How Our Beliefs And Thoughts Impact Our Biology And Gene Expression with Dr. Bruce Lipton

The Doctor's Farmacy with Mark Hyman, M.D.

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There is powerful science behind how our beliefs inform our genetic expression. It’s not our genes alone that dictate our health outcomes, rather it’s the biology of belief that determines our destiny. 

Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to talk to Dr. Bruce Lipton about how exactly our thoughts determine our genetic expression, and how we can influence our health using our minds.

Dr. Bruce Lipton is a stem cell biologist and author of the bestselling books, The Biology of Belief, Spontaneous Evolution, and The Honeymoon Effect. Dr. Lipton is the recipient of the prestigious Japanese Goi Peace Award and has been listed in the top 100 of “the world’s most spiritually influential people” by Briton’s Watkins Journal for the last 13 years.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

  • How Bruce came to understand the power of belief (4:50 / 2:00) 
  • Genes are responsible for less than 1 percent of disease (10:54 / 8:45) 
  • Our thoughts are turned into chemistry by the brain (14:59 / 12:33) 
  • The power of negative thinking (17:04 / 15:00) 
  • Genetic vs epigenetic control (22:15 / 18:45) 
  • How environmental signals get into cells (25:23 / 23:10) 
  • How our minds are programmed, even before birth (42:03 / 36:02) 
  • The conscious vs subconscious mind (46:16 / 43:12) 
  • Why genes are not the cause of most diseases (55:03 / 50:51
  • Ways to reshape your thinking (58:21 / 54:07) 

Learn more at brucelipton.com.

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