Which came first, the chicken or the egg? If you have ever considered this question, you know there are more details to consider. Life is not always as simple as “this, and then that.” My answer to you is - the chicken came first. Let me explain my answer with a similar question related to your energy - which came first, your energy or the ability to store energy?
In the previous post, Your Supply Chain Shortage, we learned that your body runs on ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate). You are dependent on a regular supply of ATP to be able to do everything you do. We briefly mentioned that there are many nutrients that are required to make ATP. ATP is stored in little storage batteries that releases energy right where it is needed, and then the storage batteries need to be recharged. These many nutrients are essential to recharge the molecule that forms ATP again. But where does this little battery come from?
Your body makes this little battery through a complex recipe that involves eleven different chemical reactions. The result is the creation of this little chemical battery called AMP (adenosine mono-phospate). Once this AMP battery is made, energy can be added to the molecule to become a fully charged battery, ATP.
A little chemical battery called AMP (adenosine monophosphate)
So we come back to the original question - which came first, the chicken or the egg? Or in this case, which came first, ATP or AMP? You may want to say that you need the battery first (AMP) in order to charge the battery to get AMP. However, that complex recipe of eleven reactions required to make the AMP battery must have energy added to complete the process. In other words, you need ATP to make the AMP battery.
We stated earlier that you are dependent on a regular supply of ATP to be able to do everything you do. Now we see you even need ATP to make more ATP, so where did the original ATP come from? The very first burst of energy you received was donated energy from your parents. That spark of life came from your mom and dad, and they received their spark of life from their parents.
That spark of life came from your parents, and they received their spark of life from their parents.
We follow that line of energy all the way back to the beginning. Remember, which came first, the chicken or the egg? Full maturity is required! A pair of adults is required who can contribute their functional ATP to the generation of a new life. This pair of adults had to be created with fully functional ATP and the genetic code to make more energy batteries that could be passed on to the next generation. The process of making those batteries is not possible without some charged batteries already there.
The fact that you are reading this article means you have fully functional ATP, but perhaps you are feeling like your batteries are low. The nutrients you need for a healthy life are closer than you may know. If you are not sure what steps to take, Nutrition Proportion is ready to answer your questions. We focus on the quality foods designed to deliver the specific nutrients you need to experience a quality life. Let us help you recharge your batteries, and help you enjoy life to the fullest with real food.