Common medical 'knowledge' says you inherit certain conditions from your ancestors, that you have certain 'genetic predispositions'.

The problem with conventional 'knowledge' is that the masses accept it without challenging or questioning it.

This is dangerous.

No matter what anyone says, you are ultimately responsible for the physical manifestations you experience. We each are.

Your thoughts directly *and* indirectly affect your health.

We've known for a long time that thoughts somehow indirectly affect our state of health - stories abound as to how people 'healed themselves' of life-threatening conditions by applying certain thought-processes (faith-based prayer included).

Way back in medical school I learnt about how the 'higher centers' of the central nervous system were controlled by 'external factors' such as stress.

We now know and can now prove scientifically, how thoughts directly affect our bodies at the cellular level. This is thanks to ground-breaking research in molecular biology and neuroimaging.

The effects of your thoughts can now be seen by state-of-the art imaging techniques.

What's more, the Human Genome Project yielded some even more fascinating findings: they discovered that your genes do not just express themselves according to some ancestral 'programming'. Rather, what determines the way your genes are expressed, is your thoughts.

Specifically, your perception of things.

For instance, if your dad suffers from cardiovascular disease and his father died from the same condition, conventional thinking says 'it runs in your family'.

Current science now proves that 'it runs in your family' because your (affected) family family members have accepted it as their fate.

There goes that same theme again: you get what you believe. Your belief becomes your reality. You are what you think.

If your perception of a diagnosis of breast cancer is one of acceptance and resignation, you've effectively written your death sentence.

I bet you've heard of at least one person who 'had a fighting spirit' and so 'overcame' or 'conquered' the same malignancy.

The message in all of this is that you can literally modify the way your genes express themselves. You can choose your thoughts to reflect the physical reality you desire.

As a doctor, I can examine you and give you a diagnosis that I've been trained to give you. However, you have the option to accept my words as the final word on your condition, OR you can choose a better 'diagnosis' and prognosis for yourself.

Even if something 'runs in your family', you can decide *now* to end that trend by being the first person fr*e*e from that condition.

Now I'm the first one to tell you that this is much easier said than done, but it sure beats the alternative. Plus, if you persist in re-programming your mind and re-conditioning your thoughts, you will definitely see the results you desire.

This takes commitment and persistence, and a stubborn determination that no matter how things look on the outside, you will stick to your inner vision of perfect, true health until it manifests on the outside.

Can you do it? You bet!

Is it going to take work on your part? Absolutely, but isn't it worth the effort? Aren't you worth it? You deserve to be perfectly healthy, to function the way you were created to function. So take the first step today and decide to modify your genetic (and other) expressions.

Dr Kem Thompson is a Health & Success Coach, Speaker and Author.

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