Epigenetics is a new science that explains how to control your health and prevent disease or premature aging. If genetics is a recipe, epigenetics is the quality of the ingredients and equipment, the hands that prepare the food, and the environment in which it is made.
A simple explanation of genetics
It is estimated that the human body has 37 trillion cells that are constantly renewing themselves. One study estimated that 3.8 million new cells are reproduced every second.
All cells contain DNA, which in turn contains a sequence of your genes, the hereditary information. For example, genetics has been linked to skin wrinkles, as well as your body's ability to produce collagen.
But the genes in DNA can be damaged or mutated. What can damage your genes? Exposure to UV (ultraviolet) radiation and certain genotoxic chemicals (such as chemicals that can cause cancer) are examples that lead to genetic damage. Fortunately, your body is equipped with repair mechanisms and programmed cell death to counteract these abnormal cells. But these repair mechanisms can fail and lead to disease.
A simple explanation of epigenetics
What is so amazing about epigenetics is its power to give you control. While genetics makes you feel like your health is a lottery and there's not much you can do about the patterns you've inherited, epigenetics shows you what you can do about it!
Epigenetics allows for genetic control through external factors other than your DNA. These factors affect which genes should be turned on or off, or dictate the speed at which the genetic code should be "read" to produce the necessary cells. Key examples of these epigenetic factors are nutrition, toxins, chronic stress, trauma, and exercise.
Identical twins are genetically identical but become different due to DNA mutations and various epigenetic factors that intervene throughout their lives.
You may have inherited skin prone to more wrinkles, but you can mitigate the negative effects by limiting your UV exposure, choosing an appropriate diet, and managing your chronic stress.
Nutrition and epigenetics
Nutrition is now THE new science, with thousands of phytonutrients (plant-derived nutrients) being researched and several identified as having an epigenetic role. Dietary bioactive components such as sulforaphane from broccoli, genistein from soy, curcumin from turmeric, resveratrol from grapes, polyphenolic catechins from green tea, apigenin from parsley, allyl mercaptan from garlic, lycopene from tomatoes, and many others are considered epigenetic compounds.
Diets rich in fish, fiber, vegetables, fruits, and reduced red meat have a therapeutic effect on the epigenome. Indeed, in addition to dietary epigenetic compounds, certain vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and some minerals contribute to the epigenetic mechanism.
Skin Diligent Epigenetic Technology
As we've explained, epigenetics is affected by lifestyle choices and environment, which can in turn encourage or discourage the replication of healthy or damaged cells. It is estimated that about 5% of current human diseases are related to genetic factors. The remaining 95% are thought to be related to epigenetics, meaning lifestyle choices, pollution, etc. The good news is that most epigenetic changes in your cells can be reversed by making better lifestyle choices.
Regarding skin health, Skin Diligent's epigenetic technology has embraced the power of epigenetics to influence skin cells before they reproduce. Skin Diligent technology combines very rare epigenetic ingredients and other supportive ingredients (antioxidants, anti-inflammatories) to shape skin cells before they divide, so that more healthy cells are reproduced. This technology does not reverse skin aging, but the formulations can prevent premature skin aging and form the basis for resolving other skin problems. For healthy, fit skin, naturally!
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