Health & wellbeing

These are some notes that were used in my home circle last night which I hope may be of some use to people here:

Inspiration 1
Bruce Lipton

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"We are not automatons to our genes," enthused scientist and lecturer, Dr. Bruce Lipton, who shared his concepts in the field of new biology. We all contain a "metropolis of 50 trillion citizens," the cells in our body, which could each be considered sentient beings in their own right, yet they act together as a community, he stated.

Lipton said he had a scientific epiphany when he realized that the cell membrane was "an organic information chip" that reacted to the environment. This view of cells differed from conventional science at the time, which linked cell behavior to the genes.

Cells send out "protein antennas" unique to an individual person that receive signals from the outside, and thus, our identities are linked to an exterior "field of energy," he said. Just as single celled creatures evolved into more complex forms, Lipton suggested that humanity will eventually merge into a larger organization or being. This in turn would lead to complete harmony with the Earth, which could then take its place as an "intergalactic being," he concluded.

I’d listened to a few of Bruce’s interviews on youtube and really enjoyed what he had to say. His message felt right - not least because he had done the hard science to prove, repeatedly, that it is the environment that dictates the health of a cell, not the cell’s genetic code.

As the final quoted paragraph indicates, this applies not only at a cellular level but to all living organisms. Stepping back from the possibilities of becoming an “intergalactic being” and looking instead to our own lives now, this raises some questions:
- What is my environment?
- Is it healthy?
- How can I improve it now?

Oh... if I asked that last question, then that implies that I am responsible for the health of my environment and therefore also my own health.....

Inspiration 2
Dr Joel Wallach

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"In 1936, U.S. Senate Document 264 lamented our food's lack of mineral nutrient due to soil depletion. It's worse now. so chances are, if you're not supplementing your diet with all 60 known essential minerals, you're one of the 95% of all Americans deficient in nutritional minerals."

I listened to an excellent interview with Dr Wallach which appeared on Gnostic Media Radio (http://www.gnosticmedia.com/2011/11/) in which he talked about his education and training in animal husbandry, having majored in agriculture and veterinary medicine. Early in his career he realised that he was able to treat many ill animals by correcting mineral deficiencies. He wondered if the same would be true for human beings?

Dr Wallach lists a host of illnesses that he believes are symptoms of vitamin and mineral deficiencies. He states that the widespread use of fertilisers has chronically depleted mineral content in our vegetables over the past 60 years.

This led me to source a good multivitamin and mineral supplement and I began to monitor my diet.

Inspiration 3
Law of Attraction

I met with a friend recently and we debated the merits of LoA and the integrity of Mr & Mrs Hicks. I still have my reservations!! But I decided to give it a go and set about attracting 3 things, the most important being ‘health’.

Less than two days into my experiment I came down with yet another sinus infection / heavy cold. I was so disappointed, and as I began to feel like this illness was developing into flu, with achey limbs and a burning throat, I chose to fight back and refused to let it get the better of me. I immediately stopped all medication - no decongestants, no paracetamol etc. The symptoms are obviously there for a reason (see Darwinian or Evolutionary Medicine) and I took the view that I should let them do their job! I held my head over steaming water 5 or 6 times a day and I managed to make a full recovery within 48 hours!! I haven’t been ill since - maybe there is something in LoA after all???

Inspiration 4
Professor Roy Baumeister, BBC R4 interview with author of Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength

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"self-control is really the best thing you can give your children".

Baumeister stated that willpower is easier to cultivate than we may believe. The secret to strengthening it is to focus upon just one thing at once, perhaps a small thing. Do not dissipate willpower amongst many things. Focus upon one thing and stick with it. As your willpower increases, it will become strong enough to tackle the most difficult of tasks or limiting behaviours / habits.

Putting the pieces together

In December I had acquired a multivitamin and mineral supplement. I have always been useless at taking tablets, forgetting most of the time. After listening to Dr Wallach (and co-incidentally after a trip to the doctors where the doc suggested I take a multivit) I made the commitment to ensure that I always have my vitamins - no matter what. Since mid-December, I have not missed one tablet and after about two weeks I began to feel noticeably brighter.

Getting into this habit, then made me reconsider Bruce Lipton’s words. I had changed my environment in a small way and it appeared to have improved my wellbeing. How else could I improve my environment? I was aware that I’d let my health slip somewhat last year. I suppose I’d stopped taking an interest in the physical me. So I decided to commit to an exercise program.

I’m 14 days into a 90 day program and the results have already been staggering. I can just about touch my toes, whereas 2 weeks ago and for the previous decade or more, I could only reach midway down my shins. I feel vital, energetic and young. That is liberating in itself and a massive turnaround from the direction I was heading last year.

So the Law of Attraction: I wanted to attract health and it appears to be happening! As for my other stated desires, well, time will tell!!

If LoA has worked in terms of my health I think it has worked because I really wanted it. I wanted it without any reservations or caveats. I also had a sense of deserving health - a strong sense of entitlement. And lastly, I acted in whatever way I could to bring myself closer to it.

More than anything I wanted to share with you the sense of empowerment I have gained. I am not at the mercy of outside factors. I can change my environment. I can attract that which I am entitled to. All it takes is willpower.

Julie by Crip
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