Alexander: Altering environmental culture changes cells more than directly altering internal chemistry
Aaron Alexander · How to Complete Overhaul Your Health in 2025 | Aaron Alexander · Jan 8, 2025 · at 1:07:55
Aaron Alexander cites biologist Bruce Lipton to argue that improving human health requires modifying external environments rather than relying on internal biochemical interventions.
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“If you want to change a cell in a Petri dish, you don't do anything to the cell, you change the culture that it resides within.”
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