Everything You Need to Know about Epigenetics

Pretty technical, but interesting. A few paragraphs pretty much sums it up:

"Everything from what we eat, drink, and smoke to the environmental factors we are exposed to -- even to stress itself -- can alter the way our genes express themselves up and down the line with a totality that is beyond imagining."

"Conclusion

So what is one to make of all of this? Are there any practical steps we can take to help us avoid disease in ourselves and our descendants?

• The simple answer is: yes!
• The middle of the road answer is: avoid toxins, pathogens, and the wrong sorts of foods and supplements that can lead to inappropriate epigenetic changes, while at the same time eating those foods and supplements that can promote positive changes.
• And the detailed answer is as follows.

Detox regularly

Minimize exposure to toxins as much as possible, and detox regularly to remove toxins so as to reduce the time they have to negatively impact either your genotype or phenotype. As we discussed, actual DNA mutation is inevitable but in most cases has no immediate impact on your health. In fact, it is more likely that any DNA alterations, if they have any impact at all, will be on those who inherit your genetic code. And even in those cases where the genetic alteration turns a cell cancerous, most of the time your immune system will identify that cell as no longer part of "self" and will eliminate it before it can reproduce.

On the other hand, as we also discussed, toxins can have an immediate impact on how genes "express" themselves -- and thus, an immediate impact on your health. So again, but with an even stronger warning, you want to minimize your exposure to toxins as much as humanly possible and detox regularly.

Keep your immune system optimized

As just mentioned, one of the primary functions of your immune system is to identify and eliminate any cell that has become cancerous and is now working against your body's sense of "self." Keeping your immune system optimized, then, is essential if you want to maximize your resistance to cancer.

Make sure your diet contains all nutrients"

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