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How Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Genetics (2010) — Whalespan

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How Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Genetics (2010)

Rhonda Patrick6m · 2014-06-23

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✓Well SupportedTwins with higher vitamin D levels have longer telomeres, corresponding to a five-year difference in biological aging.✓Well SupportedHeat acclimation through sauna use can provide positive effects associated with IGF-1 without the risks of high growth hormone levels.✓Well SupportedFactors such as sunscreen use, dark skin color, high body fat, and old age can impair vitamin D production from sun exposure.✓Well SupportedExercising four hours per week can increase neurogenesis, including growth of new brain cells and the hippocampus.Well Supported

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Fructose reacts with proteins, lipids, and DNA to produce advanced glycation end products (AGEs).

✓Well SupportedInflammation is a major cause of aging, and omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the expression of genes involved in inflammation.

✓Well SupportedChildhood obesity has increased from 5% in 1970 to 20% in 2004 in the United States.

◐Partially SupportedFactors that increase neurogenesis include exercise, dark chocolate, tea, blueberries, red wine, sex, and cannabinoids.

◐Partially SupportedVitamin B6 can suppress the production of Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), and oral contraceptives deplete vitamin B6 levels in women.

◐Partially SupportedWhite tea contains antioxidants that reduce the expression of elastases and collagenases, which break down collagen.

◐Partially SupportedEating 30% less food than a normal diet decreases genes involved in inflammation and oxidative stress and increases neurotrophic factors.

◐Partially SupportedVitamin C is essential for collagen synthesis, which is important for skin, blood vessels, tendons, bones, and ligaments.

✕Not SupportedFactors that suppress neurogenesis include trans fats, refined sugar, nicotine, binge alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and chronic stress.

◐Partially SupportedWhite tea can reduce the expression of genes involved in the growth of new fat cells.

◐Partially SupportedReliance on processed foods with unknown origins contributes to an increase in age-related diseases.