Your genes are not your fate - Dean Ornish
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one way to change our genes is to make
one way to change our genes is to make
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new ones as Craig venture has so
new ones as Craig venture has so
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elegantly shown another is to change our
elegantly shown another is to change our
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lifestyles and what we're learning is
lifestyles and what we're learning is
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how powerful and dynamic these changes
how powerful and dynamic these changes
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can be that you don't have to wait uh
can be that you don't have to wait uh
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very long to see the benefits When you
very long to see the benefits When you
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eat healthier manage stress exercise and
eat healthier manage stress exercise and
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love more your brain actually gets more
love more your brain actually gets more
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blood flow and more oxygen but more than
blood flow and more oxygen but more than
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that your brain gets measurably bigger
that your brain gets measurably bigger
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things that were thought impossible just
things that were thought impossible just
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a few years ago can actually be measured
a few years ago can actually be measured
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now this was uh figured out by Rob
now this was uh figured out by Rob
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Williams a few years before the rest of
Williams a few years before the rest of
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us now there's some uh things that you
us now there's some uh things that you
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can do to make your brain grow new brain
can do to make your brain grow new brain
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cells some of my favorite things like
cells some of my favorite things like
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chocolate and tea blueberries uh alcohol
chocolate and tea blueberries uh alcohol
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and moderation Stress Management and
and moderation Stress Management and
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canab oids found in marijuana um I'm
canab oids found in marijuana um I'm
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messenger uh what were we just talking
messenger uh what were we just talking
about
about
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um and uh other things that can make it
um and uh other things that can make it
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worse it can cause you to lose brain
worse it can cause you to lose brain
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cells The Usual Suspects like saturated
cells The Usual Suspects like saturated
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fat and sugar nicotine opiates cocaine
fat and sugar nicotine opiates cocaine
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too much alcohol and chronic stress your
too much alcohol and chronic stress your
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skin gets more blood flow when you
skin gets more blood flow when you
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change your lifestyle so you age less
change your lifestyle so you age less
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quickly your skin doesn't wrinkle as
quickly your skin doesn't wrinkle as
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much your heart gets more blood flow
much your heart gets more blood flow
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we've shown that you can actually
we've shown that you can actually
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reverse heart disease that these clogged
reverse heart disease that these clogged
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arteries that you see in the upper left
arteries that you see in the upper left
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after only a year become measurably less
after only a year become measurably less
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clogged and the cardiac pet scan shown
clogged and the cardiac pet scan shown
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on the lower left the blue means no
on the lower left the blue means no
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blood flow a year later orange and white
blood flow a year later orange and white
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is maximal blood flow we've shown you
is maximal blood flow we've shown you
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may be able to stop or reverse the
may be able to stop or reverse the
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progression of early prostate cancer by
progression of early prostate cancer by
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extension breast cancer simply by making
extension breast cancer simply by making
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these changes we found that tumor growth
these changes we found that tumor growth
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in vitro was inhibited 70% in the group
in vitro was inhibited 70% in the group
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that made these changes whereas only 9%
that made these changes whereas only 9%
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and the comparison group these
and the comparison group these
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differences were highly significant even
differences were highly significant even
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your sexual organs get more blood flow
your sexual organs get more blood flow
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so you increase sexual potency uh one of
so you increase sexual potency uh one of
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the most effective anti-smoking ads was
the most effective anti-smoking ads was
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done by the department of health
done by the department of health
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services showing that uh nicotine which
services showing that uh nicotine which
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constricts your arteries can cause a
constricts your arteries can cause a
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heart attack or a stroke but it also
heart attack or a stroke but it also
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causes impotence half of guys who smoke
causes impotence half of guys who smoke
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are impotent how sexy is that and we're
are impotent how sexy is that and we're
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also about to publish a study the first
also about to publish a study the first
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study shown you can change gene
study shown you can change gene
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expression in men with prostate cancer
expression in men with prostate cancer
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this is what's called a heat map and the
this is what's called a heat map and the
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different colors and along the side on
different colors and along the side on
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the right are different genes and we
the right are different genes and we
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found that over 500 genes were favorably
found that over 500 genes were favorably
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ex uh changed in effect fact turning on
ex uh changed in effect fact turning on
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the good genes the disease preventing
the good genes the disease preventing
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genes turning off the disease promoting
genes turning off the disease promoting
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genes and so these these findings I
genes and so these these findings I
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think are really very powerful they're
think are really very powerful they're
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giving many people New Hope and New
giving many people New Hope and New
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choices and companies like uh navag
choices and companies like uh navag
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genics and DNA direct and 23 and me that
genics and DNA direct and 23 and me that
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are giving you your genetic profiles are
are giving you your genetic profiles are
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getting some people a sense of gosual
getting some people a sense of gosual
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what can I do about it well our genes
what can I do about it well our genes
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are not our fate and if we make these
are not our fate and if we make these
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changes they're a predisposition but if
changes they're a predisposition but if
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we make bigger changes than we might
we make bigger changes than we might
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have made otherwise we can actually
have made otherwise we can actually
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change how our genes are expressed thank
change how our genes are expressed thank
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