Today, I went over Bruce Lipton's The Biology of Belief. What a powerful book! I came across this book in 2005 and today, in 2009, it is still stunningly convincing and powerful.
Why is it Powerful? Because its message that we can change our genetic blueprint tells us that there is no situation in our lives we cannot remediate in some form.
If environmental influences can over-write genetic blueprint in cells, we, as multi-cellular organisms have the power to override our own biology. Our cell membranes are our “mem-brains” because they function like our brains. Just as our brain determines our physical responses to stimuli, so the "mem-brains" determine the environmental input that is allowed within the cells and it is this permeability that governs the cell’s ability to activate or suppress its genetic code. If you think about this--the implications are enormous!
The cell's functions are determined not by its genetic code but by its interaction with the environment! That means we are not the victims of our genetic blueprint. In fact, we have the power to alter our genetic blueprint simply by choosing the kind of interaction we want to make with our environment. The key word here is "Choice." We choose what happens to us.
The self is the maker of its own destiny. It’s all in the way we think. It’s all in the way we nurture our beliefs about our bodies, ourselves, our lives.
Lipton suggests that spontaneous remissions of cancer and other diseases constitute the "normal" course of events in our bodies. But many of us do not experience this because of our fear. We have been "trained" by traditional medicine to fear the irrevocability of cancer within the body.
New research has shown over and over again that nothing is "fixed" within the human body because matter is an illusion. Our bodies and our lives are electromagnetic energy that can be molded and changed with the power of thought and intention.
If we can change cancer cells into normal cells with thought, we can rewire brains that are compromised in growth and maturation--as the brains in children with ODD and ADHD seem to be. New research shows that behavior problems in these children are due to a delayed brain, not a flawed brain and that there are things that can be done to return these brains to their normal functions.
Exercise, for example, is a natural and effective way to strengthen the executive functions of the prefrontal cortex. Exercise also releases the "feel good" chemicals are responsible for our sense of well-being and control. Check out this article on exercise and the brain.
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