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Dr. Cara Fitzgerald, an expert in methylation and epigenetics, explains that genetics are static and not changing, but epigenetics, specifically methylation, can control how genes express themselves. Methylation acts as punctuation for the DNA, allowing different genes to be turned on and off in specific cells. Methylation can become distorted or missing as we age, leading to aging and potential health issues. However, lifestyle interventions can help prevent or even reverse the breakdown of methylation. The predictability of aging raises whether it is a programmed element or damage from wear and tear in life. Epigenetic changes are part of an individual’s aging journey, and lifestyle interventions can prevent or slow down these changes.
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Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, a functional medicine physician and clinical director, explains how scientific research can now reverse a person’s biological clock for up to 3 years. She discusses DNA packaging, DNA methylation, and the methylation cycle. Fitzgerald also explains how lifestyle affects methylation and how trauma and resilience can be passed down through DNA. She recommends a methylation diet strategy, stresses the importance of Sleep and exercise, and advises reducing stress to age more gracefully. Fitzgerald has also published a new book for non-medical people called “Younger You.”
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Discover How to Reclaim Your Youth with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald
Everyone would love to be young forever, but aging is inevitable. Fortunately, modern scientific research has uncovered a way to reverse the aging process by up to three years through methylation and epigenetics. In this episode of Impact Theory, Tom talks to Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, a functional medicine physician, and clinical director who has just written a new book titled Younger You about how to age gracefully and reclaim your youth.
How DNA is Packaged & Expressed
DNA is responsible for packaging and expressing our genes, thereby dictating the features we end up with as we grow. How DNA is packaged and described can, however, change. Methylation is the process through which DNA is modified and gene expression regulated. Dr. Fitzgerald explains that we can start to reverse our biological clock by understanding how methylation works.
Methylation Diet Strategy
They say you are what you eat, which seems true in the case of methylation. Dr. Fitzgerald explains that some foods contain specific nutrients that can improve methylation, helping us reverse aging. She recommends particular diets that people can follow to regain three years of their biological clock within eight weeks.
The Importance of Sleep, Exercise, and Meditation
It turns out that the secret to unlocking our youthful genes is not just found in what we eat. The quality of Sleep we get, the exercise we do, and even our meditation practice can influence our gene expression. We can make a massive difference in how we age by paying attention to these factors. The good news is that even one meditation session can positively impact our gene expression.
If you’re curious about improving your lifestyle to reverse your biological age by up to three years, this episode of Impact Theory is a must-watch. Dr. Fitzgerald offers plenty of valuable tips and insights to help you unlock your youthful genes and age more gracefully.
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Aging seems fun and games until you pass the legal drinking age. Some people begin to age much sooner than others, while others seem to have the golden genetics of youth on their side. What if you discovered that scientific research could reverse your biological clock for up to 3 years? You may be skeptical, you may be curious, or you may be excited about what this means for your future. Dr. Kara Fitzgerald is a functional medicine physician and clinical director who published a new book for non-medical people trying to improve their health and age more gracefully called Younger You. She’s joining Tom and revealing everything you don’t know about methylation and epigenetics, why it matters to you, and the simple things you can do to gain back 3 years of your biological clock in roughly 8 weeks.
Check out Dr. Kara Fitzgerld’s Younger You: https://amzn.to/3vsez5T
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 | Introduction Dr. Kara Fitzgerald
1:43 | How DNA is Packaged &Expressed
4:44 | Understanding DNA Methylation
9:22 | Methylation Cycle Explained
14:14 | Lifestyle Effects on Methylation
18:30 | Passing Stress Through DNA
24:41 | Inheriting Trauma and Resilience
27:28 | Unintended Generational Influence
37:35 | Methylation Diet Strategy
47:29 | Stress, Sleep, and Exercise
QUOTES:
“If we’re going to turn back the hands of time by decades, are we going to, by extension, remove the molecules of wisdom embedded in our DNA?” [0:41]
“If we’re not sleeping, we’re aging.[…] Sleep is an essential component of good epigenetic expression. Insomnia ages people, and that’s been demonstrated…” [49:11]
“Stress is one of the most pro-aging experiences we can have, and we need to be paying attention to turning it off and not allowing it to drag us by the hair.” [51:04]
“People who meditate regularly are biologically younger, but just one meditation experience can still have a favorable influence.” [52:28]
“Exercise will turn back on those previously inhibited tumor suppressor genes […] exercise is like eating a vegetable.” [53:28]
Follow Dr. Kara Fitzgerald:
Website: https://www.drkarafitzgerald.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Drkarafitzgerald
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kfitzgeraldnd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkarafitzgerald/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrKaraFitzgerald/
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