Cellular Nutrition: Biological Implementation, Practice & Application
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Copyright: 2017
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Chapter 1. Welcome to Cellular Nutrition
Section 1.1 It’s All In Your Head: The Human Mindset
Section 1.2 Health Goals
Section 1.3 How We Understand Nutrition Today
Section 1.4 Problems We Continue to Face
Section 1.5 Natural Selection or Artificial Selection?
Section 1.6 Hierarchy of Life
Section 1.7 Importance of Understanding Cells
Chapter 2. Health Issues: Still in 2017
Section 2.1 With Everything We Know
Section 2.2 Food-Related Conditions
Section 2.3 Obesity
Section 2.4 Deficiencies
Section 2.5 Nutritional Misconceptions
Section 2.6 Dieting: To Work or Not To Work?!
Chapter 3. Why Nutrition?!
Section 3.1 What’s Your Nutrition IQ?
Section 3.2 How Powerful Is A Nutritious Diet In Preventing Disease?
Section 3.3 Nutrients
Section 3.4 Why Do We Eat The Foods We Do?
Chapter 4. A Cell’s Worth (Cellular Understanding)
Section 4.1 What is Life?
Section 4.2 Taxonomy of Life
Section 4.3 Scientific Method
Section 4.4 Cellular Structure & Function
Section 4.5 Cellular Balance: Homeostasis
Section 4.6 Importance of Transporting: Osmosis & Diffusion
Section 4.7 ATP
Section 4.8 Respiration & Photosynthesis
Section 4.9 Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells
Chapter 5. Get Your “Cells” Together
Section 5.1 Hierarchy of Life
Section 5.2 Cells
Section 5.3 Cell Division
Chapter 6. Your Most Important Cellular Nutrients
Section 6.1 Chemistry of Life
Section 6.2 Understanding Organic
Section 6.3 Polymers vs. Monomers
Section 6.4 Our 4 Organic Macromolecules
Section 6.5 Carbohydrates
Section 6.6 Lipids
Section 6.7 Proteins
Section 6.8 Vitamins
Section 6.9 Minerals
Section 6.10 Water, Electrolytes and pH
Section 6.11 Supplements
Chapter 7. Cellular Effects of Medications, Alcohol, Recreational
Drugs & Others
Section 7.1 Medications
Section 7.2 Alcohol and Tobacco
Section 7.3 Recreational Drugs
Section 7.4 Processed, Packaged and Preserved Foods
Section 7.5 Eating Disorders
Section 7.6 Stress
Chapter 8. Heal Like A Wolverine
Section 8.1 Metabolism
Section 8.2 Energy, ATP, & Enzymes
Section 8.3 Natural Selection or Artificial Selection
Chapter 9. Don’t Use Exercise as an Excuse
Section 9.1 Think Before you Eat
Section 9.2 Importance of Exercise
Section 9.3 Weight Management
Section 9.4 Fitness Facts & Fiction
"The unseen threads that link us together sustain our existence, explain our connections, and define our destiny." — TS Douglas, 2016
TS Douglas, Ph.D. is a multifaceted professional whose work spans science, research, education, fashion design, and authorship. She earned a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Molecular, Cellular, & Microbial Biology from Chicago State University (2003, 2008), where her graduate research focused on innate and adaptive immunity, specializing in mRNA and protein analysis. In 2006, during her doctoral studies at Northwestern University, she contributed to groundbreaking research on immunology and protein genomics, along with prostate cancer, and developmental biology at the Robert H. Lurie Research Center of Children’s Memorial Hospital.
Her journey into education began in 2008 with university-level biology instruction at Chicago State University, leading her to pursue an M.A.T. and Secondary Teaching Certificate in 2012 at National Louis University. She taught in Chicago Public Schools while also serving as adjunct faculty at the City Colleges of Chicago. In 2013, she pivoted to the fashion industry, concurrently earning a B.F.A. in 2016 from former International Academy of Design and Technology. Simultaneously, she worked at Thomas Pink, a British luxury shirtmaker, where she refined her skills in visual merchandising, operations, and retail sales.
TS Douglas's passion for education and research led to the publication of two textbooks (Kendall Hunt Publishing): Cellular Nutrition (2018), which explores the link between biology and nutrition, and The Science of Health 2 nd ed (2025), a comprehensive guide to cellular health and wellness for use across interdisciplinary curricula.
Currently, TS Douglas serves as an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department and Curriculum Facilitator at Kennedy-King College (City Colleges of Chicago). In 2026, she earned her Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Foundations of Higher Education at Illinois State University researching adult learning (andragogy) practices of biology faculty teaching nonmajor biology courses. Her teaching philosophies center on building authentic relationships, connecting science to real-life experiences, and empowering students to lead purpose-driven lives.
TS Douglas continues to inspire others in their personal and professional development. She resides in Chicago, where she remains committed to helping individuals unlock their full potential.
"Talent + Technique + Action + Purpose + Transformation = POWER" — TS Douglas, 2022
Chapter 1. Welcome to Cellular Nutrition
Section 1.1 It’s All In Your Head: The Human Mindset
Section 1.2 Health Goals
Section 1.3 How We Understand Nutrition Today
Section 1.4 Problems We Continue to Face
Section 1.5 Natural Selection or Artificial Selection?
Section 1.6 Hierarchy of Life
Section 1.7 Importance of Understanding Cells
Chapter 2. Health Issues: Still in 2017
Section 2.1 With Everything We Know
Section 2.2 Food-Related Conditions
Section 2.3 Obesity
Section 2.4 Deficiencies
Section 2.5 Nutritional Misconceptions
Section 2.6 Dieting: To Work or Not To Work?!
Chapter 3. Why Nutrition?!
Section 3.1 What’s Your Nutrition IQ?
Section 3.2 How Powerful Is A Nutritious Diet In Preventing Disease?
Section 3.3 Nutrients
Section 3.4 Why Do We Eat The Foods We Do?
Chapter 4. A Cell’s Worth (Cellular Understanding)
Section 4.1 What is Life?
Section 4.2 Taxonomy of Life
Section 4.3 Scientific Method
Section 4.4 Cellular Structure & Function
Section 4.5 Cellular Balance: Homeostasis
Section 4.6 Importance of Transporting: Osmosis & Diffusion
Section 4.7 ATP
Section 4.8 Respiration & Photosynthesis
Section 4.9 Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells
Chapter 5. Get Your “Cells” Together
Section 5.1 Hierarchy of Life
Section 5.2 Cells
Section 5.3 Cell Division
Chapter 6. Your Most Important Cellular Nutrients
Section 6.1 Chemistry of Life
Section 6.2 Understanding Organic
Section 6.3 Polymers vs. Monomers
Section 6.4 Our 4 Organic Macromolecules
Section 6.5 Carbohydrates
Section 6.6 Lipids
Section 6.7 Proteins
Section 6.8 Vitamins
Section 6.9 Minerals
Section 6.10 Water, Electrolytes and pH
Section 6.11 Supplements
Chapter 7. Cellular Effects of Medications, Alcohol, Recreational
Drugs & Others
Section 7.1 Medications
Section 7.2 Alcohol and Tobacco
Section 7.3 Recreational Drugs
Section 7.4 Processed, Packaged and Preserved Foods
Section 7.5 Eating Disorders
Section 7.6 Stress
Chapter 8. Heal Like A Wolverine
Section 8.1 Metabolism
Section 8.2 Energy, ATP, & Enzymes
Section 8.3 Natural Selection or Artificial Selection
Chapter 9. Don’t Use Exercise as an Excuse
Section 9.1 Think Before you Eat
Section 9.2 Importance of Exercise
Section 9.3 Weight Management
Section 9.4 Fitness Facts & Fiction
"The unseen threads that link us together sustain our existence, explain our connections, and define our destiny." — TS Douglas, 2016
TS Douglas, Ph.D. is a multifaceted professional whose work spans science, research, education, fashion design, and authorship. She earned a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Molecular, Cellular, & Microbial Biology from Chicago State University (2003, 2008), where her graduate research focused on innate and adaptive immunity, specializing in mRNA and protein analysis. In 2006, during her doctoral studies at Northwestern University, she contributed to groundbreaking research on immunology and protein genomics, along with prostate cancer, and developmental biology at the Robert H. Lurie Research Center of Children’s Memorial Hospital.
Her journey into education began in 2008 with university-level biology instruction at Chicago State University, leading her to pursue an M.A.T. and Secondary Teaching Certificate in 2012 at National Louis University. She taught in Chicago Public Schools while also serving as adjunct faculty at the City Colleges of Chicago. In 2013, she pivoted to the fashion industry, concurrently earning a B.F.A. in 2016 from former International Academy of Design and Technology. Simultaneously, she worked at Thomas Pink, a British luxury shirtmaker, where she refined her skills in visual merchandising, operations, and retail sales.
TS Douglas's passion for education and research led to the publication of two textbooks (Kendall Hunt Publishing): Cellular Nutrition (2018), which explores the link between biology and nutrition, and The Science of Health 2 nd ed (2025), a comprehensive guide to cellular health and wellness for use across interdisciplinary curricula.
Currently, TS Douglas serves as an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department and Curriculum Facilitator at Kennedy-King College (City Colleges of Chicago). In 2026, she earned her Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Foundations of Higher Education at Illinois State University researching adult learning (andragogy) practices of biology faculty teaching nonmajor biology courses. Her teaching philosophies center on building authentic relationships, connecting science to real-life experiences, and empowering students to lead purpose-driven lives.
TS Douglas continues to inspire others in their personal and professional development. She resides in Chicago, where she remains committed to helping individuals unlock their full potential.
"Talent + Technique + Action + Purpose + Transformation = POWER" — TS Douglas, 2022