{"id":2483,"date":"2022-04-15T12:16:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T12:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2022-04-15T16:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T16:22:19","slug":"how-mind-body-and-integrative-medicine-can-change-your-genetic-destiny-for-better-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2022\/04\/how-mind-body-and-integrative-medicine-can-change-your-genetic-destiny-for-better-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How Mind-Body and Integrative Medicine Can Change Your Genetic Destiny for Better Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you know that meditation, yoga, and mind-body practices can make you healthier?<\/p>\n

The evidence has been exploding on the many associations between mindset<\/a>, lifestyle<\/a>, and mindfulness-based practices and better brain and body functioning, so this is probably not surprising.<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, for a not-so-obvious connection:<\/p>\n

Did you know that these techniques can also change your genetic expression?<\/p>\n

Since the last decade,<\/a> studies have been emerging that explore how various integrative techniques can \u201cturn on\u201d genetic pathways that are beneficial and \u201cturn down\u201d inflammatory and age-accelerating signals. This is based on the concept of epigenetics, which is the science of how we can influence and alter our cellular functions at the DNA level through our everyday choices.<\/p>\n

In my latest article,<\/a> I begin to discuss how we can shift our physiology, cognition, and cellular biology with mind-body and integrative medicine. Topics include:<\/p>\n