How to Fight Your Genetic Destiny

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On World Health News radio, Dr. Samadi recently had a conversation with Dr. Mitchell Gaynor around his new book The Gene Therapy Plan: Taking Control of Your Genetic Destiny. Dr. Gaynor touched on while it's important for individuals to understand their risk factors, it's even more important that they understand they can do something about them.

Childhood obesity, diabetes, rate of cancer is on the rise. Without taking care of diabetes, billions and dollars goes into it, and without fixing our diet lifestyle, behavioral changes, nothing will improve.

Epigenetics: Study of Gene Expression

Dr. Gaynor explains about a new field of epigenetics — the study of gene expression and how the epigenome influences DNA. We all know half of genes came from our father and other half from our mother, but many people don't understand their family history. The expression of genes regulating inflammation and immune function are under your control depending on the toxins or  nutrients you're putting in your body. 

By looking at inflammatory markers. Inflammation gets to the heart of what we're all destined to develop, when it comes chronic diseases. In cancer alone, it has increased from 1 in 3 to 1 in 2 people who will develop cancer worldwide.

Inflammation is often due to consuming processed foods, fast foods, white sugar, white flour and head damaged oils. They are turning on numerous genes that promote inflammation causing cancer, heart disease. Inflammation often begins in the gut, destroying gut bacteria that releases inflammatory chemicals that produce inflammation promoting cancer throughout the body. 

Simple diet lifestyle changes can fight this. 

Fight Your Genetic Destiny

The key thing to remember that you're in control. 

Dr. Gaynor's Tips

  • Rule of 3rds for your diet:
    • 1/3 healthy proteins
    • 1/3 healthy carbs
    • 1/3 healthy fats (increased amount of omega 3 fatty acids)
  • Black raspberries are a great source of antioxidants
  • Coffee and tea protect against inflammation, turn on tumor suppressor genes
  • Buy organic spinach and kale
  • Chicory is loaded with pre-biotic nutrients, turn off hunger sensors in brain
  • Eat beans and dark greens — full of folic acid
  • Consume lean animal protein each day
    • Vitamin B6 and B12 are essential nutrients and meats like lean turkey, chicken and fish are a great source
  • Track your HRV (heart rate variability)
    • Stress is a huge indicator of how your genes will express themselves
    • HRV measures the intervals between your heartbeats
    • Low HRV is associated with heart attacks

By looking at your gene expression, we can determine healthy diet and lifestyle choices for each individual because we're looking at the most fundamental levels. Small daily choices can fight genetic predispositions and fight chronic long term disease.