| Introduction: Epigenetics is an incredible science, and perhaps the most exciting of all the human sciences over the past 20 years. For years, we have been told that so many diseases are genetic. Angelina Jolie famously endured a double mastectomy for fear of getting breast cancer because she carried the “brca” gene. She never had cancer, but the presence of the gene created and incredible amount of fear. She was convinced that because her mother and grandmother suffered breast cancer, she would too. But did she know the same gene is active in other female cancers? The reality is that 50% or more of people who carry those genes never suffer cancer. The gene never gets switched on. There is a clue here. The human brain is just a chemistry set. It responds to what is going on in our mind by sending combinations of chemicals into the blood. These chemical combinations impact genes and can either make us supremely well, or extremely sick. The brain, in turn, responds to the mind, which I like to call the brain’s software. Our state of mind impacts our brain chemistry. This them influences genes. The bottom line is this. Those “cancer genes” do not have to be switched on. Epigenetics is the science of the influences on gene expression. Epi means “Above”. Above the genes. How we experience events, circumstances, situations etc. will influence the expression of our genes. We can change our genes with a simple change in our mindset. How we experience the world and life impacts our mind. But our mind also has a huge stake in how we experience the world. Is the glass half full or half empty. The mind factors most at play here are:
These are all areas where human beings can grow and evolve, leading to much more positive epigenetics. |
| An Incredible Article from the Harvard Business Review: |
| This article was posted on LinkedIn by Jessica Grossmier, one of my team on the Global Wellness Institute’s Workplac eWellbeing Initiative. IT discusses the building of empathy and other qualities in workplace teams with surprising results. You can read the article here. This article alone is a powerful case for the use of our posters described below. |
| Dr Bruce Lipton |
| Dr Bruce Lipton came onto the scene in a big way when he published his game-changing book, The Biology of Belief, 15 years ago. You can listen to Dr Lipton discuss Epigenetics on this link. |
| Fear is the Mind Killer |
| A Great quote “Fear is The Mind Killer” from Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, “Dune”. I believe that over the last few years we have seen how fear absolutely unhinged so many people. And governments used it to great benefit. It has been revealed just recently that Canada’s ongoing lockdowns were poll driven. That means, the government were polling the voting public to see what the most popular decision would be. I wonder if it happened here. It would explain why the Andrew Government in Victoria kept us guessing right up till the last minute each time. But when people are fearful, they can be very easy to control. But on the other hand, fear can lead to sickness and disease as it can result in a constant state of distress, leading to some pretty nasty chemical responses in the body. So, I wonder about the ethics of governments inflicting so much fear on people. As a follow-up to my last bulletin, how many of your people are sitting in a silent state of fear as winter approaches and energy prices continue to rise. Opening up conversations in the workplace is a brilliant way of relieving the mental pressure some people are enduring. You may not be able to solve their financial burdens, but talking about these things helps people gain perspective and perhaps find some solutions. Further, advising them to communicate with energy companies is a very good strategy. |
| Gender in the Workplace |
| This is an area I have been exploring of late. For years, women have struggled for equality in workplaces, and they have done a great job in shifting biases that dominated for years. I guess our aim for years as to simply see each other as human beings, no matter our gender, race, religion or skin color. But now, we are working to integrate a new movement and thought stream with the rise of the LGBTI+ movement and the introduction of pronouns. Many people are flowing with it, and many are resisting. I’d love to hear your opinions in the comments section. How are you doing/dealing with it in your workplace? |
| The Wonder Within – by Dr Michelle Woolhouse |
| Dr Michelle Woolhouse is an Australian Integrative Medicine GP. She is one of the most caring and cleverest healers I know of. She has written a beautiful book which she described as “The Heart-led playbook for the anxious, stressed and burnt-out”. I have been reading it, and whilst not yet finished, it is a brilliant piece of work. You can buy it here. Perhaps it could become part of your “Workplace Library”. More on that topic in the next bulletin. |
| A New Poster Coming – Building Natural Immunity WE have a new poster in production. This one teaches your people how to go about developing a strong personal immune system. It is laid out like the main care poster, with each panel describing something that can be done to improve immunity, for example, Vitamin D supplementation. Within the panel there is a QR Code. When you scan the code, it opens a video with a Doctor of Integrative Medicine giving more instruction about that particular area of building immunity. Stay tuned…. |
| Workplace Wellbeing Posters Don’t forget your Poster series. This is a perfect, low-cost Wellness Program for your workplace.
1. The Power of Care 2. An Interactive Guide to Building Immunity Education in work workplace is key. The posters can deliver education in the background as you work on other things. And don’t forget, the Posters give you valuable content for Toolboxes and as openers for meetings. Now with Letter Sizing for US Based Businesses To learn more, or order posters, click here. |
| A Simple, Helpful Tip |
| Walking Phone Calls are helpful. When you have a call to make, or even a zoom, instead of sitting at your desk, take a walk and talk. If it is a zoom, take it on your phone, sitting on a park bench somewhere. |
