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Episode 31: You're More than Your Genes: How Epigenetics Impacts Generational Health & Fertility
Why do some identical twins have different fingerprints?
Oh the 90s, era of the Hale-Bopp Comet and the Human Genome Project in science. Mapping the human genome was A Big Deal, and everyone from then-President Clinton to your high school biology teacher was pretty excited.
The genome project eventually led to the lesser-known but also very important Human Epigenome Project — health impacts beyond our genetic code. How are we impacted by environment and behavior, in addition to (or despite) the effects of our genes?
Ruby and Anne are having this critical nature/nurture conversation with Kent Thornburg, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
Just FYI, Dr. Thornburg's list of credentials, accomplishments, and accolades are far too long to reproduce here, but you can learn more about him and watch his Tedx Talk on the OHSU website: https://www.ohsu.edu/people/kent-l-thornburg-phd.
We have so much technology, so much information — why are we sicker and with lower life expectancies than earlier generations? Because technology is a tool, much like a hammer. You can build with it, but you can also destroy. We've actually caused epigenetic changes through processed foods, decreased physical activity, increased stress, and other poor choices.
Learn what the science of epigenetics actually studies and what we've discovered so far (including that fingerprint-twin question). And learn to take action that can help you be healthier and pass on better health to future generations.
Learn more about Dr. Thornburg at OHSU and from the resources listed below, and of course, find Ruby and Anne and more episodes of The Whole Pineapple at https://thewholepineapple.com/.
Kent Thornburg at Tedx Portland
George Fox Journal: The 100-year effect with Kent Thornburg
You Are What Your Grandparents Ate: What You Need to Know About Nutrition, Experience, Epigenetics and the Origins of Chronic Disease, By: Judith Finlayson, Forward by Kent Thornburg
Pregnant While Black: Advancing: Advancing Justice for Women's Health in America
Link to Amazon
Guest contact info:
Bernadette Battilega (Kent Thorburg's assistant): [email protected]
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By The Whole PineappleWhy do some identical twins have different fingerprints?
Oh the 90s, era of the Hale-Bopp Comet and the Human Genome Project in science. Mapping the human genome was A Big Deal, and everyone from then-President Clinton to your high school biology teacher was pretty excited.
The genome project eventually led to the lesser-known but also very important Human Epigenome Project — health impacts beyond our genetic code. How are we impacted by environment and behavior, in addition to (or despite) the effects of our genes?
Ruby and Anne are having this critical nature/nurture conversation with Kent Thornburg, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
Just FYI, Dr. Thornburg's list of credentials, accomplishments, and accolades are far too long to reproduce here, but you can learn more about him and watch his Tedx Talk on the OHSU website: https://www.ohsu.edu/people/kent-l-thornburg-phd.
We have so much technology, so much information — why are we sicker and with lower life expectancies than earlier generations? Because technology is a tool, much like a hammer. You can build with it, but you can also destroy. We've actually caused epigenetic changes through processed foods, decreased physical activity, increased stress, and other poor choices.
Learn what the science of epigenetics actually studies and what we've discovered so far (including that fingerprint-twin question). And learn to take action that can help you be healthier and pass on better health to future generations.
Learn more about Dr. Thornburg at OHSU and from the resources listed below, and of course, find Ruby and Anne and more episodes of The Whole Pineapple at https://thewholepineapple.com/.
Kent Thornburg at Tedx Portland
George Fox Journal: The 100-year effect with Kent Thornburg
You Are What Your Grandparents Ate: What You Need to Know About Nutrition, Experience, Epigenetics and the Origins of Chronic Disease, By: Judith Finlayson, Forward by Kent Thornburg
Pregnant While Black: Advancing: Advancing Justice for Women's Health in America
Link to Amazon
Guest contact info:
Bernadette Battilega (Kent Thorburg's assistant): [email protected]