the Paperweight Paradox

'Nothing is written in stone'

That's what it says on our paperweight. It's basically a rock
with that phrase carved into it.

Oh, well.

That joins the long list of 'funny phrases' like:

'There's nothing to fear but fear itself'
'There is no absolute truth'
'There's an exception to every rule'

Which aren't really contradictions, but paradoxes. And if you
can see the truth in them, that means your mind is open and
you can still grow, learn and improve.

Here's what a friend of mine had to say after reading about the
"Grandma Mouse" study in my last letter, which showed that we
can pass on our genetic improvements to our kids and our
grandkids:

"The ramifications are truly mind blowing. And I have to admit,
it will cause me to rethink a lot of conclusions I have drawn
from a different basic premise. Goodness!!"

What a refreshing approach to life. Now, he and I can have
a meaningful dialogue, share our individual knowledge, and both
be better for it.

Contrast that with each of us struggling to convince the other
to accept our beliefs, trying to 'win an argument'
(can you really even do that?)

Most people, when presented with new info that contradicts
what they already "know", reject the new info, and get
defensive.

Defensiveness is the opposite of learning--you already know
it all and don't want to know anything different, or even the
possibility of anything different.

To change your mind would mean that you were wrong, so
you close yourself to the possibility of changing what
you know...but also to the possibility of enhancing what you
know. Of growing, learning, improving.

"If you think you're green, you'll grow;
if you think you're ripe, you'll rot."

The beauty of being a human, is that you can change your life.
You can re-examine your basic premises and discover new
areas of growth.

Even if you have unhealthy predispositions in your family
history, you can re-write your own history. The things you
eat (or don't eat) influence your health today, but also
tomorrow. And the health of your kids. And of their kids.

Heredity is not necessarily Destiny,

Dr. Vince

P.S. Re-examine the basic premise "You are what you eat".

If you agree, then you should definitely be taking the Core
Four. The anti-inflammatory Omega-3s, the energizing
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P.P.S If you don't agree, then write me and let's grow,
learn and improve.