Genetics account for only 25% of your health outcomes. Mel Robbins says the other 75% comes down to what you eat, how you sleep, how you move, and who you spend time with. You have an "epigenetic pencil" to rewrite your health story.
Your genes aren't your fate. They are your opportunity. Stop blaming your DNA. Your genes are only 25% and you are the other 75%. Every meal, every walk outside, every night of sleep is an opportunity to to pick up the epigenetic pencil and write a healthier chapter. And here's how you can make it sustainable. Remember that pleasure is your compass. Real food that tastes incredible, connections that light you up, even movement that, that you enjoy. These will guide you. Exactly to what your genes need. So pick up that pencil, write with pleasure, and create a masterpiece. Your greatest power isn't in your genes, it's in your lifestyle choices. But I know that some journeys are easier with a guide, and this is where health practitioners that understand food as medicine come in. I've— since I lost my father, I've dedicated my life to help practitioners help patients transform their lives.
You know, what I want to say to you is it's really a privilege when you get to sit with somebody who is in their genius. Thank you, Mel. That was wonderful. It really is. It chokes me up because you said that you can't change someone else, but you can be the invitation. Your example can show that change is possible. Yes.
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