Secrets of Your Cells: Discovering Your Body's Inner Intelligence (44 page)

Sheikh, Anees, ed.
Imagination and Healing
. Farmingdale, NY: Baywood Publishing, 1984.

Sheldrake, Rupert. “Morphic Resonance and Morphic Fields—An Introduction.” February 2005.
sheldrake.org/Articles&Papers/papers/morphic/morphic_intro.html
.

———.
The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God.
New York: Bantam, 1991.

Shlain, Leonard.
Art and Physics
. New York: HarperPerennial, 1991.

Siegel, G. J., et al., ed.
Basic Neurochemistry: Molecular, Cellular and Medical Aspects.
6th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1999.

Singh, R. B., et al. “Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Coenzyme Q10 in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.”
Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy
12 (1998): 347–53.

Slagter, H. A., R. J. Davidson, and A. Lutz, “Mental Training as a Tool in the Neuroscientific Study of Brain and Cognitive Plasticity.”
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
5 (February 2011): 1–12.

Smyth, J. K., et al. “Effects of Writing About Stressful Experiences on Symptom Reduction in Patients with Asthma or Rheumatoid Arthritis.”
Journal of the American Medical Association
281 (1999): 1304–09.

Sobel, D. “Rethinking Medicine: Improving Health Outcomes with Cost-Effective Psychosocial Interventions.”
Psychosomatic Medicine
57 (1995): 234–37.

Spiegel, David. “Imagery and Hypnosis in the Treatment of Cancer Patients.”
Oncology
11, no. 8 (1997): 1–15.

Spiegel, D., et al. “Psychological Support for Cancer Patients.”
Lancet
2 (1989): 1447–49.

Stanford University. “The Equivalence of Mass and Energy.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy online. First published September 12, 2001; substantive revision June 23, 2010.
plato.stanford.edu/entries/equivME/
.

Stapleton, M. P. “Sir James Black and Propranolol: The Role of the Basic Sciences in the History of Cardiovascular Pharmacology.”
Texas Heart Institute Journal
24 (1997): 336–42.

Stoll, G., and M. Bendszus. “Inflammation and Atherosclerosis: Novel Insights into Plaque Formation and Destabilization.”
Stroke
37 (2006): 1923–32.

Strous, Raul D., and Yehuda Shoenfeld. “To Smell the Immune System: Olfaction, Autoimmunity and Brain Involvement.”
Autoimmunity Reviews
6 (2006): 54–60.

Stryer, Lubert.
Biochemistry.
5th ed. New York: W. H. Freeman, 2002.

Sullivan, Regina M., and Paul Toubas. “Clinical Usefulness of Maternal Odor in Newborns: Soothing and Feeding Preparatory Responses.”
Biology of the Neonate
74 (1998): 402–8.

Syrjala, Karen L., et al. “Relaxation and Imagery and Cognitive-Behavioral Training Reduce Pain during Cancer Treatment: A Controlled Clinical Trial.”
Pain
63, no. 2 (November 1995): 189–98.

Talbot, Michael.
The Holographic Universe.
New York: HarperCollins, 1991.

Taylor, S. E.
The Tending Instinct: Women, Men, and the Biology of Relationships.
New York: Holt, 2003.

Taylor, S. E., S. Saphire-Bernstein, and T. E. Seeman. “Are Plasma Oxytocin in Women and Plasma Vasopressin in Men Biomarkers of Distressed Pair Bond Relationships?”
Psychological Science
21 (2010): 3–7.

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre.
The Phenomenon of Man.
Translation by Bernard Wall. New York: Harper and Row, 1961.

Thayer, Robert E. “Energy, Tiredness, and Tension Effect of a Sugar Snack Versus Moderate Exercise.”
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
52 (1987): 119–25.

———.
The Origin of Everyday Moods: Managing Energy, Tension, and Stress.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Thomas, Lewis.
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher.
New York: Bantam, 1974.

Thorsby, E., and B. A. Lie. “Certain HLA Patterns Signify the Likelihood of Developing an Autoimmune Disease.”
Transplant Immunology
14 (2005):175–82.

Thurman, Robert.
The Jewel Tree of Tibet.
New York: Free Press, 2005.

Tobias, L. “A Briefing Report on Autoimmune Diseases and AARDA: Past, Present, and Future.” Detroit, MI: American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, 2010.

Turner, D. D. “Just Another Drug? A Philosophical Assessment of Randomised Controlled Studies on Intercessory Prayer.”
Journal of Medical Ethics
32 (2006): 487–90.

Uchino, B. N., J. T. Cacioppo, and J. K. Kiecolt-Glaser. “The Relationship between Social Support and Physiological Processes: A Review with Emphasis on Underlying Mechanisms.”
Psychological Bulletin
119 (1996): 488–531.

United States National Institutes of Health. “The p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein.” In
Genes and Disease.
Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information, 1998. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22183/.

Van Over, Raymond.
Sun Songs: Creation Myths from Around the World.
New York: Signet Books, 1980.

Vaughan, Christopher.
How Life Begins: The Science of Life in the Womb.
New York: Dell, 1997.

Ventura, A., et al. “Restoration of p53 Function Leads to Tumour Regression in Vivo.”
Nature
445, no. 7128 (2007): 661–65.

Vincent, C., and J. P. Revillard. “Characterization of Molecules Bearing HLA Determinants in Serum and Urine.”
Transplantation Proceedings
11 (1979): 1301–2.

Vogelstein, Bert, and Kenneth W. Kinzler. “The Multistep Nature of Cancer.”
Trends in Genetics
9, no. 4 (April 1993): 138–41.

Waterland, R. A., and R. L. Jirtle. “Transposable Elements: Targets for Early Nutritional Effects on Epigenetic Gene Regulation.”
Molecular and Cell Biology
23 (2003): 5293–300.

Watson, J. D., et al.
Molecular Biology of the Gene.
San Francisco: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2008.

Watters, Ethan. “DNA Is Not Destiny: The New Science of Epigenetics Rewrites the Rules of Disease, Heredity, and Identity.”
Discover
, November 2006, 33–37, 75.

Wedekind, Claus, et al. “MHC-Dependent Mate Preferences in Humans.”
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
260 (1995): 245–49.

Weinshenker, B. G. “Natural History of Multiple Sclerosis.”
Annals of Neurology
36 (1994): S6–S11.

White, Ray. “Inherited Cancer Genes.”
Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
2, no. 1 (February 1992): 53–57.

Wickramasekera, I. “A Conditioned Response Model of the Placebo Effect.” In
Placebo: Theory, Research and Mechanisms
, edited by L. White et al., 255–287. New York: Guilford Press, 1985.

Winkelman, Michael.
Shamanism: The Neural Ecology of Consciousness and Healing.
Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey, 2000.

Wolf, S. L., et al. “Reducing Frailty and Falls in Older Persons: An Investigation of Tai Chi and Computerized Balance Training. Atlanta FICSIT Group. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques.”
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
44, no. 5 (May 1996): 489–97.

Wu, Ge. “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Tai Chi for Improving Balance and Preventing Falls in the Older Population—A Review.”
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
50 (April 2002): 746–54.

Yan, Johnson F.
DNA and the I Ching: The Tao of Life.
Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1991.

Zeidan, F., et al. “Mindfulness Meditation Improves Cognition: Evidence of Brief Mental Training.”
Consciousness and Cognition
19, no. 2 (June 2010): 597–605.

Zeisel, Steven H. “Importance of Methyl Donors During Reproduction.”
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
89 (February 2009): S673–S677.

Suggested Reading

Body-Mind Essentials

Pearsall, Paul.
The Heart’s Code: Tapping the Wisdom and Power of Our Heart Energy.
New York: Broadway Books, 1998.

Seligman, Martin.
What You Can Change and What You Can’t.
New York: Ballentine, 1995.

Sternberg, Esther.
The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions.
New York: W.H. Freeman, 2000.

DNA and Genes

DNA Learning Center Blog. “Blackburn, Greider and Szostak Share Nobel for Telomeres.”
blogs.dnalc.org/dnaftb/2009/10/05/blackburn-greider-and-szostak-share-nobel-for-telomeres=2/
.

Lipton, Bruce H.
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles.
Santa Rosa, CA: Mountain of Love/Elite Books, 2005.

Energy, Stress, and Relaxation

Becker, Robert.
The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life.
New York: William Morrow, 1985.

Benson, Herbert, with Miriam Z. Klipper.
The Relaxation Response.
New York: William Morrow, 1975.

Gerber, Richard.
Vibrational Medicine.
Santa Fe, NM: Bear & Company, 1988.

Hameroff, Stuart. Quantum Consciousness.
quantumconsciousness.org/
.

Sapolsky, Robert.
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping.
New York: W. H. Freeman, 1998.

Wolf, Fred Alan.
The Body Quantum.
New York: Macmillan, 1986.

General Biology

de Duve, Christian.
Life Evolving: Molecules, Mind, and Meaning.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

———.
Vital Dust: Life as a Cosmic Imperative.
New York: Basic Books, 1995.

Denton, Michael.
Nature’s Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Hoagland, Mahlon, and Bert Dodson.
The Way Life Works.
New York: Times Books, 1995.

Rensberger, Boyce.
Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Thomas, Lewis.
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher.
New York: Bantam, 1974.

Vaughan, Christopher.
How Life Begins: The Science of Life in the Womb.
New York: Dell, 1997.

Immune System

Nobelprize.org
. “Blood Typing.” September 16, 2011.
nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/landsteiner/
.

Nobelprize.org
. “The Immune System—In More Detail.” September 16, 2011.
nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/immunity/immune-detail.html
.

Indigenous and Shamanic Wisdom

Narby, Jeremy.
The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
. New York: Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.

Pinkson, Tom.
The Shamanic Wisdom of the Huichol: Medicine Teachings for Modern Times.
Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 2010.

Suzuki, David, and Peter Knudtsen.
Wisdom of the Elders: Honoring Sacred Native Visions of Nature.
New York: Bantam, 1992.

Winkler, Gershon.
Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism.
Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2003.

Sound Healing

David, William.
The Harmonics of Sound, Color and Vibration: A System for Self-Awareness and Soul Evolution.
Marina del Rey, CA: DeVorss, 1980.

Dewhurst-Maddock, Olivia.
The Book of Sound Therapy.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

Goldman, Jonathan,
Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics.
Rockport, MA: Element, 1992.

Mahlberg, Arden. The Integral Psychology Center.
integralpsychology.com
.

The Senses and Imagery

History of Hypnosis.
historyofhypnosis.org/milton-erickson/
.

Pribram, Karl. Studies of the Brain.
karlhpribram.net/
.

Samuels, Michael, and Nancy Samuels.
Seeing with the Mind’s Eye: The History, Techniques and Uses of Visualization.
New York: Random House, 1975.

Symbolism

Joseph Campbell Foundation.
jcf.org/new/index.php
.

Nozedar, Adele.
The Illustrated Signs & Symbols Sourcebook: An A to Z Compendium of over 1000 Designs.
New York: Metro Books, 2010.

Schneider, Michael S.
A Beginner’s Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science.
New York: HarperPerennial, 1994.