TOP 5 FUN FACTS ABOUT EPIGENETICS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YET

• Epigenetics Alter How Our Genes Are Expressed Without Altering Our DNA Structure
  Epigenomes tell our cells how to read our genes, and which ones to turn ‘on’ or ‘off’. It also creates tags in our DNA, which sends instructions to the cell about the genes it should read. 

• Epigenetic Marks Can Be Influenced By The Environment
  It means that what we eat, drink, experience, how many hours we sleep, how much we exercise, our social life, can all affect our epigenetics. This will turn ‘on’ and ‘off’ certain genes to adapt to new conditions.

• Epigenetic Marks Can Be Transmitted To Multiple Generations
  The ‘tags’ that are left on our DNA because of epigenetics can also be carried through generations. According to Daniel Stickler, an alcoholic father can even cause his unborn baby to have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) due to epigenetics.

• Epigenetic Marks Can Accumulate After Birth
  The environment that a person is exposed to helps in the creation of epigenetic ‘tags’. According to biologist Bruce Lipton, most of these ‘tags’ are created up until a child is 7-years old.

• Epigenetic Marks Are Reversible
  If scientists can eventually map all the potential combinations of genes that can be turned ‘on’ or ‘off’, they could create drugs that could bring the cell into its healthy state, which could help cure serious disease such as cancer, diabetes, slow aging, and numerous others.