   "Because the battle is on the front line of blood production, the lifespan of small intestinal cells is only measured in days, or a day, or a few days, or even less than a day."

   "Besides, cells in other tissues in the human body have different lifespans, some measured in years, some in months."

   Having said this, Zhang Lao paused again, and then asked Xu Guangling: "Humble words, what are your thoughts?"

Xu Guangling said: "Assuming that there is also a barrier in the small intestine, like the blood-brain barrier, so that our entire body can enjoy high-quality blood just like the brain, then whether the lifespan of various tissue cells in the human body will be prolonged? Extend the lifespan of brain cells?"

   Hearing what he said, the two old men laughed.

   And Chen Zhihe listened honestly or quietly.

   "When a person dies, the brain cells do not die."

   "How long can brain cells survive if an environment suitable for it can also be created?"

"do not know."

   "Maybe minutes, maybe hours, maybe days, maybe months, maybe years, maybe decades, maybe hundreds, maybe... longer."

   "The only thing we can be sure of is that brain cells live longer than our entire body."

   "Why is the life span of the whole body short?"

   "Just because of the environment in which it lives, it is not as good as the brain."

   "So to improve the body's environment is to increase life expectancy, and the first thing to do is diet."

   "Improving the diet means improving the environment of the small intestine, so that the cells in the small intestine can survive longer and have a lower metabolic frequency. The expenditure and burden on the body in this regard will also be reduced."

   "At the same time, improving diet means improving blood and improving the living environment of all tissue cells in the body."

   "So there is such a sentence in the ancient book."

   "If you want to live forever, keep your belly clean."

   "That's why many doctors and health practitioners in ancient times tried to 'inediate'."

  Bedu means not eating.

   or no food for three days, or no food for five days and seven days, and some longer.

   Of course, there are also short ones, one or two days or even one or two meals.

   For example, there is such a description in "A Dream of Red Mansions": "The customs and secret methods in this Jia's house, regardless of whether they are up or down, only have some colds and coughs.

   Net hunger, that is, two or three meals of hunger.

   "Teacher, Chen Lao, have you tried bigu?" Hearing this, Xu Guangling asked curiously.

   "I've definitely tried, but it doesn't make much sense." Mr. Chen said.

   "Bedu is good, but it also has drawbacks. Whether the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, or the disadvantages outweigh the benefits, I still can't be sure as a teacher, so I gave up after trying it for a while." Zhang Laodao said.

   Xu Guangling nodded.

   "Humble words, why do you bring up the issue of cell lifespan?" The topic has come to an end, and then Zhang Lao asked like this.

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   (end of this chapter)