What if you could start the day by directing your body to heal
itself, just as easily as you brush your teeth? It sounds like an
idea gleaned from the outer reaches of alternative medicine, but
leading biochemists have found evidence that it may in fact be
possible. Candace Pert and Mike Ruff are researchers at the
forefront of immunology, and their work has led them to explore the
measurable relationship between our emotions and the way our bodies
heal. They've even discovered a link between the chakras and the
presence of chemicals that are vital to the functioning of the
immune system. The implications are exciting. Dr. Ruff speculates
that "at some future state of supreme enlightenment we're not going
to reach for the pharmaceutical cabinet on the shelf in the
bathroom. We're just going to induce the proper emotional
meditative state of consciousness, and we will bring forth these
chemicals in our bodies in the right amounts, at the right
time."
Dr. Candace Pert is a research professor and Dr. Michael Ruff is
associate research professor at Georgetown University Medical
Center where they have developed a promising new drug for the
treatment of AIDS. Dr. Pert is best known for her discovery of the
opiate receptor, a mechanism of cellular communication in the
brain, which launched a revolution in medical science. She is the
author of Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body
Medicine (Scribner 1999) and the CD Psychosomatic Wellness: Healing
Your Body-Mind
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