Lipton discovered that the membrane, the skin of the cell, was like a computer chip and the environment of the cell was the typing keys. The nucleus was like a hard drive with various programs. So the cell walls told the rest of the cell what was going on and the cell responded by being in a growth mode or in a shutdown mode. What made the difference were the messages it was receiving, from our perceptions, our faith, our beliefs. Our expectations seem to have a direct bearing upon the way the cells function.
Blood flows to the viscera, organs and tissues, for growth and metabolism.
When something elicits fear in us, our bodies go into a fight or flight response mode and blood is sent to the muscles and away from the organs and growth is restricted. Lipton also speaks of the clear thinking, cognitive part of the brain working except during stress when the body needs more reflexive action and thus the command center moves to the back of the brain that controls reflexes. The longer the stress the more fuel is diverted from the growth function of the cells to the shut-down conservative mode. That is astonishing, especially when seen in contrast with the fact that 50 trillion cells make up the body. Our bodies are cellular communities run by a government.