The Tainted Lens of Perception

We all think we know the answers to everything, but do we? Our perceptions are so skewed and prepatterned that we pre-see everything before we even take a look at it. Which begs the question, can we ever be objective about anything? True objectivity is a rare beast. This is the very core of a good research scientist. A person from a good childhood sees life as good and has the capacity to give to others and contribute to society. A person from a bad childhood cannot give to others because they never had anything given to them. They don't know that pattern. Also, people who are overweight and obese cannot "see" that they are doing tremendous harm to their health and happiness by continuing to overeat. They also don't know how to eat right because of the patterning they were given early in childhood. I still personally remember asking my parents to take us to McDonald's and thinking that was quite a treat and special occasion to be able to eat there. In high school too, I was in McDonald's All American Band and got a card that let me eat at McDonald's for free for a year. That was special too. Now though, I never eat at McDonald's because I know how deleterious the food is and how artery-clogging their menu can be. It took some powerful new knowledge to over-ride the old behavioral patterns I had about it being fun and special to eat at McDonald's. The same goes with life extension, until you have the powerful new knowledge that is contained in my book, you simply do not "know" that living dramatically longer is easily within your reach. Take a moment to examine your paradigms, and examine your knowledge and conditioned patterns of thinking, and see if you can't at least be open to new ideas for a moment. New ideas that could extend your lifespan by fifty years or longer. We live in an incredible age, but the speed of learning is the new competitive advantage. Without faster and deeper learning, you are left in the dustbin of life, doomed to live out the poorest patterns of behavior that you were chanced to have put upon you in your life so far.
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Dr. Doug Ikeler

The Covey Principle

Having just gotten a new copy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, I felt compelled to read it again, though I have read it twice years ago. On page 11, he says something profound. He says we should get away from the cultural norms of maintaining lifestyle ( I assume that means The American Lifestyle of overeating, drinking, and smoking ) and using drugs and surgery to treat our health problems, and that we should instead live a principle centered life that prevents diseases and problems and aligns our lifestyle with universally accepted principles of health. I couldn't have said it better myself! This is what my book is all about. Doing it right. Living healthy. Making a Life Extension Lifestyle your lifestyle. It all comes down to choice. Do you want to live longer or not? If you say not, then I say your have not designed for yourself a compelling future. For if your future was compelling, you would never want your life to end. Sounds pretty obvious, but you would be amazed at how new that information is to many people. So check out my book, and apply it's principles. It covers more than eating right. It also tells you how to design a future that brings you daily happiness and fulfillment. That's what it's all about. Living more and living longer.
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Dr. Doug Ikeler