Genes load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger.

6. Genes load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger.

Experts estimate that lifestyle impacts approximately 75% to 90% of our health outcomes. No doubt, genes are important. However, lifestyle trumps our genes. For additional information, read: How Health and Lifestyle Choices Can Change Your Genetic Make-Up. Its premise: Making healthy decisions may not be foolproof, but it could mean the difference between having a significant health issue and avoiding one.

Dan Buettner - Author of The Blue Zones

Buetttner's research identifies these five factors for a long and healthy life.

Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn - Author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
Here are two of his many presentations.

If all of us were simply to make better use of our feet, our forks, and our fingers - if we were to be physically active every day, eat a nearly optimal diet, and avoid tobacco - fully 80 percent of the chronic disease burden that plagues modern society could be eliminated. Really. - Dr. David Katz

6. Genes load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger.

If all of us were simply to make better use of our feet, our forks, and our fingers - if we were to be physically active every day, eat a nearly optimal diet, and avoid tobacco - fully 80 percent of the chronic disease burden that plagues modern society could be eliminated. Really. - Dr. David Katz

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