The Krebs Cycle is a series of complex
chemical reactions that occur within the cells of the body to create a
form of energy in the body.1 It utilizes
various minerals and enzymes to complete this cycle and, as in all
chemical reactions, is limited by quantity and availability of
reactants, minerals, and enzymes.
According to Arthur Guyton in the Textbook of Medical Physiology, the
basic characteristics of a cell are as follows:
“All cells deliver the end-products of their
chemical reactions into surrounding fluids. The general mechanisms for
changing nutrients into energy are basically the same in all cells.
Oxygen combines with carbohydrates, fat or protein to release energy
for cell function.”2
Thus, the important components necessary to begin the energy cycle are:
• Proteins – the most abundant substance next to water in most cells.
• Fats/Lipids – needed to make different membranes for all cells.
• Carbohydrates – they play a minor role in structural function of the
cell, but a major role in nutrition of the cell.
• Vitamins – Vitamins have been described as “missing keys.” Like a key
“they fit into tiny chemical locks" that free the body’s regulatory
networks, each vitamin is a complex organic molecule that fills in
specific missing links throughout the body’s chemistry.”3 (see
Vitamins)
• Minerals – NATURALLY-occurring inorganic elements that have a
characteristic crystalline structure, chemical composition and physical
properties. Minerals are the catalyst for many of the body's
cellular processes and keep them running efficiently. (see Minerals)
• Probiotics – There is a delicate balance that exists in the normal
healthy individual where the ‘good’ bacteria suppress the potentially
‘bad’ bacteria. This results in a symbiotic association between the
flora and the host. This exchange has evolved to work under natural
conditions to the benefit of the host but modern lifestyles have
compromised the association and, in some circumstances, has left the
host vulnerable. These bacteria strains function as our body’s second
immune system. (see Good Bacteria)
The quality, as well as the quantity, of these foods is an important
factor in getting on to the road of optimal health. We have
carefully formulated a delicate balance of each of these components in The Greatest
Vitamins in the World to ensure that your body is receiving the
proper nutrients in the amount it needs.
1. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Edition 16. F.A. Davis
Company: Philadelphia,1989, p. 982-3.
2. Guyton, Arthur C.; Physiology of the Human Body. Hardcover;
Saunders College Publishing; January 1984, p. 2.
3. Beasley, Joseph D., M.D. and Jefy Swift, M.A. The Kellogg Report:
The Impact of Nutrition, Environment and Lifestyle on the Health of
Americans. New York: The Institute of Health Policy and Practice, 1989,
p. 70. |
