Playing the genetic hand life dealt you : epigenetics and how to keep ourselves healthy /

Genetics, the very blueprint of life on Earth, is constantly adapting and re-expressing itself in an ongoing interplay with the environment, mind and consciousness. The old way of looking at genetics was that we just got dealt a genetic hand by nature and we were either lucky or unlucky in what we g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hassed, Craig (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne : Michelle Anderson Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Genetics > Philosophy.
Epigenetics.
Environmental health.
Environmental toxicology.
Interpersonal relations.
Belonging (Social psychology)
Génétique > Philosophie.
Épigénétique.
Écotoxicologie.
Appartenance (Psychologie sociale)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; SECTION 1: The Background; 1. Genetics 101; 2. What is Epigenetics and Why Does It Matter?; SECTION 2: The Things that Affect our Genetic Makeup; 3. Telomeres and the Genetics of Ageing Gracefully; 4. Hand-me-down Genes: Transgenerational Inheritance; 5. The Importance of Environment; 6. Psychogenomics: The Mind-Gene Relationship; 7. Lifestyle Medicine; 8. The Importance of Nutrition; 9. The Importance of Exercise; SECTION 3: Putting it into Practice; 11. How to Play the Genetic Hand Life Dealt Us; 12. The Essence of Health; SECTION 4: Philosophically Speaking.

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