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Yes, certain genes can predispose you to disease. But what actually activates those genes is your environment: nutrition, stress, toxins, sleep, and mindset. Epigenetics. We need to be discerning about the family habits we take into the future.
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Epigenetics is such an interesting topic, our environment affects us more than we realize

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

I remember this one study from my psych class where identical twins with a schizophrenic parent that ended up separated homes. A twin that was placed into an abusive home was way more likely to develop schizophrenia than their counterpart in a non-abusive home despite having the same genetic makeup. Or something like that, it was like two years ago

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