That’s a pretty long list, right?
It’s what we’ve been saying: managing the
inflammatory status of your body affects your
quality of life.
WHAT ABOUT GENETICS?
This entire book is devoted to the idea that
food plays the most important role in your
pursuit of optimal health, but it’s not the only
factor. Lifestyle choices, exercise habits, your
environment, and, of course, your genes also
affect your health and predisposition for a
variety of lifestyle-related diseases and
conditions. But genes may play a different
role than you think.
You hear folks saying, “Diabetes/high
cholesterol/heart disease runs in my family!”
as if to suggest that their destiny is
predetermined. Most people believe that what
is encoded in their DNA is unchangeable. The
good news is that that couldn’t be further