By John Lavitt — 2016
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Adversity in childhood can create long-lasting scars, damaging our cells and our DNA, and making us sick as adults
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Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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Science proves how important your thoughts and beliefs are when it comes to your physical health.
Intergenerational trauma (sometimes referred to as trans- or multigenerational trauma) is defined as trauma that gets passed down from those who directly experience an incident to subsequent generations.
If you’ve ever wondered why you’ve been struggling a little too hard for a little too long with chronic emotional and physical health conditions that just won’t abate, or feeling as if you’ve been swimming against some invisible current that never ceases, a new field of scientific research...
You can get PTSD from your ancestors.
With new discoveries in epigenetics now making headlines, many of us are asking an important question: What are my children really inheriting? Can my baggage, the unfinished business I don't deal with, pass on to my kids? Without knowing it, could I be hurting them?
Hyla Cass shares the words of William Walsh, a nutritional medicine expert.
When cardiologist Dr. Herbert Benson was approached 40 years ago by a group of people interested in his studying stress, he was initially cautious.