It's in the genes...OR IS IT REALLY?

Diane and all ,
who've been following our discussion/brain storming on celiac and the question of whether
something is indeed heriditary.  
I have been following Mercola for years. I find him to be a very credible source of information.
I thought it was interesting that today's newletter happens to deal with something we've been talking about.
Blessings of Many,
Lizzie

 






Dr. Mercola's Comments:

 



The role of epigenetics in health and disease is becoming ever clearer, and I firmly believe this field of study will eventually supplant the current medical paradigm. The conventional belief has been that genes controlled their own expression and were therefore the direct cause of certain diseases. This laid the groundwork for the idea that your genes predetermined your health.
But genes are in fact NOT self-regulating.
Having "bad genes," does not at all mean you're doomed to suffer some inevitable fate. Genes are merely blueprints, and these blueprints are activated and controlled by something else entirely, namely their environment. This environmental information—which includes diet, toxic exposures, as well as thoughts and emotions, and more—can create more than 30,000 different variations from each blueprint, allowing for an astounding amount of leeway in modifying the expression or "read-out" of each gene!
 
     

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Have a read of Bruce Lipton's book "The Biology of Belief". An excellent and accessible look at epigenetics and other related issues.

Sean



--- In [hidden email], Elizabeth thode <lizt777@...> wrote:

Hi again, Lizzie,

Oh, yes, I believe what Dr Mercola says!  Genes (I have thought!) have always been thought to be a type of blueprint, but that blue print is not cast in stone, but changeable and tweekable.  I suppose somewhere, back in the stone age of genetics, some thought these genes were cast in stone, but that has not been a valid thought in a long time.  New research finds new evidence that genes are changeable fairly regularly.  Infact, if I am not mistaken, the last tj study I sent mentioned that tjs play a role in gene shaping.  

I was once told that genetics was like being dealt a hand of cards.  Your body plays the "hand" with the best outcome in mind.  Your entire body acts and reacts to do this.  Your (positive) participation is necessary to get good results.  This includes eating well, avoiding harmful substances, getting enough exercise and time in nature, having a good positive attitude and healthy thought patterns....

My 2 cents,
Diane



--- On Mon, 6/13/11, Elizabeth thode <[hidden email]> wrote: