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Think You Can’t Change Your Genes? Think Again.

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What if you could actually change your genes with food and lifestyle?

Well, maybe you can.

The field of epigenetics suggests that we can influence which of our genes are expressed by our behavior. Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. David Perlmutter are leading advocates of the idea that genetics are not fixed, and they want to empower people to make choices that turn on healthy genes and suppress the genetic expression of disease.

Internal and external factors activate and deactivate genes, influencing which proteins get expressed, which in turn influences your health.

What’s more, the genetic results of these internal and external factors become inheritable. That’s right: if you haven’t already had kids, the choices you make today could affect the DNA of your future kids!

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For instance, if your grandfather was exposed to toxic pesticides, you may inherit the attendant genetic modifications. And the genetic modifications resulting from you consuming too much refined sugar might impact your children’s DNA.

Thus, each generation is at higher risk for disease than the last.

But the key phrase here is “at risk.” While you may have a genetic disposition for disease, you’re not doomed to that fate. By modifying your behavior, you can influence your genes to promote optimal health and minimize disease. Here’s how.

Please join me over at Inspiyr to continue reading this article.

What’s one change you’ll make this week to start turning on “healthy” genes and turning off “disease” genes? Share in the comments below!

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2015-07-27T17:47:59-04:00
Christine is my wellness goddess. Her amazing support, extraordinary expertise, and undeniable compassion invited me to a world of freedom from digestive discomfort that I didn’t know was possible. The whirlwind of bloating, constipation, brain fog, and digestive upheaval was consuming my life. Exhaustion and frustration were becoming my very existence. And then I met my health goddess! Christine’s astute listening and meticulously tailored guidance, transformed my thinking and whirlwind of digestive discomfort. She helped me achieve a state of equilibrium. The balance I now experience is the center of my wellness existence—the core of my life with digestive happiness.   Christine instilled in me the power to embrace the grace and strength of my very own body! She has taught me to internalize the boundless evidence of my body’s functionality to heal digestively. While working with Christine, my exhaustion, pain, and bloating were overshadowed with energy, digestive comfort, glowing skin, and knowledge. Her coaching raised my awareness of food sensitivities, and promoted better food choices, which led to better sleep, a stronger link to overall wellness, clarity in my thinking, and ultimately, more joy in my life.  Christine’s remarkable spirit of wellness will forever echo in my digestive wellness journey. I bestow upon Christine the well-deserved exceptional title, “my wellness goddess.”