Science
Epigenetics currently sits on the fence between accepted mainstream science and New Age panacea. Scientists who have been hesitant to admit that genes are not static are being forced to rethink their positions, while spiritualists and believers in the law of attraction swear that epigenetics proves that our state of mind directly determines our physical health and body. While the research has been taking place for decades, it is only now coming to be understood that our individual experiences and environmental factors can change us on the genetic level. #epigenetics #awakening
A startup named Genos plans to sequence the entirety of the human genome, albeit in the future. For now, the company aims to sequence a segment of the genome known as the exome. The exome is part of the genome that expresses its information into proteins. It constitutes around 1 percent of the human genome. #GeneticData
Gregg Braden shares a discovery about the incredible powers of the human heart. In 1991, a scientist discovered that we have within our hearts about 40,000 specialized cells concentrated in a very precise way. The specialized cells are called sensory neurites. It means they’re essentially brain-like cells, but they’re not in our brain — they’re in our heart. #amazingheart
“Millions of people around the world already enjoy the health benefits of mind-body interventions like yoga or meditation, but what they perhaps don’t realize is that these benefits begin at a molecular level and can change the way our genetic code goes about its business.” – Lead investigator Ivana Buric from the Brain, Belief and Behavior Lab #meditation #yoga
One of the greatest lessons I’ve ever learned in my life is that everything is connected. This is a tough concept to grasp when our physical senses want so intensely to convince us that we are separate. But as I mention is just about every article of mine, everything is energy and therefore there is no divide, but a mere convincing and illusory perception of it. #interconnectedness
A new study has examined the dietary habits of more than 18,300 US adults and found the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water by 1 percent reduced their total daily calorie intake as well as their consumption of saturated fat, sugar, sodium, and cholesterol. #drinkingwater