Ben Greenfield explains how genetic testing can reveal your risk for colon cancer, type 2 diabetes, and other diseases, then shows you how to change diet and exercise to prevent them. He also recommends grounding, like walking barefoot for 20 minutes daily, to absorb negative ions.
Every time lightning strikes the surface of the planet, or solar radiation bombards the surface of the planet, it collects negative ions. When your skin comes in touch with the surface of the planet, you absorb those negative ions and it helps to recharge the body's battery. That's why the sandals I took off when I came in the door here have copper plugs in the bottom of them and copper laces. They're called Earth Runners. There's other brands out there that keep me grounded. And in connection with the planet Earth versus wearing big built up rubber soled shoes, I go outside barefoot, I'll do push ups with my hands on the concrete. I try and get in touch with the surface of the planet for at least 20 minutes a day. Cheat genetics? Yeah. You can test your genes, you can find out you have a high risk for, I don't know, like colon cancer and limit your red meat or alcohol consumption. You can find out you have a high risk for type 2 diabetes. You can find out that you have a predisposition to certain diseases and adjust your lifestyle according to diet, your exercise, etc so that the epigenetic factors responsible for manifesting that disease don't actually take place.
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