More and more we are seeing just how our environment and choices we make are affecting our epigenetics.
To quote the article, ‘Epigenetics is a mechanism for regulating gene activity independent of DNA sequence that determines which genes are turned ‘on’ or ‘off’ either in a particular cell type, in different disease states or in response to a physiological stimulus’
Have a read here on how things like food, emotions, environmental pollutants and more can affect our likelihood of illness. There is also a link in the article to a great little video about it.
I’m watching this research space closely!