Recently I received a question from Susan that asked about the body's health memory and long term health. Essentially, Susan is asking if the body has a memory that tells it how to be healthy? What do we do to if the body appears to be failing? Oh, this is a really important topic and I'm happy to discuss it here.
Sometimes we sense that our bodies are not functioning as well as they used to. Of course, the situation that we want to see is the body improving and us feeling better over time. (Sooner, rather than later, if we have a choice.)
But can the body "stop remembering" how to be healthy whether we're 62 or 22? The flat answer is, yes, it's possible.
The body is a mechanism that runs on autopilot most of the time due to our built-in autonomic control systems. Digestion, beathing and even immune system functions transpire on a second-by-second, minute-by-minute basis without our conscious intervention.
If you become injured enough, the body's cellular memory can be affected and fall into dysfunction, not keep you totally healthy. This can occur from seemingly small traumas if you're a child or young person, like someone yelling at you. This can stem from big events such as the consequences of divorce, car accidents or suffering abuse if you're any age.
The point is... we can be affected by life occurrences as negative events register in our cellular memory and make a lasting impact on our body systems.
The body needs healthy cellular memories to be the functional memories that make it know how to work properly. If you accumulate too many unhealthy cellular memories, the body can easily break down into dis-repair.This is where a healing process like ELT (Essential Life Therapy) shines because it works to repair cellular memories. You'll notice that many psychiatric therapies address helping a person recover from trauma and negative beliefs, but I have found that "energy work" tends to be the most effective in causing real change in how the body perceives and holds these memories and how it allows them to affect a person long term. And after all, we do want to be healthy for the long haul!
Thanks for your question, Susan. Keep them coming in and we'll address more as time permits. Plus, if you're reading this blog and you have an opinion, share it here. This is the place.
Cinda Crawford, host of the Health Matters Show
