What on earth is epigenetics?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the area of genetics the scientific community has been studying what is called epigenetics. Previously\nit was thought our genes were the molecular units of heredity and we were\npredestined to what we inherited. It turns out that genetic data (the genome) has a outer expression called epigenome. The\nepigenome consists of chemical compounds that modify, or mark, the genome causing the genes to express themselves differently. They can tightly\nwrap inactive genes making them unreadable and they can relax active genes\nmaking them more accessible. These modifications do not\nchange the DNA sequence, but instead, they affect how cells “read”\ngenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does this mean to us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is interesting is that\nepigenetic tags react to signals from the outside world. Now research is showing gene expression can be changed by habit, beliefs, attitudes, thoughts, emotions,\ndiet, lifestyle, even unconscious beliefs through the epigenome. The epigenome is flexible and modifies gene expression in response to our\nenvironment. With this new scientific breakthrough, it appears we can become\nmasters of our genetic makeup rather than victims of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we begin to lift our energy, we\nbegin to signal genes in new ways because it is new information. Our body will\nre-organize in a matter of moments to create a new brain pattern. This changes our\nstate of being. I learned from Dr. Joe Dispenza that the receptor sites on the\noutside of our cells are 100 times more sensitive to frequency than they are to\nchemistry. If existing neural pathways do not have a purpose, they will not\nsurvive. Ineffective or weak connections are cut off and this allows the brain\nto adapt itself to its environment, along with the new wiring thanks to the\nepigenetic tags. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we use this to improve our\nhealth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key is to realize that now\nthere are scientifically verifiable ways showing that the gene expression can be changed by habit, beliefs, attitudes, thoughts, emotions,\ndiet, lifestyle, even unconscious beliefs through the epigenome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we take a conscious role in\nredesigning our lives and our health, we are also redesigning our brains and\neven our genetic expression.\nOur new focus is to become conscious of our habits, attitudes, beliefs, our\nthoughts, emotions, what we eat and our lifestyle. All of these we have\nconscious control over. We can choose what attitude we are going to adopt for\nthe day as well as what kinds of foods we are going to put into our mouths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becoming conscious in this world\nof distractions is really our ultimate goal as we are bombarded every moment\nand operating in an unconscious manner about 97% of the time. Every minute, day\nby day, we need to choose positive thoughts and healthy food, so that the\nmessages to our genes are going to build a healthy body and not one that is\ndisintegrating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Easy to say but harder to\nimplement. Hopefully this blog will give you some “genetic”\nmotivation to stay focused on becoming more and more conscious of making the\nright choices to support your body getting healthier and healthier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n