Cancer, inflammation, mental disorders, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are prevalent in modern society, but the cause and effect is controversial and elusive at best. Common sense only takes us so far when it comes to how we can stave off life destroying illnesses. Deepak Chopra, M.D., and Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., successfully compile cutting edge scientific concepts and provocative research in their new book, Super Genes, to explain genes and their processes.
Without getting too technical yet staying precise and consistent with the latest studies and experiments, the reader is introduced to epigenetics. Epigenetics is a new field of study that deals with DNA and the cause of mutations and levels of changes on specific genes. This new field is thrilling because it goes against the long held belief that genes are fixed. Simply put, the way genes are expressed is not set it stone. Epigenetics ties in processes, environmental factors, and experiences to call attention to gene expression. It has even been indicated that our DNA is shaped by the past experiences of our parents and grandparents and gives way to the concept that our experiences and epigenetics have causal effects on the health of our offspring. This means that our choices, behaviors, and environment are directly connected to wellbeing, and we can choose to optimize our epigenetics to live life optimally, as long as we understand the implications.
Chopra and Tanzi use valid results from experiments ranging from the studies on microbiomes, effects of sleep, stress-hormone levels, physiological responses, familial genetic connection, and diet to tease out links between genes and predispositions to disease, symptoms, and full-blown health problems. The biological connection cannot be overlooked, and Chopra and Tanzi carefully relay discoveries about body processes and dynamic interactions that are constantly at play with our daily activities and the environment.
While Super Genes centers on new hypotheses, the intimations reveal information hard to ignore. This book will help balance critical hormones and microbiomes and explain the crucial role of an individual’s environment and lifestyle choices. More importantly, it will turn modern living into meaningful, intentional living. Super Genes will stock your arsenal with techniques to properly handle stress, create beneficial lifestyle choices, and eat a restorative and beneficial diet (this book is a nice complement to the excellent, food-loving Ageless Diet). All of this will help safeguard your genes from methylation, which is correlated to premature aging and other life-threatening and debilitating health problems.
The book Super Genes highlights the power that we all have to intervene, self-preserve, and protect ourselves to enjoy a nourished and happy self. Learn to play a conscious role in your development, aging process, and learn about your impact on human evolution. Yes, you have the ability to make your body work for you and your goals, and you are capable of changing the future in the here and now. This holistic book is not the fountain of youth, but it is a spring to life energy and optimal living.
