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The body is constantly engaged in turning over its cells, which in itself is a miraculous and extremely
complex process, unmatched by anything man has ever created (please note that whenever I use the terms
“man” or “mankind,” I am referring to both genders). The numerous types of proteins that make up your
genes and constitute the cells in your body are replaced every 2-10 days. Radioisotope studies show that
98 percent of the atoms that compose your body today won’t be there in a year’s time. This renewal
process affects all parts of the body, including the blood, muscles, organs, fat, bones, nerves, and as
recently confirmed, brain matter. With the continual replacement of all the cells, you should be able to
have a new body and, consequently, a new lease on life, at least once every few years. In this book you
will learn about the body’s built-in mechanisms that can stop the clock of aging and make you younger
and healthier the more years you add to your chronological age.
We are right in the middle of a tremendous global transformation that has already greatly influenced,
if not shaken up, the very foundation of conventional medicine. The old division of body and mind into
completely separate and independent entities is crumbling fast with the knowledge supplied by the more
progressive wings of medical science such as Psycho-Neuro-Immunology or Mind/Body Medicine. The
division of body and mind, which is based on the old and outdated paradigms of understanding human
nature, has never really existed. Nevertheless, this false notion about the true reality of human existence
continues to make man believe he is essentially a physical being. And to some degree, we all agree with
that idea. Since today’s study and practice of human health largely ignores the important role of the mind,
feelings and emotions, those put in charge of taking care of our well-being stand little chance of
guaranteeing us a reasonably satisfying state of health. As it will become apparent from reading this book,
instead of eradicating disease from the surface of the earth, the purely symptom-oriented approach to
health care has greatly diminished the probability of truly curing diseases and, in fact, has contributed to
the occurrence of chronic diseases and death more than any other cause.
We are now beginning to recognize the inseparability of the body and mind. The breakthrough
discoveries in the field of mind/body medicine have already helped thousands of people regain their
health. Current scientific understanding shows that mind and body never exist as separate or independent
entities. A hand can never write a letter unless the mind orders the hand to do so. You cannot even move
your eyes to read these words unless your mind has given you the definite instruction to follow their
sequence. The mind also must have the proper perception of the body and the will to maintain life.
Consider, for example, a person with anorexia. Because the person's thoughts are distorted to believe that
she is fat, the desire to eat is greatly diminished or stopped, causing the physical body to deteriorate or
even die. Thus, the mind and body are intimately connected and dependent on one another. Our life is
controlled by what I call “super intelligent body/mind.” Without its supervising presence, the body’s 60-
100 trillion cells, with their over one trillion biochemical reactions per second each, would proportionally
generate as much chaos and confusion as would be created in the case of the dissolution of the universe.
You can also experience the intimate relationship between mind and body when you get a
stomachache from feeling upset, or when you faint after receiving a very distressing piece of information.
Some people have literally turned gray overnight due to a traumatic event, and others blush when they
feel embarrassed. Heart attacks can be triggered by a single bout of anger or intense anxiety, regardless of
whether the coronary arteries are clogged or open. All thoughts and feelings are instantly translated into
biochemical compounds within the brain and within every other part of the body, thereby altering physical
appearance and performance. In fact, every bit of mental activity leaves us with a specific physical
sensation, known as emotion. Emotions are composites of both mental impulses and physical changes,
and they express the totality of one's health at any given time.
Your endocrine system, which produces hormones in response to your mental experiences, is indeed
your personal drug store, and it comes free. Your inner pharmacy can make any drug you need, and you