Ornish said people sometimes think they can’t do anything because it’s all decided by their genes anyway, so what’s the point? But he called that attitude “genetic nihilism”, and said there may be an antidote, “Genes may be our predisposition, but they are not our fate,” said Ornish, reported in Scientific American.
Category: Scientists Make Mistakes
Comprehensive lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can lead not only to a better physique, but also to swift and dramatic changes at the genetic level, U.S. researchers said on Monday.