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Episode 25: Genetics and Your Genes
WELCOME to The WELLNESS FOURplay Podcast
Episode 25: Genetics and Your Genes
We KNOW that Knowledge is the "foreplay" to your Wellness, so we want to make sure you are equipped to be your OWN Super Hero in your wellness journey! Equipping you with the KNOWLEDGE you need to have the HEALTH you so desire!
1. WHAT IS GENETICS? Genetics is the study of genes and the variation of characteristics that are influenced by genes—including physical and psychological characteristics. All human traits, from one's height to one's fear of heights, are driven by a complex interplay between the expression of inherited genes and feedback from the environment.
2. HOW ARE YOUR GENETICS DETERMINED? Through GENES you get from your mom and dad. A gene is the basic unit through which genetic information is stored and passed between generations. Physically, a gene is a specific section of one of the long, double-helix-shaped DNA molecules that appear in each cell of the body. The genome is the entirety of the genetic material contained in an individual. Human DNA is estimated to contain between 20,000 and 25,000 genes. The vast majority of each person’s genome is identical to that of the next person, but the portion that differs is consequential for how individuals develop.
3. WHAT DO YOUR GENETICS TELL YOU? In addition to visible traits like weight and eye color, psychological qualities such as personality traits (such as being extroverted and being agreeable), intelligence, risk of mental illness, and many others are to some extent influenced by genetics. Genes do not account for all of the differences between people on these characteristics, but research indicates that they have a substantial impact. Body types: Ectomorph, Mesomorph and Endomorph
4. ARE YOU BOUND BY YOUR GENETICS OR CAN THEY BE INFLUENCED? To some extent you are bound. Traits you are born with... you can alter them chemically or surgically, but your GENES are the same. There are many ways that you can influence your genes and how they express themselves. - Epigenetics: Epigenetics is the study of how the environment and other factors can change the way that genes are expressed. Nutrigenomics - Nutrigenomics aims to identify the effects that the nutrients, in your food or natural compounds, have on the function and expression of the genes in your body. Join us for Episode 26 where we will be talking more on Epigenetics and how you can take more control of the effects it is having on your genetics. Equipping you with the KNOWLEDGE you need to have the HEALTH you so desire! #WellnessFourPlay #ProactiveWellness #Genetics #Genes #ItsYourParentsFault #TheBiohackingTeam #EmpoweredWellness #wellness DondeeAndMarci.com
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WELCOME to The WELLNESS FOURplay Podcast
Episode 25: Genetics and Your Genes
We KNOW that Knowledge is the "foreplay" to your Wellness, so we want to make sure you are equipped to be your OWN Super Hero in your wellness journey! Equipping you with the KNOWLEDGE you need to have the HEALTH you so desire!
1. WHAT IS GENETICS? Genetics is the study of genes and the variation of characteristics that are influenced by genes—including physical and psychological characteristics. All human traits, from one's height to one's fear of heights, are driven by a complex interplay between the expression of inherited genes and feedback from the environment.
2. HOW ARE YOUR GENETICS DETERMINED? Through GENES you get from your mom and dad. A gene is the basic unit through which genetic information is stored and passed between generations. Physically, a gene is a specific section of one of the long, double-helix-shaped DNA molecules that appear in each cell of the body. The genome is the entirety of the genetic material contained in an individual. Human DNA is estimated to contain between 20,000 and 25,000 genes. The vast majority of each person’s genome is identical to that of the next person, but the portion that differs is consequential for how individuals develop.
3. WHAT DO YOUR GENETICS TELL YOU? In addition to visible traits like weight and eye color, psychological qualities such as personality traits (such as being extroverted and being agreeable), intelligence, risk of mental illness, and many others are to some extent influenced by genetics. Genes do not account for all of the differences between people on these characteristics, but research indicates that they have a substantial impact. Body types: Ectomorph, Mesomorph and Endomorph
4. ARE YOU BOUND BY YOUR GENETICS OR CAN THEY BE INFLUENCED? To some extent you are bound. Traits you are born with... you can alter them chemically or surgically, but your GENES are the same. There are many ways that you can influence your genes and how they express themselves. - Epigenetics: Epigenetics is the study of how the environment and other factors can change the way that genes are expressed. Nutrigenomics - Nutrigenomics aims to identify the effects that the nutrients, in your food or natural compounds, have on the function and expression of the genes in your body. Join us for Episode 26 where we will be talking more on Epigenetics and how you can take more control of the effects it is having on your genetics. Equipping you with the KNOWLEDGE you need to have the HEALTH you so desire! #WellnessFourPlay #ProactiveWellness #Genetics #Genes #ItsYourParentsFault #TheBiohackingTeam #EmpoweredWellness #wellness DondeeAndMarci.com