Its our thoughts that shape our genes

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so much to the contrary of popular belief, apparently we each shape our genes by our thoughts and not the other way around,

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Your genes donā€™t change; the genetics you were born with are the genetics you will die with.

Donā€™t believe what you read in random internet articles, written by lay people who took probably a couple college science classes, just enough to make themselves seem scientifically-literate.

This is no better than the bullshit articles posted by Chess24.

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what makes what you say any more relevant? did you actually read this article?

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Iā€™m not going to click on some shady article. I have a masterā€™s in biology, I teach this stuff for a living; believe me, you cannot change your DNA through thoughts, the very notion of that is absurd.

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prove it then, prove that the numerous studies done on this subject are wrong.

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Lol believe whatever nonsense you want to believe.

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i said ā€˜numerous studiesā€™ or does that not mean anything to a master of biology?

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It means these so-called ā€œstudiesā€ are bullshit.

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says you, you think you know better than the whole of the scientific community? suit yourself

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We only deteriorate over time.

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So, I perused the article out of curiosity. Nowhere does it say you can change your DNA. It talks about affecting gene regulation, as in ā€œturning onā€ and turning off" genes, affecting which genes get expressed. That is something entirely different than ā€œchanging your genes.ā€ Iā€™m skeptical about changing the gene regulation processes, but I will concede that is possible.

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its the same thing, gene expression can switch genes off and on which affects our genes (changes) its called epigenetics

here is another article about it you might find interesting

https://renewingallthings.com/spiritual-health/epigenetics-how-your-mind-can-reprogram-your-genes/

sorry i cant seem to one-box it but but its worth the read

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Itā€™s not the same thing. The DNA sequence (gene) always remains the same; all that changes in gene regulation is determining if/when a gene gets transcribed into mRNA, and if/when the mRNA gets translated into a protein. DNA is nothing more than a blueprint for making proteins. You cannot change your DNA/genes, but their expression may be regulated.

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ok, you obviously know more about it than me but did you read the articles? what did you think?

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Itā€™s hard to say; I only skimmed the first article before closing it, then didnā€™t click on the second one. Tbh, Iā€™m a paranoid guy, so I almost never click on articles people post on here, since Iā€™m afraid of viruses and spyware. Itā€™s not just your articles; I just typically donā€™t click on stuff I donā€™t fully trust.

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ok, no problem, i havent got an agenda tbh, my reason for posting was one of trying to figure out if what we do affects us physically on a lower level i.e. genes and maybe even how what we do now can affect our offspring if we had any. i thought if we could somehow strengthen our thoughts and diet and everything else so that we can have a more positive experience in life that it would have a knock on effect not just for us but other too.

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this stood out for me-

Your biology doesnā€™t spell your destiny, and you arenā€™t controlled by your genetic makeup. Instead, your genetic activity is largely determined by your thoughts, attitudes, and perceptions. Epigenetics is proving that your perceptions and thoughts control your biology, which places you in the driverā€™s seat. By changing your thoughts, you can influence and shape your own genetic readout.

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Iā€™m skeptical of it too.

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its ok to be skeptical, it makes sense to me, iā€™ll post a bit more on epigenetics- here is a bit more from the second article-

Dr. Lipton explains that you have cell membranes and the DNA are inside them. The cell membranes ā€˜readā€™ all external signals coming from your environment and changes the genes inside accordingly. The external signals it reads are:

  • Thoughts
  • Emotions
  • Food/water
  • Movement
  • Air, noise, etc.

So this means that what we eat, what we think, and how we feel CONTROLS how our genes are expressed- for better or for worse.

Epigenetics proves that our body has the incredible ability to adapt and stay in health no matter what genes you have. This is the gift of God- that we are not victims of our biology but we are in control of it!

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I doubt it.How come weā€™re ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  up.