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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Just trying to insert a little humor and a breath of fresh air into this thread.
Well, you know what I mean.  |
Fresh air? Really?
How about some FRESH documented information: There seems to be (perhaps) some difference of opinion on what roll genes play. So here goes:
The World Health Organization (WHO) puts out a World Cancer Report. Their research indicates that about 4% of cancers are "inherited or genetic". The rest (various types of cancer), are caused by the environment, diet and lifestyle and are thus preventable.
Another source: "The China Study" states that only 2 -3% of all cancers are genetic.
"The Biology of Belief" by Bruce Lipton is basically in agreement. He's a biology professor. He says the deseases we can't prevent are those that are caused by a single defective gene like Huntington's and cystic fibrosis. And there are relatively few of them.
But the common degenerative diseases like cancer and heart trouble are caused my a complex interaction of many genes plus environment, diet and lifestyle. So the genes must be triggered; they don't just carry out a genetic program.
The conclusion: We are largely in control rather than our genes controling us.