| "Hey, Ellen," a friend called to me from two | | | | longevity to express themselves too weakly. We all |
| check-out counters away in the supermarket, "did | | | | know that you can truncate your own life if you |
| you see the story in TIME magazine?" | | | | smoke or overeat, but it's becoming clear that those |
| He wasn't the only one asking me if I'd seen the | | | | same bad behaviors can also predispose your kids |
| issue a few months ago about epigenetics called | | | | – before they are even conceived – to |
| "Why Genes Aren't Destiny." They were all aware | | | | disease and early death." |
| that in my talks I tell about the latest scientific | | | | Environment and lifestyle choices also strongly impact |
| findings in epigenetics that prove beliefs and thoughts | | | | how you age. Hang out with people who see |
| affect how the body changes with age. And I always | | | | themselves as old and always give you an organ |
| quote the first scientist to share his research findings | | | | recital if you ask how they are, and it will influence |
| on epigenetics, the internationally recognized cell | | | | your thinking – and your body's cells. |
| biologist, Dr. Bruce Lipton. | | | | How you eat, exercise, take care of your skin and |
| Imagine my surprise – then dismay, then outrage | | | | your attitude towards life (this means more than |
| – when Dr. Lipton wasn't even mentioned in the | | | | seeing the glass as half full – it's about joy!) are all |
| article! It was 1985 when Dr. Lipton introduced the | | | | factors in whether you'll live a long, healthy, active life |
| notion of perception influencing genes. He was | | | | or progressively deteriorate and die prematurely. In |
| considered a radical weirdo in the science community | | | | his book "Biology of Belief" |
| at that time and in his "Wisdom of Your Cells" he tells | | | | Lipton shows that genes and DNA do not control our |
| the story of speaking to an audience of scientists | | | | biology; that instead DNA is controlled by signals from |
| about his discovery that the mind can turn our genes | | | | outside the cell, including the energetic messages |
| on and off. Their reaction to his research findings? | | | | emanating from our positive and negative thoughts. |
| Scoffing would be putting it mildly. | | | | This is great news! It means you can affect your |
| Yet today, 25 years later, TIME magazine is publishing | | | | biology with your thoughts and beliefs – and |
| the evidence of other scientists' findings in this new | | | | reverse aging! |
| field of epigenetics and ignoring Bruce Lipton's | | | | I wanted to be able to listen to Dr. Lipton while I |
| decades of research and breakthrough findings. | | | | drive so I got his CD set, "The Wisdom of Your |
| I must say that although there's not even a nod to | | | | Cells," which is excellent. |
| Dr. Lipton (or Gregg Braden, a brilliant scientist who is | | | | I can also highly recommend "The Science of |
| the author of a number of bestselling books on | | | | Miracles" by Gregg Braden – it's fascinating! |
| science and spirituality,) the article is quite interesting. | | | | It's never too late to start growing younger so start |
| It explains how your environment and your choices | | | | your journey to a younger you today. And when you |
| can influence your genetic code – and that of | | | | have a minute, send an email to Dr. Lipton (). Thank |
| your kids. | | | | him for not only sharing with the world his research |
| The TIME article by John Cloud states, "There's | | | | into epigenetics years before it was "cool" but, more |
| evidence that lifestyle choices like smoking and eating | | | | importantly, for teaching us how to use the new |
| too much can change the epigenetic marks atop your | | | | science to create and maintain a "new," happy, |
| DNA in ways that cause the genes for obesity to | | | | healthy life. |
| express themselves too strongly and the genes for | | | | |