Are your genes to blame?

Dr. James Chestnut is one of my all time favorite speakers. For this reason, I've decided to make my first blog a video of James discussing one of the fundamental problems with our nation--our mindset. As Americans, we always want someone/something else to blame. One of the questions we must ask ourselves is, what's controlling how we feel? Is it our genes or is it our lifestyle choices? How many times do we hear, "cancer, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, allergies, etc...run in my family" and it is used as an excuse to blame our genetics as to why we suffer from these diseases. Most diseases, including all of those listed above, are not a result of genetics, but instead, a result of the expression of our genes based on our lifestyle choices. There are many women in this country who do not get breast cancer, even though their mom had it. There are also many women who get breast cancer when it has never appeared in their family before. Therefore, yes, genes can play a part in these disease processes, but they are not the cause of the disease. We ultimately need to be responsible for our lifestyle choices and realize that we, as a nation, need to Eat Well, Move Well and Think Well--the premise of all of Dr. Chestnut's wellness lectures.

This is a quick video that speaks to how genes work and how genetics aren't the cause of our diseases. 

If you are interested in hearing more from Dr. Chestnut, visit his website at www.thewellnesspractice.com where he has a link to his new book that speaks to the general public about lifestyle and wellness.