Shedding light on the idea that we may be able to alter our gene activity with small do-able life style changes. With the disclaimer that It's still a small study and there needs to be lots more research but it is a hopeful step toward proving a healthy lifestyle can generate positive results when dealing with disease. An article in Reuters outlined a small study of 30 men with prostate cancer conducted by Dr. Dean Ornish, head of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito to test whether Healthy lifestyle improvements can trigger genetic changes.
"The men underwent three months of major lifestyle changes, including eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and soy products, moderate exercise such as walking for half an hour a day, and an hour of daily stress management methods such as meditation."
After 3 months they re-biopsied the participants.
"The men underwent three months of major lifestyle changes, including eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and soy products, moderate exercise such as walking for half an hour a day, and an hour of daily stress management methods such as meditation."
After 3 months they re-biopsied the participants.
"The activity of disease-preventing genes increased while a number of disease-promoting genes, including those involved in prostate cancer and breast cancer, shut down, according to the study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences." http://reut.rs/ifyrDg
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