Stem cell biologist, bestselling author and recipient of the Goi Peace Award, Dr. Bruce Lipton is internationally known for his work and conferences. His most famous books include ‘The Biology of Belief‘, ‘Spontaneous Evolution‘, and ‘The Honeymoon Effect‘.
He is best known for his findings that gene expression is influenced (via epigenetics) by environmental factors. In turn, people have a greater impact on their health than genetic research had previously determined.
He began his scientific career as a cell biologist. He received his PhD Degree from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville before joining the Department of Anatomy at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine in 1973. However, as his research developed, he felt all that he had initially learned and was teaching was incorrect.
He discusses findings such as how a person’s beliefs and feelings (e.g. positive thoughts, thoughts of feeling strong and healthy etc.) have a profound influence on health, much more so than one’s genes and that subconscious programming can influence our perception of reality. His epigenetics research suggests that energy psychology techniques can shift how we think and perceive, potentially leading to improved health and life outcomes. Energy psychology methods, like PSYCH-K, strengthen the mind-body connection and may help reduce stress, heal trauma and address self-limiting beliefs.
A basic example of this, is if your family have a history of getting cancer, but you are in a positive mindset, you will not activate these genes. His research has even shown that adopted children get the same illnesses as the families that raise them, due to sharing the same beliefs and mindsets, despite having different gene pools. His research also touches on the placebo effect:
“A minimum of one third of all medical intervention is a placebo effect. That’s the result of positive thinking (and not of drugs)”.
He also talks on how the pharmaceutical industry and universities are only just beginning to accept these findings and can feel threatened by this change in findings.
“His research on muscular dystrophy and studies employing cloned human stem cells focused upon the molecular mechanisms controlling cell behavior. An experimental tissue transplantation technique developed by Dr. Lipton and colleague Dr. Ed Schultz was published in the journal Science and subsequently employed as a novel form of human genetic engineering.”
Here are some more of his many famous quotes from his books:
“We can control our lives by controlling our perceptions.”
“We are not victims of our genes, but masters of our fates, able to create lives overflowing with peace, happiness, and love.”
“Our beliefs control our bodies, our minds, and thus our lives.”
“The character of our life is based upon how we perceive it.”
“Just like a single cell, the character of our lives is determined not by our genes but by our responses to the environmental signals that propel life.”
“Here is the amazing thing: the caterpillar and the butterfly have the exact same DNA. They are the same organism but are receiving and responding to a different organizing signal.”
“I was exhilarated by the new realization that I could change the character of my life by changing my beliefs. I was instantly energized because I realized that there was a science-based path that would take me from my job as a perennial “victim” to my new position as “co-creator” of my destiny.”
“What quantum physics teaches us is that everything we thought was physical is not physical.”
“Your perspective is always limited by how much you know. Expand your knowledge and you will transform your mind.”
Here are some Dr. Bruce Lipton YouTube videos discussing his work and findings:
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Like Dr. Bob Proctor, Dr. Bruce Lipton communicates the benefits of ‘rewiring’ the subconscious mind (replacing bad habits with new self-serving habits). Here are some videos on that side of his work:
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For more on Dr. Bruce Lipton, check out the Natural Healing Article and ‘Three Amigos’ Article, as well as on Dr. Bruce Lipton’s website here.
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