Metabolic rate - not only for the body as a whole but also for each cell?

When I studied physiology many decades ago, I learnt about the metabolic rate in the human body.

I do not know if there has been any investigation of whether each cell also has a metabolic rate.

My intuition is that each cell does have its own metabolic rate, and that this slows with age.

This metabolic rate for any group of cells can be helped to keep at the right speed through normal stimulation (exercise) and rest.

What does not help is infections and/ or excess sugar or too little sugar or other nourishment.

Distortions in the metabolic rate of any cell or group of cells is at least partly responsible for obesity, cancer, and so on.

Presumably, there is a symbiotic relationship between the metabolic rate of each cell and the amount of nutrition it receives - in other words, the metabolic rate should determine how much nutrition it absorbs even if it is surrounded with too much nutrition. However, constantly having too much nutrition may eventually disturb the metabolic rate.

Perhaps that is one reason why regular or occasional fasting improves health for normal people?

Water in the human body

I have noticed that, as I have grown older, my body needs more and more water to feel fit.

Also that, as soon as I drink water, the whole of my body responds - as if water has spread instantly through the whole system.

Thesis: water does not travel only physically through the system, but each cell has an optimal amount of water that it needs; as soon as this is exceeded, it immediately passes on the excess water to the neighbouring cell(s).

That is why one of the simplest cures for constipation is to drink several glasses of water - and, long before the water has travelled physically through the stomach and duodenum and the small and large intestines, it will moisten the waste sitting dry and difficult to eliminate in or near the rectum, and enable the elimination of the waste.

Conclusion: most anti-constipation pills are unnecessary.

The Effects of Muzak

Human beings respond physically to sound. So well known is that fact that we have various forms of sonar and music therapy for physical as well as psychological problems.

So how much research has there been on the perennial bombardment of the human body with sound waves whenever one travels or goes shopping?

One is constantly surrounded by what is known as Muzak - usually some kind of pop or rock music.

Human beings were not designed to be bombarded with music all the time. Quite apart from the fact that some of us may like all kinds of music, but most of us have our preferences - and a few of us may even actively dislike some kinds of music.

Here is my thesis: As Muzak can't be escaped in modern life, it contributes to mental tiredness and to stress on the heart and other organs. Muzak may even contribute to cancer, as the breakdown of the natural self-regulatory system which eliminates abnormal cells is at least part of what causes people to suffer from the disease.