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For me, the remarkable things about body are firstly, the fact that under ideal conditions it knows how to restore and maintain itself for about 120 years (this limit is set by the number of times a cell can subdivide) and second, that each cell in the body is replaced (through a process of cell division) during a period of about seven years.

So we have to ask the question - if the body knows exactly how to look after itself and we routinely get 'new' body parts, why do we experience ill-health and aging? In other words, why don't we get 'new' health too?

In an attempt to answer this question I want to look at two factors. The first concerns the physical aspect and the second the mental aspect. At the physical level if we abuse our body cells their performance is compromised and when the cells subdivide that compromise is transmitted to the next generation and so on. Also there is largely unavoidable corruption of the DNA at each subdivision - so you can appreciate we really need to look after our cells in order to live a long and healthy life.

Just as important is what is going on at the mental level. I don't think there's any doubt that many of us have unwittingly turned off our good health 'switch'. We have been conditioned (albeit unintentionally) by healthcare product marketers and health authorities to accept ill health and aging as normal. This acceptance is further reinforced by our friends and relations becoming ill and/or departing this world and by our own attitude to health care. In effect, we have programmed our subconscious mind to believe and accept the fact that illness and aging are inevitable. - when as far as the body is concerned they are most definitely not.

What does this mean? It means that whatever we try at the conscious level to improve our health the subconscious will be nagging away with the same old message " it won't work, it won't work" or something like that. I believe this is a major reason why most diets fail and why simple affirmations and l arginine hydrochloride dosage and side effects thinking struggle to make any lasting change.

We need to reprogram the subconscious mind to accept the fact that we can enjoy vibrant health and great sex for as long as we choose. This can be done by consistently providing the subconscious with positive experiences based on action and reward. In others words our approach must be one of action and movement, not simply contemplation and secondly it must produce undeniable rewards.

In Part 2 we look more closely at developing a strategy to re-program the subconscious mind.

Michael Coleman holds graduate qualifications in mathematics, science and education; certificates in metaphysics and Reiki. He also studies Tao, Tantra and martial arts. He is passionate about the power of the body to heal itself and detailed information on keeping your brain vital and alert for life without spending a single cent is contained in his groundbreaking step-by-step guide "How To Rewire Your Brain" available at his website: http://www.happy-men.com