Epigenetics, Genetic Determinism, and Why the Power is In Your Hands
What is Epigenetics? Epigenetics translates to control above the genes. The conventional paradigm indicates that genes are destiny, but this is out dated and inaccurate. You may have a genetic predisposition for something, meaning you have have a higher risk of a disease, but you have influence over how that risk is expressed. Genes are like a blueprint, genes can't do anything of themselves, but the environmental triggers have to be activated. The genes themselves don't change, but whether they express...