The Biology of Belief

Biologist Bruce Lipton is one of my favorite scientists. This book is built on a moment when he was in his laboratory growing stem cells in petri dishes, when one day, he made a fascinating discovery. It is not the genes that determine the outcome of the cells but the environment. 

Extrapolating that to the whole human being, the book clearly outlines that our thoughts create our health outcomes. The environment in which our cells are bathed, as explained by Dr Lipton, is our blood, the chemistry of which is determined by our emotional state, which, in turn, is controlled… show more.

This was the book that single-handedly jolted me AWAKE. Prior to reading this book in 2008, I was sleepwalking through life, doing and achieving all the things I “should” be doing but feeling unfulfilled. But why?! My life looked great on paper, so why did I lack a sense of real purpose?

But then I read this book because a mentor said it would be life-changing. My friend wasn’t kidding! As one of the pioneers of epigenetics, Lipton details how our environment, and, namely, our beliefs, influence the behavior of our cells and, thus, our lives. In a matter of… show more.

A powerful look at the capability of our thoughts on our DNA expression. I loved this book because it empowered me to change my thought life in order to experience personal transformation by changing my relationship to alcohol. It completely changed my outlook on what’s possible in my life. We are not victims of our DNA. We are victims of our thought life.

Bruce Lipton is an American developmental biologist who in The Biology of Belief describes the mechanisms by which cells receive and process information. He shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology; instead, DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts. We have more agency and authority over our life experience than we ever realized. I am in total agreement with these ideas and reflect upon them in The Embodied Mind.

I very much like Lipton’s spiritual approach to cell biology which is missing in… show more.