Are Your Genes Making You Fat and Sick?

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Levels. You may be surprised to learn that your lifestyle and food choices are much better indicators of your health and weight than your genes. While it is true that some genes can predispose you to obesity, type 2 diabetes, or heart disease, predisposition is not predestination. In fact, 90 percent of our current health is controlled by the environment in which we bathe our genes—the food we eat, our exercise regimen, our resilience in the face of stress, and our exposure to environmental toxins. In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk about how your diet and lifestyle influence your genes and my top strategies for weight loss and optimal health. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Levels. Access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests with Rupa Health. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com today. Right now, Levels is offering an additional two free months of their annual membership. Head over to levels.link/HYMAN to learn more. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): So much of what we think might be genetic is actually environmental (2:34 / 1:00) What determines your phenotype? (5:35 / 3:52) Research looking at genes and obesity (6:58 / 4:58) Learnings from the Pima Indian population (9:34 / 7:48) Dealing with food and sugar addiction (13:16 / 10:53) There’s no one-size-fits-all diet (15:39 / 13:40) Seven ways to simplify weight loss (18:40 / 16:49) Mentioned in this episode The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet Function Health Free Sleep Master Class