What is Epigenetics?
Epigenetics refers to how external factors like the environment and your behaviors can affect the ways your genes work.
The word epigenetics can be broken down into two parts:
1. “epi” which essentially means “upon” or “over”
(derived from Greek).
2. “genetics” which comes from the Greek word genetikos, derived from the word genesis meaning “origin“.
So while your DNA sequence, or your genes, might be “fixed” in that they can’t change, epigenetics is like a lens or a highlighter that is “on” the genes, and affects how the genes function or are expressed.
What is Epigenetics?
Epigenetics refers to how external factors like the environment and your behaviors can affect the ways your genes work.
The word epigenetics can be broken down into two parts:
1. “epi” which essentially means “upon” or “over” (derived from Greek).
2. “genetics” which comes from the Greek word genetikos, derived from the word genesis meaning “origin“.
So while your DNA sequence, or your genes, might be “fixed” in that they can’t change, epigenetics is like a lens or a highlighter that is “on” the genes, and affects how the genes function or are expressed.
Interested to learn more about epigenetics?
Check out this YouTube video with British molecular biologist Nessa Carey: “What is Epigenetics?”
Interested to learn more about epigenetics?
Check out this YouTube video with British molecular biologist Nessa Carey:
“What is Epigenetics?”
What are those external factors?
These are things that are all around us and how we engage with the world – things like:
• Your food
• Conditions in your living and working environments
• Your sleep
• Your stress levels
• Your exercise and movement
• Unprocessed trauma
• Among others!
What are those external factors?
These are things that are all around us and how we engage with the world – things like:
• Your food
• Conditions in your living and working
environments
• Your sleep
• Your stress levels
• Your exercise and movement
• Unprocessed trauma
• Among others!
These factors are everywhere and part of our experiences as human beings. And these “everywhere” factors can eventually cause chemical modifications around our genes that will turn those genes “on” or “off” over time (which could be towards or away from a healthy state).
These factors are everywhere and part of our experiences as human beings. And these “everywhere” factors can eventually cause chemical modifications around our genes that will turn those genes “on” or “off” over time (which could be towards or away from a healthy state).
How can Hi’a Ola help?
Hi’a Ola’s microbiome test can offer you a window into your epigenetics, to help you understand how those “everywhere” factors affect your unique biology, including your biological age.
That old expression “you are what you eat” is partially true!
But what’s even more incredible is that research tells us that because of the “on” or “off” factor of epigenetics, things are somewhat changeable. It is possible to adjust those external factors to see improvements in things like your biological age – how old your body really is regardless of how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
We wrote about some things you can do to help slow your biological age in a newsletter, which you can find here. Through small changes, you can honor your health and body, and extend your years with wisdom and strength.
Does this resonate with your journey? you can order your alpha kit below!
How can Hi’a Ola help?
Hi’a Ola’s microbiome test can offer you a window into your epigenetics, to help you understand how those “everywhere” factors affect your unique biology, including your biological age.
That old expression “you are what you eat” is partially true!
But what’s even more incredible is that research tells us that because of the “on” or “off” factor of epigenetics, things are somewhat changeable. It is possible to adjust those external factors to see improvements in things like your biological age – how old your body really is regardless of how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
We wrote about some things you can do to help slow your biological age in a newsletter, which you can find here. Through small changes, you can honor your health and body, and extend your years with wisdom and strength.
Does this resonate with your journey? you can order your alpha kit below!
How can Hi’a Ola help?
Hi’a Ola’s microbiome test can offer you a window into your epigenetics, to help you understand how those “everywhere” factors affect your unique biology, including your biological age.
That old expression “you are what you eat” is partially true!
But what’s even more incredible is that research tells us that because of the “on” or “off” factor of epigenetics, things are somewhat changeable. It is possible to adjust those external factors to see improvements in things like your biological age – how old your body really is regardless of how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
We wrote about some things you can do to help slow your biological age in an earlier newsletter, which you can find here. Through small changes, you can honor your health and body, and extend your years with wisdom and strength.
Does this resonate with your journey? you can order your alpha kit below!