Secrets of Your Cells: Discovering Your Body's Inner Intelligence (45 page)

Index

Italic page numbers refer to illustrations.

A

Aaron, Rabbi David,
64

acceptance,
49

Achterberg, Jeanne,
32

action

cytoskeleton and,
73–74
,
78

microtubules and,
78

shape and strain, changes in,
75

tensegrity and,
74–76
,
76

acupuncture,
103
,
105

adenine (A),
132

adenosine triphosphate.
See
ATP

Ader, Robert,
164–165

ADP (adenosine diphosphate),
111

adrenaline,
54
,
66
, Color
Plate 8
.
See also
stress

Aikido,
157

air, as linear and masculine, Color
Plate 3c

Albrecht-Buehler, Guenter,
92
,
93
,
185

alchemical creation,
10–11

altar,
22

altered states of consciousness,
xviii-xix

Alvaro,
xiii
,
xv
,
86–87
,
123

Alzheimer’s disease,
35

anchoring (body prayer),
47–48

anesthetics,
93

anthropology, cellular,
xix
,
22–24

antibody production,
41

antigen-processing cells (APC),
40

antigens,
30
,
40

definition of,
30

HLA,
30–32

antioxidants,
38
,
113

apoptosis,
139

archetypes,
181

Argüelles, José,
156

aromatic molecules/trails,
32–35

Arrien, Angeles,
45

art,
176–177
,
180–182
,
189–191

healing and,
178–179
,
206–207

sacred art,
189–191

serpent images in,
176

Art and Physics (Shlain),
176
,
181

assemblage point,
171

astrology, minerals and forms associated with,
xvi-xvii
, Color
Plates 3a-d

athletes

imagery, use of,
170

neuromuscular patterns and,
167–168

ATP (adenosine triphosphate),
108–111
,
110
,
Color
Plate 10

breakdown to ADP,
111

daily requirements for,
108
,
202

high-energy bonds of,
109
,
110
,
111

magnitude of production of,
108
,
111

recycling of,
111

statin drugs and,
113–114

attachments

cellular,
79–81

letting go of,
81–84

Aum (OM),
45
,
46–47

Aurobindo, Sri,
90

autoimmune diseases,
30–32

definition of,
31

autonomic nervous system,
170

awareness,
4
,
118

energy awareness mapping,
115–118
,
116
,
217

senses as doorways to,
173–174

B

B cells,
38
,
39
,
41

expansion of,
41

B vitamins,
110

balance, constant state of,
17–19

“balloon lady”,
xv
,
86
,
178

Bandelier National Monument,
98–99

Bannister, Roger,
122

Benson, Herbert,
xvii

Bible,
8

big bang theory,
8
,
9

Biology of Belief, The
(Lipton),
54

biometrics,
35

bitter taste, Color
Plate 9

blessing,
208

blood cells

red blood cells,
18
,
19
,
29

white blood cells,
18
,
19

blood pressure, oxytocin and,
69

blood transfusions,
29

blood types/typing,
29
,
29

body clues

of cell communication,
56–58

of energy,
118

body prayers,
4

anchoring—self-creation,
47–48

cellular creative practice,
188–189

giving thanks,
95
,
147

qigong practice for cultivating energy,
119–120
,
219–226

unwinding DNA,
137

your cell self,
20–21

body scan (exploration),
57–58

bonding, molecules for,
68–69

brain,
160–161

activity, PET scans and,
154

areas of processing in,
154–155

brain waves, during relaxation,
179

of the cell,
4
,
54

electrical messages in,
161
,
162

information processing in,
161
,
162

memory and,
154–155

mind and,
161

PET scans of,
154

physical brain,
160–161

breathing,
12–13

breathing your body,
152
,
153

in qigong,
221–222

Briggs, John,
175

broken heart,
149–153

Buddhism, cellular,
81–83

building blocks,
2

bungee effect,
69–70

butter,
14

Byrd, Randy,
70

C

caffeine,
54
, Color
Plate 9

calcium fluoride, Color
Plate 3b

calcium phosphate, Color
Plate 3a

calming molecule (oxytocin),
66–68

Campbell, Joseph,
47
,
177

cancer,
84–86
,
126–127
,
142–144

altered cell death in,
140

author’s scientific research on,
126–127

breast cancer gene (BRCA1),
143

cell division and,
142–143

cell matrix and,
84–86

cell rigidity and,
84–86

cells, as transformed,
142–143

diet and,
136

eliminating unhealthy cells (exploration),
146

gene activity and,
126–127
,
143

genetic errors and,
143–144

healing practices and,
86–87
,
206–207

imagery,
178–179

letting go and,
84

prostate,
136

self-recognition and,
143–144

support groups,
206–207

visualization and,
xii-xiii
,
145–147

Cancer (astrological sign), Color
Plate 3b

Cannabis sativa,
68

Capricorn (astrological sign), Color
Plate 3a

carbon,
10
,
17
,
194

Castaneda, Carlos,
76
,
89–90

catastrophes, world-wide,
194–195

cell communication,
4
,
51–58
,
199–200

body clues of,
56–58

mimic/imposter molecules and,
55

molecular complementarity,
52–53

receptors and,
52
,
53–55

rescue calls,
55–56

speed of,
200

truth from cells,
58–61

cell container,
14

cell death,
81
,
139–140

cellular decision making on,
79–81

programmed cell death,
139–140

cell division,
138–139
,
140

cancer cells and,
142–143

cell-ebrate,
193–209
.
See also
connection

summary and exploration on,
207–209

cell growth, regulatory genes and,
126

cell identity,
27–35
.
See also
immune cells; recognition

HLA markers of,
30–32
,
33

how cells say I AM,
27–28
,
28
,
52
,
52

medical uses of,
29–30

self markers,
27–32
,
28
,
52
,
52

cell membrane,
13–16
,
14
,
19
,
20

components of,
13–15
,
53

flexibility/fluidity of,
13–14

functions of,
13

hydrophobic layer,
13

identification markers on,
15
,
27–32
,
28
,
52
,
52

influence on genes,
128

nourishing,
14–15

proteins in,
15
,
28

receptors on,
53–55

structure of,
13–16
,
14
,
53

cell nucleus,
19
,
20
,
127–128

cell prayer: your cell self,
20–21

cells

about,
2
,
207–209

basic architecture of,
19
,
20

decision to
either
reproduce or mature,
79–81
,
80
,
125–126

definition of,
11

embodying (exploration),
15–16

energy production by,
102
,
108–109

“eyes” of (centrioles),
92–93
,
92

functions and survival of,
17–19

lessons from (exploration),
208–209

life and,
16–19
,
71
,
194