{"id":476,"date":"2016-03-07T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T15:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/articles\/?p=476"},"modified":"2016-03-13T23:21:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T23:21:37","slug":"476","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/articles\/healthy-mind\/476\/","title":{"rendered":"Your &#8220;Gene-ie&#8221; Within&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gene.gif\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-477\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-477 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gene.gif\" alt=\"gene\" width=\"399\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Genes have become the \u201cfall guy.\u201d They are the \u201cgo to\u201d excuse for disease, disability and eventually death.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Truth is, genes do not determine your level of health and longevity.<\/em> It is imperative to understand that it is normal to be healthy and well. <em>Research and ongoing studies continue to reveal that genes are influenced by their environment\u2026and that environment is quite simply\u2026you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #364b8a;\">Lifestyles Matter!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The way you conduct your life on a daily basis in terms of how much <a href=\"http:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/articles\/reduce-disease-risk\/the-key-to-healthy-longevity-is-movement\/\">exercise<\/a> you get, what types of food\/fuel you feed your body, your sleep patterns, stress levels and other habits actually change the environment of your genes and that in turn changes what they do.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Which ones are switched on and which ones are switched off is totally influenced by you and the environment inside your body. For example, certain genes can actually make you prone to inflammation which damages cells, tissues and organs and hastens the aging process which is the gradual deterioration and degeneration of function at the cellular and organ level and oxidation which is a process akin to \u201crusting\u201d of the body.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #364b8a;\"><strong>No Excuses\u00a0\u2297<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>It really does not matter much what your current health condition is at the moment.<\/em> The only thing that matters is that you do have the power to build a strong, healthy body that provides optimal disease protection by adopting healthy lifestyle habits. This empowers you to give your DNA a makeover, a second chance of sorts. <em>You begin to shift your life away from disease rather than attracting it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The keyword here is \u201cyou.\u201d You must stop looking outside of yourself for solutions to issues that can only be permanently solved within\u2026<a href=\"http:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/articles\/exercise\/425\/\">your mindset<\/a>, your beliefs, your perceptions and your actions. Health-care is really only \u201cself-care.\u201d Only you can build that powerhouse body\u2026one that is strong, fit and lean. A vibrant, healthy body with optimal disease protection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Don\u2019t wait for disease to set in\u2026be proactive and take actions steps to improve your health every day; <\/em>take time to exercise and feed your body the right fuel so that your immune system is working at peak performance. The focus needs to be you\u2026not anything outside of you.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can reshuffle your genetic deck in your favor with healthy behaviors and reduce the likelihood of a bad outcome <a href=\"http:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/articles\/reduce-disease-risk\/357\/\">reducing your disease risk<\/a> by a whopping 80 percent. You are the empowered one\u2026not the doctor, nor the supplement. Neither can come close to offering you such powerful results.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #364b8a;\">You are the Empowered One!\u00a0\u2665<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You do have the ability to be disease proof and add years of quality living to your lifespan, but you must embrace and learn certain skills. However once you learn those skills you have them for life.<\/p>\n<p>Take back control and quit giving your power away to \u201cshiny objects\u201d outside of yourself that are temporary \u201cBand-Aids\u201d at best and give yourself the gift of life instead. It\u2019s time to commit to making the proper changes needed to fully protect yourself from preventable \u201clifestyle\u201d diseases and reap the benefits of health and longevity.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of extended years and more life in those years is truly the best gift you can give yourself.<\/p>\n<p>It really is the \u201cgift that keeps on giving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No one will ever care as much as you do about your own health, vitality and well-being. Remember, it is far easier to keep good health than try and recover it after it is lost. Make this your motto and remind yourself of this fact every day.<\/p>\n<p>Focus on living up to your full potential to optimize your health and wellness regardless of age\u2026rather than trying to run from inevitable disease.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/articles\/reduce-disease-risk\/meditate-for-a-mind-body-connection\/\">Create new habits one step at a time.<\/a> Focus on changing something small and once it becomes natural for you to be doing it you can work on changing something else.<\/p>\n<p><em>Isn\u2019t it time to take control of your life?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Be sure and check out the newest addition to my anti-aging library of help&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/reclaimyourlongevity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Reclaim Your Longevity.&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genes have become the \u201cfall guy.\u201d They are the \u201cgo to\u201d excuse for disease, disability and eventually death. 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