Name: Your genes are not your fate
Uploaded: 2008-06-16T01:00:00Z
Duration: 2 min 57 s
Description: Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase.

Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase.

Dean Ornish: Your genes are not your fate

Your genes are not your fate

A diet rich in chocolate, tea, and berries may boost brain function and increase new cell growth, a delightful revelation for wellness.

Reversing heart disease is possible through lifestyle changes, demonstrating clogged arteries can clear significantly in just one year.

Changing lifestyle habits can modify gene expression, potentially turning off genes that promote disease and activating those that protect.