Gratitude Affects Heart and Genetics, Study Says

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I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL AND TO ALL I AM GRATEFUL MHhttp://www.care2.com/greenliving/gratitude-affects-heart-and-genetics-study-says.htmlposted by Schoffro Cook Aug 27, 2010 4:11 pmBiologist Glen Rein at the popular Institute of HeartMath, in Boulder Creek, California, conducted a study of people who entered a state of heartfelt appreciation or unconditional love, what he referred to as “heart consciousness.†He found that these people could actually alter the winding and unwinding of DNA (genetic material) in solution.It did not matter whether the participants were holding the DNA in a test tube or not. By allowing their hearts to be full of positive and loving emotions, the participants in this

study were able to affect DNA in a test tube!What’s more: when the same people held loving feelings in their hearts, their heart rhythms became extremely coherent. Their electrocardiograms (ECGs) were analyzed by sophisticated frequency-analysis software. Whenever they held the loving, appreciative thoughts, their heart rhythms followed a more coherent rhythmic pattern.That people’s thoughts and emotions can affect heart rhythms and genetic material may seem more like science fiction than reality to many people. But more and more studies by leading scientists, quantum

physicists, and world-renowned researchers are proving that our thoughts and feelings do have significant effects.What we think about matters. It can be difficult not to focus on our problems when we are faced with them, but taking some time out of each day to feel gratitude and appreciation for the positive people, influences, experiences, and things in our lives can go a long way toward healing our bodies.Adapted with permission from The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan(Wiley 2006) by Schoffro Cook.Read about the healing power of prayer. Schoffro Cook, BSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, is an international best-selling and seven-time book author and doctor of natural medicine, whose works include: The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week

Ultimate Body Detox Plan, The Phytozyme Cure and HealthSmart News. Learn more at www.DrCook.com.More on General Health (500 articles available)More from Schoffro Cook (117 articles available)