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Robin, I totally understand. I have heard various comments like that from people and to tell you the truth, they leave me a bit puzzled as to why a human being would choose such a disempowered approach to life. So should we all just sit back and do nothing?

I personally choose otherwise. I know that I create my life and my health as I go, and in the end, I will not be blaming God or the government or the corporations or the pollution levels on any of my health results. I will be at peace, for I will know that I did the best I could.

But your conclusion is a great one indeed. Our world is indeed very toxic today, but we can again just give up to it all, or take accountable steps to reduce our exposure, thereby reducing our risks to all the different diseases, or increase our exposure and risks, by doing nothing.

I think in the end, whether people want to hear this or not, it comes down to one’s personal love and respect for themselves and this gift of life.

I look forward to finding his books in English and reading them.

Yoga and mediation are excellent practices for so many reasons. They are as you mentioned awesome for lowering or managing stress, but also the breath work involved is so beneficial to the body, and the grounding and the state of stillness. All of these things are very helpful to a holistic and healthy balance of oneself.

Now interesting thing about the genetics and I am so glad you mentioned it.
I no longer include genetics in these types of discussions as the new science is proving (actually has proven) something remarkable. We are not our genetics. We are therefore not enslaved to a particular genetic fate.

For example if breast or colon cancer “appears” to run in one’s family it does not at all mean that a person is doomed. Sometimes it doesn’t even mean that that person’s chances are higher of getting a cancer or other ailment. What current cell biology and genetics has shown is that why we end up showing the genetic patterns of our parents has so much more to do with the habits we adopt from them and less to do with the DNA we got from them.

If we eat, think, behave like our parents (i.e. fall into their patterns), we are than likely to get their diseases too. All this comes back to lifestyle choices and thus showers new explanations why we are seeing the rates of cancer, heart disease and diabetes as we are. All are currently the top 3 diseases that plague society and all 3 are considered lifestyle diseases.

The new area of cell biology and genetics is called “epigenetics” and it explains in detail how science made a bit of a boo-boo making everyone think that it is all about the genes. What we know today is that our genes have variations on them that will get turned off or on based on environmental clues. In the long debate of what are we governed by more genetics or environment, it appears the environment has the upper hand for more reasons than we ever thought possible!

If you are interested in this more, I strongly recommend the book “Biology of Belief” by Dr. BRuce Lipton. He used to teach med school, until through a series of his own experiments, he realized that what modern science was teaching was wrong. Today this field of science and medicine is smashing all of our previous assumptions about how the body works with respect to its genes/DNA. It is super fascinating!

I think another risk factor is our genetics. We have to be careful of what we do or how often we get tested. If one of our parents had cancer it’s better to get tested early.

@ BERN – Yes, very good observation Bernie, one thing is that cancer is something eating at a person, and another way to look at it is that it is a group of cells within that person that have chosen not to be part of a system, not to be part of a unity of oneness, but rather chose separation from the whole. I think if one looks at this from a spiritual sense, a similarity can be seen in how so many people have also chosen to separate from their source.

Another amazing point you hit on is the excuses part. This is perhaps one of the biggest downfalls in our evolution. We choose not to be accountable for ourselves. Instead we make excuses why a, b or c won’t work or can’t happen, etc.

Excellent points in all Bernie, and your input here is very much appreciated!