What runs in your family?
Epigenetics and how you control the on and off switch
Do any of these disorders run in your family: diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, or obesity? We’ve all been to the doctor and been asked this question time and time again and we sadly answer yes. Or, we’re filling out an intake form with a sigh, and put a checkmark next to stroke or diabetes. When we share our unhealthy heredity, we must admit there is a feeling of gloom, letdown, disappointment, and worry about our future and the generation after us. This may tell you that gene-related abnormalities or mutations are involved and you can no longer avoid getting the disease. This would mean that it is bound to happen to you, or someone in your family.
Have you ever wondered whether your life choices could control your gene deficiencies? I have. I just could not understand that if I did everything I could to live a healthy lifestyle – how I could still be affected by my parents or grandparents?
What if I told you that you can prevent the inevitable pattern of genetic disorders in your family or shape a healthy life for your children? It has now been discovered that it is indeed, possible, with epigenetics, which is basically the environmental impact on your genes. Epigenetics are the processes which change your gene expression controlled by various external factors, like diet, exercise, stress levels, sleep, and even thoughts, without changing your gene code or DNA sequence.
Epigenetics: How it happens
A gene has a unique sequence to make a protein and that protein does something in your body. A genetic mutation is a change in one or more parts of the gene sequence. This gene sequence makes us who we are – or it could contribute to us having a hereditary genetic disease. An epigenetic trait also changes a gene’s DNA but not at the sequence level. Instead, special marks are added or removed that might change how a protein works in the body, altering the expression of a gene or “switching genes on and off” without any change in gene sequence. It means you can lead a completely healthy life despite having the pattern of heritable disease in your family. How these genes are turned on or off is determined by several external factors such as diet, stressors, environmental pollutants, sleep, and our thoughts. A genetic mutation is difficult to fix, but with Epigenetics we can take a different approach to treating diseases by finding ways to activate our good genes and avoid activating the bad ones.
Make healthy choices, control your genes
It is now clear that your choices can affect not only your health, but also your unhealthy genes as well as your children. For example, environmental influence on an expecting mother can cause activation or suppression of genes of the baby. Additionally, research suggests that stress during childhood can trigger inflammatory responses, hormonal abnormalities, aggressive behavior, decreased immune function, and psychological disorders due to the epigenetic effect on genes (Lee et al. 2020). Epigenetic changes are also reversible which means that you can reverse your inherited diabetes and obesity by silencing certain genes.
If you have hereditary diseases, it’s incredibly important that you take control of your health. Natural Health Practitioners, like those at Sacred Divine Femininity, can provide tests and guidance tailored to your specific situation. A practitioner will offer pH balance and iridology testing, which can help in evaluating the risk and precursors of disease. These tests can also tell us what foundational lifestyle changes you need to make in your life, to trigger or suppress the gene expression. By doing these tests, you will know and understand how to control your gene expression and overall health. Additionally, by discussing your medical conditions and your family history with a Natural Health Practitioner, you will receive recommendations on how you can control and reverse your health problems.
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Remember, the sooner you take charge of your health by seeing an expert, the sooner you can get on the right path. The choices you make today can shape you and your future generations’ optimal health and well-being.
