How Your Lifestyle Changes Your Genetic Make-up

<a href=”http://guide2diethttp://ift.tt/1jQi1xn class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-8850” alt=”178966380” src=”http://guide2diethttp://ift.tt/1jQi1xp; width=”400″ height=”225″ data-id=”8850″ title=”How Your Lifestyle Changes Your Genetic Make up” />Can what you eat and how you act affect the way your genes work? The answer to this question is a resounding (and perhaps surprising) YES!

A recent study that looked at the effects of a diet, exercise, and stress-reduction program on subjects after one year indicated that not only were there positive changes in risk factors for chronic diseases but their diet also affected how their genes were expressed.

The Study

The research looked at the effects of a strict cardiovascular risk-reduction program in 63 high-risk subjects who were matched with 63 people in … Read More

This article How Your Lifestyle Changes Your Genetic Make-up originally published at Foods4BetterHealth by Dr. K.J. McLaughlin.

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