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Donna McArthur's avatar

Thanks for this great essay Tim. I think many people will be surprised to learn this info and, as you said, it's helpful to know that there is a great deal we can do with our lifestyle to determine which genes get turned on and off. That's the good news! There is so much more we can do about some of our genetic expression that we realized.

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Miriam Rachel's avatar

My paternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors. My father and uncle deal with depression and I deal with it too. My daughter has anxiety. My son is disabled because of birth trauma but it’s hard to say how he would have turned out if it wasn’t for that. I’ve had my own childhood trauma that contributed to my MDD but if it weren’t for genetics I’m sure the struggles would have been less. But it all makes sense.

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