How we eat, exercise, sleep and handle stress determines how our genes express themselves and how our genes express themselves determines our level of health.The Eat 4 Your Life programs are based on the knowledge that genetic predisposition is not your destiny. Many people think the genes they inherit from their parents predestine them to certain health outcomes. Sure, you inherit some fixed traits like eye, hair, and skin color along with the predispositions to develop obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. But negative familial predispositions can be overcome by engaging in lifestyle behaviors that promote optimal gene expression. You are NOT predestined to have bad (or good) health! You have the power to determine your health outcomes by the lifestyle choices you make. Possibly the single biggest motivator for making change lies in understanding that it’s the lifestyle choices you make that determine how your genes express themselves. Yes, you really can reprogram your genes to create their optimal expression. We can look at genes as "on/off" switches. They are constantly telling every cell in the body what to do by turning on or turning off. You have the power to turn your switches on or off with the signals you send. Four major things that direct these signals are what you eat, how much you move (or don't), how you sleep and how you handle stress.
The plans we make together will have the end goal of getting you to your best health by supporting the best choices for you in these four categories. Click on the pictures below to read more about each.
