Today we are talking about the exposome. This is a crucial topic that needs to be discussed. Once you understand this concept – and I get that it may not sound like a sexy topic. But trust me – once you understand this - you can’t unlearn it – it will be lifechanging. We're first going to define what exactly is the exposome.  Then we're going to discuss the ramifications of the exposome – why does it matter - and finally we're going to talk about what you can do to improve your odds.

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**Interesting articles for more information**

The Exposome and Toxicology: A Win–Win Collaboration: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9019839/pdf/kfab149.pdf

Associations between the Maternal Exposome and Metabolome during Pregnancy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8901044/pdf/ehp9745.pdf

The Exposome Paradigm to Understand the Environmental Origins of Mental Disorders: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9590645/pdf/ap-22-4-171.pdf

Addressing Exposome: An Innovative Approach to Environmental Determinants in Pediatric Respiratory Health

: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9237327/pdf/fpubh-10-871140.pdf

Epigenetic Regulation in Exposome-Induced Tumorigenesis: Emerging Roles of ncRNAs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9032613/pdf/biomolecules-12-00513.pdf

Exposome and Immunity Training: How Pathogen Exposure Order Influences Innate Immune Cell Lineage Commitment and Function: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7697998/pdf/ijms-21-08462.pdf

Advancing tools for human early lifecourse exposome research and translation (ATHLETE): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8683140/pdf/ee9-5-e166.pdf

The Socio-Exposome: Advancing Exposure Science and Environmental Justice in a Post-Genomic Era: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5604315/pdf/nihms838202.