Page 255 - The Miracle in the Cell Membrane

Rubbery red marrow Capillaries in the
in bone Havers canal
The Havers
canal

Dense
bone

In the fracture pictured above, the
broken forearm has damaged the
skin.

Yellow
bone Vitamin C deficiency
marrow halts bone growth.
Since there exists no
new accumulations of
collagen among growing
Dense bone
cells ossification remains insuf-
ficient, and bones can easily break
at their points of fusion. When the Vitamin C absorbed from
fruit and vegetables enters the body, it is used in the construction of healthy
bones capable of bearing 60 to 70 kilograms. Coincidence cannot explain the
way bone cells know the vitamin necessary for their health, recognize it by per-
forming a chemical analysis, and then use it in the most productive way. The way
that an unconscious cell selects only those substances that it can use from
among dozens of minerals and vitamins is just one of the countless perfections
created by Allah for the human body.

another there are insufficient collagen fibers in the vein
membranes. As a result, the membranes become exces-
sively sensitive, and the capillary vessels easily torn.
Considerable internal bleeding is seen everywhere in the
body. This hemorrhaging under the skin sometimes cov-
ers the entire body. In severe Vitamin C deficiency red
marks may appear in the skin of the arms. In advanced
cases of scurvy, muscle cells sometimes split away from
one another, teeth are loosened and infections occur in
the mouth.

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