Research in the field of epigenetics continues to show that, when it comes to health and dis ease, our ge netic makeup is dynamic and not static in nature. Rather than being locked in stone at birth, it is what we choose to eat and what we are exposed to in our en vironment that af fects our DNA, its ex pression, and ulti mately our health and longevity.
The previous model of genetics was that a defective gene present at birth lead to a genetically-inherited disease. Less than 1% of all diseases now fall into this model. This has been replaced by the new epigenome model where epige netic factors (literally “beyond the control of the gene”) are the main determi nant how DNA will be inter preted, translated and expressed in our body. Epi genetic factors are influ enced by the presence or absence of key nutrients in the diet, exposure to toxic chemicals, pathogens, and other environ mental influ ences, and even our state of mind.
Comments: We cannot blame our DNA for causing disease. It is our health choices that govern. Our lifestyle really can alter our heredity!
