The Networks Within the Body

In this blog I would like to discuss the networks that we have inside and outside our body. 

Let us start at the at what is inside our cells. Similarly, there is a skeleton inside our cells which mostly  supports the structure inside the cell. This setup helps keep the size and shape of the cell but that is not its only use. The cytoskeleton conveys information from one part of the cell to the other, far faster than without it. In a way each cell has a clock that helps with synchronization of the cellular functions. The cytoskeleton transmits this synchronization information instantly and the clock timing is updated uniformly. 

There are two different types of connections with which the cells connect and communicate with each other. These networks could be centralized or decentralized in nature. An example of a centralized network is the nervous system. An example of the decentralized network is the electrical network where cells communicate with other cells.

When discussing connections of cells with one another, we can start at the etracellular space, the space between the cells. This space is occupied mostly by collagen fibers and these fibers not only conveys some type of information very fast but also are semiconductors themselves, with the choice of sending some information and not all. 

In the space of centralized control, neuronal network ensures that the brain exerts a form of control over most of the cells. A slower version of this is the endocrine system. Here, hormones travel through blood and other body fluids to get the information across cells and tissues. Eastern medical systems believe in other networks consisting of Nadi and Marma which can be translated to meridians and energy stations.

Finally we can think about energy fields such as the electromagnetic field, where information esists in space, which connects and communicate. Perturbations and disturbances in the fields may change cellular functions.

Why do we need to know about networks and how cells connect with each other and exchange information? When cells are in communication with each other at a physical level, they identify themselves as self. Once the cell is part of the network, the cell thinks of itself as part of the organism, working towards the good of the collective.

When cells are disconnected, they tend to become free moving and not governed by the rules of the organism, and acts as not a part of the whole organism. In effect, it tries to live an independent life. This is one of the ways by which cancer spreads. Contrariwise, when networks are reestablished cells are encouraged to be part of the organism, leading a way to heal the disorder..