It's been called a "new paradigm" and "the medicine of the future." At the same time, it is so profoundly changing our understanding of health and healing, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has poured $190 million into it. What's the brouhaha about? The emerging new science of epigenetics, which reveals the foods you eat switch genes on or off that can lead either to wellness or illness. But this "medicine of the future" does even more, for it provides a crystal ball not only into your potential health, but also that of your children, even unborn generations. Be assured: the age of nutritional epigenetics has arrived. Pottenger's Prophecy: How Food Resets Genes for Wellness or Illness reveals the foods that launch your genes on a path toward illness, as well as the diet that can activate "health" genes-often instantly-that promote a longer, healthier life. Regardless of your current health status, Pottenger's Prophecy is the source for anyone who wants to eat to reset genes-NOW-for health, healing, and longevity. Read it and discover the food and nutrition secrets you and your offspring need to live up to your epigenetic health potential...for life. More than 425 references.
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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
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Epigenetics has been a source of fascination for me for years. Dr Bruce Lipton's workshop got me entranced and now this lovely, well written, very comprehensible book takes it further, into nutrition. Interpreting the world while standing under a Niagra of information, much of which is marketing, becomes impossible. This is a clear beacon of understanding and interpreting information, and empowering ourselves to reshape ourselves. Good job.
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I highly recommend this book. One of the author's, Gray Graham, was a speaker at a conference I was at. I was on the edge of my seat listening to his fascinating presentation. The main idea of this book is to expand on the studies done by Francis Pottenger Jr, who used cats as his focus of diet with relationship to how at affects/effects generations. We learn how food can resent our genes for health and wellness (the title)
From Wikipedia about Pottenger: "One particular question that Pottenger addressed in his study had to do with the nutritive value of heat-labile elements -- nutrients destroyed by heat and available only in raw foods. He applied the principles of nutrition and endocrinology early in his practice. Dr. Pottenger was a pioneer in using crude extracts of adrenal cortex as supplements to treat allergic states and exhaustion. In his treatment of respiratory diseases such as TB, asthma, allergies and emphysema, he always highlighted proper diet based on the principles discovered by Weston Price. At his hospital, he served liberal amounts of liver, butter, cream and eggs to convalescing patients."
The author's explain what epigenetic's is and how it affects us now and our future generations. For example, the "eggs" for reproduction my daughter has in her body right now, will possibly be my grandchildren. She inherited certain health traits from me (good or bad) and her foods are affecting future generations (good or bad) but whole, nutrient dense, organic, foods, as found in nature are out bodies best defense.
I think this book would be a great addition to anyone's library of real books about health and wellness, without the bias of big business clouding the information. I enjoy Gray Graham and I value his opinions. I also recommend this book for individuals who plan on having children or who are parents wanting to understand why our food choices are important to a growing baby.
From Wikipedia about Pottenger: "One particular question that Pottenger addressed in his study had to do with the nutritive value of heat-labile elements -- nutrients destroyed by heat and available only in raw foods. He applied the principles of nutrition and endocrinology early in his practice. Dr. Pottenger was a pioneer in using crude extracts of adrenal cortex as supplements to treat allergic states and exhaustion. In his treatment of respiratory diseases such as TB, asthma, allergies and emphysema, he always highlighted proper diet based on the principles discovered by Weston Price. At his hospital, he served liberal amounts of liver, butter, cream and eggs to convalescing patients."
The author's explain what epigenetic's is and how it affects us now and our future generations. For example, the "eggs" for reproduction my daughter has in her body right now, will possibly be my grandchildren. She inherited certain health traits from me (good or bad) and her foods are affecting future generations (good or bad) but whole, nutrient dense, organic, foods, as found in nature are out bodies best defense.
I think this book would be a great addition to anyone's library of real books about health and wellness, without the bias of big business clouding the information. I enjoy Gray Graham and I value his opinions. I also recommend this book for individuals who plan on having children or who are parents wanting to understand why our food choices are important to a growing baby.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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With the current poor state of health in the United States, the country which spends the most on medical treatments, we know that we're obviously missing something important when it comes to being and staying well. This research shows why proper nutrition (not that dictated by corporate interests via government) is vitally important for not only our own survival, but that of our future children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. It's amazing and frightening to think that our poor nutritional choices now may damage our grandchildren, but science is showing that to be true. A very interesting and enlightening travel into the world of epigenetics!
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poorly written
It rambles on, the author repeats himself and the book is boring. For info on Epigenetics there are several other books that are very interesting and well written
Published 8 days ago by mare
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very fascinating
This is a book for those who want to know more about genetics, food, DNA and generational influences etc. Read more
Published 3 months ago by inger easton
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Fasinating Research
I was introduced to this book during a conferance, where I was able to hear the authur speak. After this experience, I wanted to learn more about this importand and fasinating... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Tabitha Speaight
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I was skeptical of Pottenger's Prophecy at first. And while I still maintain that some of what is said inside is not as well substantiated as it could be, upon further reading, I... Read more
Published 14 months ago by HelgaP.
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