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How much value would you put on a machine that is so special that there are no others like it, no spare parts and yet it must run continuously without stopping for up to 100 years?

The machine, of course, is your body. The value assigned to it is up to you. But before you decide how much your body is worth, you should appreciate a few things about it. You ask it to do some phenomenal things, including process huge amounts of information, both input and output, on a daily basis; interface with others on many different levels; produce another human machine for continuity of the species; and under certain circumstances, perform feats of strength and courage.

Those things your body does because you tell it to; but what about all those things your body does every day, day after day, year after year, with little or no thought or decision on your part? Consider this for a moment - if you are an adult of about average weight, here's what your body does in 24 hours:

    Your heart beats 103,689 times.
    Your hair grows .01714 inches.
    You breathe 23,040 times.
    You eat 3 pounds of food.
    You perspire 1.43 pints of liquid.
    You speak 4,800 words.
    You turn 25 to 35 times in your sleep.
    You lose 7.8 pounds of waste weight.
    Your blood travels 168,000 miles.
    Your nails grow .000046 inches.
    You inhale 438 cubic feet of air.
    You drink 2.9 pounds of liquid.
    You move 750 major muscles.

It pays to take care of this fantastic, one-of-a-kind machine, since there are no spare parts!

Now that you have some idea of what this superb creation does, do you properly take care of it? It relentlessly performs its daily functions and asks only periodic attention, proper fuel, some rest, exercise, and an occasional checkup. Now that you know a little bit about what your body does and its minimum requirements, what is it worth? Of course, it is priceless, so be sure to maintain it with the basic requirements of proper nutrition, sleep and daily exercise.

--- Source: Vitality Labs Newsletter