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ELECTRICITY:
ELECTRICITY:

THE BODY’S
THE BODY’S

ESSENTIAL ENERGY
ESSENTIAL ENERGY

lectricity is everywhere. The nucleus of every atom—the basis

of everything you can see and touch—consists of particles
E known as protons and neutrons. Around that nucleus there are
electrons that revolve around it constantly at very high speeds.
Protons possess a positive electrical charge; electrons a negative
one. Under normal conditions, an atom has an equal number of electrons
and protons; and since the positive and negative electrical charges bal-
ance each other, the atom is said to be neutrally charged. When that bal-
ance is upset—for example, when an atom acquires a surplus electron—

it becomes negatively charged; and on the other hand, should the atom
lose an electron, it will become positively charged. Under appropriate
conditions, such imbalances of electrical charge initiate a flow of elec-
trons, which is referred to as electricity. In short, electricity is a form of
energy created by the movement of electrons.
Without this electrical energy, our bodies would be unable to func-
tion. Electricity is of vital importance to the survival of every one of us,