Genes Are Not Your Destiny: How to Modify Your Epigenetics for Longevity

Keeping your genes happy may influence how you age.
Genes Are Not Your Destiny: How to Modify Your Epigenetics for Longevity
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We’ve been told that our genetic destiny is written in our DNA. However, research is gradually dismantling this fatalistic view.

Genetics may influence approximately 25 percent to 30 percent of how we age. The remaining portion is influenced by factors entirely within our control: what we eat, how we move, and how we handle stress, others, and ourselves.