Like the weather in Kansas, our genetic makeup, and therefore our health, may seem beyond our control but “Beyond Genetics for Health”by John Clague via eSouthernOregan.com shares a different view of genetics that some scientists say offer promising effects regarding our health. The ideas are worth considering further so below you will find an excerpt from Clague followed by a link to the full eSouthernOregon article.
Geneticists report that almost everything about us, including our health, is determined by the code built into the double helix of our 25,000 genes. We have little or nothing to say about it.
But not all health researchers have bought into this predetermined view. There remains an important question: “Is it possible that we have more control than we thought?”
Cell biologist Bruce Lipton thinks so. His research has shown that the environment can have an important effect on the expression of genes regardless of the “code.” He says quite emphatically, “Genes are not destiny!” He goes on to note: “Environmental influences, including nutrition, stress, and emotions, can modify genes without changing their basic blueprint.”
Medical researcher and Christian activist Mary Baker Eddy made a similar observation during her own investigation into sickness and a variety of the treatments of her day. She concludes in her textbook on healing:
“Fear is the fountain of sickness…” (SH 391)