When a 50-year-old man walked into Dr. Shad Marvasti’s office, he was resigned to his fate. Heart disease ran in his family, and he believed his genes had already written the ending to his story. However, within months of changing just a few daily habits—better sleep, more movement, healthier meals—his blood pressure dropped, his inflammation markers improved, and he had a revelation: “I thought my genes were my destiny. I didn’t realize my habits were the instruction manual.”
It’s a transformation playing out in clinics worldwide, as scientists discover that the life you live today can influence how your genes behave tomorrow, sometimes in as little as two to three weeks.
