Life Lesson/Lifestyle/Wellness

Get Over Your Victim Mentality

The feeling of being helpless or powerless and being controlled is awful

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This week alone, I read two articles from members here on the Medium platform about Epigenetics. Both give contrasting views, and I know the reason. Both are right. Initially, it was the belief that our behaviours are in our genes, and there is nothing we can do about it. Here is Jan Sebastian, story on that.

Let’s talk about RAGE!

Jan Sebastian’s theory was before further study was carried out on epigenetics, and the further story was the one Dr Mehmet Yildiz, wrote about. A further study indicated that our genes are only responsible for about 5% of what happens in the body. And that we have immense power over our health and behaviour.

However, the study of epigenetics has shifted more towards the power of our DNA, and the conclusion is that our DNA is only a blueprint, NOT our destiny.

Lifestyle Is The Key

If our DNA drives only 5% of what happens in our body, what happens to the other…