Have you been labeled with a health condition? At some point in your life, you will have this happen. We all will. The fact is, health conditions are just made up names by someone.
What ultimately matters is knowing how to overcome your health condition. In order to do that, you need to know what is causing it.
What's causing your health conditions are Dirty Genes.
In this week's episode of the Dirty Genes Podcast, I'll share what you need to know about dirty genes. Once you know, you'll finally understand the WHY behind how you feel. More importantly, you'll know what steps you need to take once you have the right tools.
A great tool to see if your genes are 'Born Dirty' is StrateGene. When using StrateGene along with the book, Dirty Genes, you'll have two great tools. [ Ссылка ]
Check out Episode 5 of the Dirty Genes Podcast - "What is a dirty gene?"
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0:00 - Dr. Ben Lynch’s Definition of a “Dirty Gene”
A dirty gene is a gene that is not performing at its best. It's not optimal. It's struggling.
1:23 - Genes can be Born Dirty
One, you can be born with a dirty gene, meaning that you are born with a gene that has a specific genetic variant, which either slows it down considerably, like the MTHFR gene, for example. Many people are born with a dirty MTHFR gene. This gene makes your body's number one form of folate called methylfolate, which is critical for proper methylation. If you inherited a genetic variant for MTHFR, its function can be reduced by upwards of 70%!
2:36 - Genes Can Become Dirty
So, you can inherit dirty genes from your parents. You can also develop dirty genes from lifestyle things that you are doing. You might be thinking that they're good, but they might not be good for you as an individual. While some lifestyle factors can be fine for others, they can also dirty your genes.
4:11 - Green Tea & COMT
Foods can also be an issue. Even healthy foods can dirty your genes and cause health issues because they demand your genes to function. For example, if you're drinking green tea, it can slow down certain genes. Is that bad? Well, it's not bad, but it's important to know. If you're drinking green tea, it can slow down a gene called COMT. Is that dirtying your COMT? Well, I wouldn't necessarily say it's dirtying your COMT gene, but it's slowing it down, which is maybe predisposing you to irritability, anxiety, insomnia, PMS or higher estrogen levels, and so on.
6:08 - Dopamine & Protein
Let’s say, for example, you have a genetic variation that reduces your ability to transport dopamine, but you also have a reduced ability to make dopamine. So you can't make dopamine very well. You can't even carry it very well, and these genes are just kind of sitting there waiting, but you're not eating protein. You have to make dopamine, and there are genes that help you make dopamine, but in order to do that, you have to need enough protein.
7:01 - Your Genes Need Tools to Work
If you hire someone to come and mow your lawn and they don't have a lawnmower, you were supposed to provide it for them because they don't have a truck, but they're willing to come over. It's a 10- year-old kid, right?
7:56 - We All Have Dirty Genes
Everything is waiting for you in your body, typically for an impulse because otherwise, it's just going to rest and repair. And you know what, we all have dirty genes. I have dirty genes. You have dirty genes, everyone. Yes, you inherit them, but you also create them. If you make a choice to stay up late and have a party, go for it; just know that you've overwhelmed certain genes, and it's good to know which genes you dirtied.
8:31 - MTHFR, Folate & Homocysteine
To give you an example, I went to an amazing restaurant in Texas when I was there at a conference, and it was a Brazilian steakhouse. And at this Brazilian steakhouse, they have basically an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of amazing meats. I was like, "Yeah." I was there for four hours. Four hours. And as mentioned earlier, I was born with a dirty MTHFR gene.
