Eat Well, Exercise Regularly and Monitor Your Epigenome
…useful in predicting CMD risk. In addition, being overweight or obese in childhood may not only be due to lifestyle but to how our genes are regulated. Their findings are…
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The Role of Epigenetics in Traditional Chinese Medicine
…gene expression that can occur without alterations to the DNA sequence itself. Epigenetic changes can be influenced by a variety of factors, including the environment and lifestyle choices. Interestingly, research…
Father’s Exposure to Phthalates Impact Epigenetic Marks on Sperm DNA
…man’s lifestyle choices before trying to conceive with his partner can affect his abilities to do so. The details appeared in a recent issue of Human Reproduction, the monthly journal…
Exposure to Parabens While Pregnant Could Lead to Obese Offspring
…mothers are exposed. It’s worth noting that parabens could be one risk factor, but there are several others including poor diet, insufficient exercise, and other similar unhealthy lifestyle habits. “Epigenetic…
Daytime Sleepiness May Be Result of Epigenetic Change
Sleep is one of the most important factors in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. For most of us, it’s our favorite activity, yet we somehow never get enough of it. Sleep…
Drinking Tea Can Turn Genes On or Off in Women
…is the study of alterations in gene expression as a result of chemical marks that do not adjust the underlying genetic code. We know that lifestyle factors such as what…
The Epigenetics Behind the Flu
…expression – heritable during cell division – that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence. These changes are also influenced by age, the environment, lifestyle, and health. Understandably,…
Could Epigenetics Explain the Origins of Allergic Disease?
…a lifestyle, nutrition, or environmental change could reduce allergies and end the allergic epidemic. References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Allergies. Web. Prescott S, (2011). Food allergy: Riding…
The Epigenetics of Chronic Kidney Disease
…sensible lifestyle changes. Novel therapeutics such as the telomerase activators being developed by Sierra Sciences and BioViva are likely, as Blasco et. al’s research indicates, to ameliorate the numerous vicious…
5 Ways You Might Epigenetically Boost Your Child’s Health Before Birth
…is far-reaching, many studies hinting that a child can be influenced by the lifestyle and health of his or her parents and possibly even grandparents before being born. Epigenetic marks…
