It means an awareness that our bodies are more than the sum of our parts. We are not just a bag with a jumble of organs inside with a mind that is separate. Suddenly mind does have power over matter. Our thoughts, hang-ups, and self-criticism affect us on many levels including physical functioning.
And then there's the scary realization that our bodies are a small piece of a bigger Matrix called earth. We are the individual cell stuck within a larger system, our planet. We affect our environment and our environment in turn affects us. This system of thinking takes on new dimensions when this realization hits. How are we affecting our environment, which is a closed system (matter and energy can not escape, but only change into new forms)? How does our economy affect the system, and how does the system affect the economy? The Matrix system of thinking is used in sustainable living practices , The Natural Step and the emerging new science of Biominicy .
However those are big topics worthy of their own individual articles. To pull the Matrix back down to the smaller level lets take a quick look at how an herb such a coffee affects the Matrix (Coffee grows on a bush, it is a plant and it changes the chemicals in our body, it's an herb).
When we drink our morning cup of coffee our stomach creates a lot bile (often causing the liver to overwork) and acid to break it down. When it enters our blood stream a number of things happen. The caffeine passes to our cells causing them to burn nutrients faster. Coffee tells our heart to beat faster. Coffee also stops the production of ADH (Anti Diuretic Hormone). This hormone tells the cells how much water to hold on to and also tells the colon to reabsorb water. If it is absent water does not reabsorb. This is why coffee makes us pee and often causes bowel movements; the colon has a lot of water in it.
An interesting side note is that many studies have shown that 'the jitters and shakes' that seem to accompany coffee is often caused not the coffee itself, but rather the chemical residues of pesticides and herbicides that are sprayed on commercial coffee beans. Switching to organically grown coffee reduces or eliminates this side effect.
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