Contraty to popular belief, our illnesses are not necessarily programmed into our genes. 

Dr. Bruce Lipton realized that the cell membrane was an organic information chip that reacts to the environment, and an essential (and often overlooked) part of our enviornment is our belief system.

As a medical doctor I saw this time and time again come up in research and in my practice. For instance.. reseach shows that doctors who did not believe in that their patients would recover.. no surprise here.. their patients did NOT get well. When patients with the exact same kind of diagnosis were paired up with doctors that were optimistic about their recovery.. guess what.. their patients DID get well. 

Our beliefs (and the beliefs of those around us) are really THAT powerful. 

If you haven't read Dr. Lipton's ground-breaking book "Biology of Belief" I HIGHLY suggest checking out this interview. This is essential, foundational knowledge for all those who want to know WHY they aren't healing, and how they can start to dramatically change their reality starting with their beliefs. 

This is interview is shared from the wonderful non-profit United Intentions. This organization has a very high Light Score and has a wealth of wonderful resources that are very accessible to everyone even "newbies" in their Spiritual growth. I highly suggest checking out their radio show here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/unitedintentionsradio