Cancer epigenetics is the study of epigenetic modifications to the genome of cancer cells that do not involve a change in the nucleotide sequence. Epigenetic alterations are as important as genetic mutations in a cell’s transformation to cancer.[1] Mechanisms of epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes and activation of oncogenes include: alteration in CpG island methylation patterns, histone modifications, and dysregulation of DNA binding proteins. Understanding epigenetic mechanisms holds great promise for cancer prevention, detection, and therapy.
If this explanation was too complicated for you, as it was for me (Science, biology and all related fields were never my strong point), I have another definition by the person who discovered epigenetics. Author Dr. Bruce H. Lipton, a former medical school professor and research scientist breaks it down in simpler terms, “Genes and DNA do not control our biology. DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic…
This was a quote I heard recently on a local public radio station as stated by Dottie Morris, the Chief Officer of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs At KSC. This was in reference to two local ‘officials’ (one a police chief and one a politician) making racial remarks in public. One was overheard in a private conversation in a public place, which sparked much public debate about his first amendment right to freedom of speech.
Living in a small New England state that prides itself in freedom of all sorts it didn’t surprise me that, while people might not like what this man said, they felt he had the right to say it. So they called in to this local talk show and said so. Emphatically.
But when Ms. Morris said these three simple words: language informs behavior, I stood dead still in my kitchen. There were no…
uplifting ME spiritually, emotionally and physically.
Blogosphere
Because of the holidays, family member illness, and the death of Hubby’s last remaining aunt, I had to step away from blogging for the past several months. Life is getting back to normal and I am happy to reconnect with my blogging friends.
This month, January 13, I will celebrate my second anniversary as a blogger. This blogging experience has opened the door to new experiences, new places and new people both in this country and other parts of the world.
Virtually, via blogging friends, I:
traveled to other countries as well as different places throughout the United States;
received helpful information on nutrition, meditation, exercise, alternative health care; and
entered a new world of books, poetry, religion and music.
Thank you, blogging friends, for uplifting ME spiritually, emotionally and physically these past two years.
Finally, thanks to the information shared in a WordPress recent post,“Make 2015 A Great Blogging Year,” I have the tools to take my blog to the next level.
ME
Hubby, family, friends, and bloggers have all served to improve the quality of my life. I am grateful. But, recent acquired self-acknowledgement and self-awareness skills, guided me to the recognition that this responsibility is solely mine.
To improve ME in 2015, I will:
Nurture my Healing Container Garden as it brings peace, bliss, and tranquility into my space.
Write daily notes to place in My Gratitude Jar, to express gratitude for the good things in life.
Seek out those things which serve to keep ME grounded and directed in a positive way.
Hone my photography skills because it is always good to learn something new and interesting.
Camera Purchased Two Years Ago – Still a Work-In-ProgressUpgraded Camera – Gifted to ME – Christmas 2014
Incorporate healthy recipes into my menus and “go to” the healthy eating cookbooks purchased over the past five years and are never used.
A Small Sampling of Healthy Eating Good Books
Research and explore different options to address my health issues.
Continue to value and appreciate the love of my life, Hubby, as we approach our 55th Anniversary on April 11, 2015.
Remember there are always new things for ME to explore.
In addition to being a world-renowned, non-violent civil rights leader, Dr.. Martin Luther King, Jr., authored four books::
Why We Can’t Wait
The Measure of a Man
Strength to Love
Where Do We Go from Here
Quotes from his books and speeches have inspired, motivated, guided and calmed me for more than fifty years.
This morning when I heard the verdict rendered against the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson Missouri, I thought about this quote:
In 1963, I heard Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech for the first time. As I watched the March on Washington and two active toddlers determined to pull my attention away from our 12 inch black and white television; I thought, unlike me, my toddlers one day will “be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.” I believed Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement would make the dream come true. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen.
As I head into 2015, I feel there is a strong possibility my three grandsons (ages 24, 18 and 14) will be judged by the color of their skin. And, it is possible, the poor judgment of a police officer expected to protect, but instead might reject because of the color of their skin and this could mean death.
SeasonedSistah 