TMHS 715: How To Fix Your “Bad” Genes & Why The Healthcare Industry Is Bankrupting Americans - With Kashif Khan

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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There’s a pervasive myth surrounding chronic illnesses. Far too many folks have fallen victim to the disempowering idea that our genes dictate our health outcomes. While variants of certain genes can be a risk factor for developing some conditions, genes alone cannot cause disease. The most important factor in determining your health is the choices that you make on a daily basis, because genetic expression is directly impacted by environmental factors like diet, stress, toxic load, and sleep. Today’s guest, Kashif Khan, is the CEO and founder of The DNA Company and the author of The DNA Way. His work is dedicated to helping folks utilize functional genomics, using insights about their personal genome to optimize their health. In this interview, you’re going to hear the fascinating science on how to prevent disease and age healthfully through lifestyle choices. You’ll learn the underlying principles of functional genomics, and lifestyle changes you can implement to improve your genetic expression and overall quality of life. This episode contains conversations on how the food industry and the pharmaceutical industry impact our collective health, the role of inflammation in chronic disease, and simple dietary changes that can improve your health. Understanding the ability you have to influence your gene expression can be incredibly empowering, and I know you’re going to enjoy Kashif’s insights on this episode of The Model Health Show! In this episode you’ll discover: What the main difference between genetics and genomics is. The truth about BRCA gene mutations and cancer risk. How understanding your genome can help inform your choices. Why our body’s detox pathways can’t keep up with our environment. How forever chemicals can make you sick. The difference between food regulations in the US and other countries. How to source high-quality water. Why toilet paper and tampons can increase your toxic load. The scary truth about plastic food storage. Why genes are not the cause of disease. How Kashif got into the field of functional genomics. The importance of understanding systems, not symptoms. What telomeres are, and how long they should last. A shocking statistic on bankruptcy and healthcare costs. How many of our top killers are rooted in inflammation. Why the American lifespan is declining. An interesting connection between cholesterol and inflammation levels. Why 80% of dementia cases occur in women. The critical role omega 3 fats play in the body. How your microbiome and immune health are connected. The importance of minerals for human health. Items mentioned in this episode include: DrinkLMNT.com/model -- Get a FREE sample pack with any order! Foursigmatic.com/model -- Get an exclusive 10% discount on your daily health elixirs! EatSmarterCookbook.com -- Preorder your copy today & claim your free bonuses! TheDNACompany.com/model -- Get your personalized report! The DNA Way by Kashif Khan EWG.org Connect with Kashif Khan Website / Instagram Join our Facebook community - Model Nation Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify SoundCloud Download Transcript

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.8	For more, visit TheModelHealthShow.com.
0:11.6	Welcome to The Model Health Show. This is Fitness and Nutrition Expert, Sean Stevenson,
0:15.1	and I am so grateful for you tuning in to me today. Have you ever thought about what you're seeing
0:21.5	when you look in the mirror? Have you ever thought about what people are seeing when they see you?
0:26.4	Where does all of the material actually come from? Well, your body is made from the food that you eat.
0:33.5	Every cell of your skin, every cell of your hair, every cell of even the eyes that are looking at you
0:41.1	is made from the food that you eat. And this goes deeper, of course, to your heart, to your
0:47.3	blood vessels, your capillaries. Your very blood is made from the food that you eat is incredibly
0:53.5	powerful to understand that. That when people see you, they see the food that you've eaten.
0:59.4	And this really speaks to the power of choice and being able to choose what we're making our
1:03.9	tissues out of, but even that goes deeper. And that's what we're talking about today.
1:09.2	Because if we take it a step further in this dictation and understanding what we're actually seeing,
1:14.2	you're not seeing when you look at your skin, you're not seeing the pepperoni that you might have
1:18.3	eaten. You're not seeing the blueberries that you might have eaten. All of those things are
1:22.9	getting transformed into other compounds. They're getting made into proteins. So what people
1:29.7	are seeing when they see you is a conglomeration of proteins and minerals. Those are really the
1:36.0	largest makeup of what you're seeing when you look in the mirror. Now, the question is what is
1:42.2	actually producing these proteins? Yes, food is a substrate. Yes, food is an energy to do these
1:49.0	processes. But the blueprint for making those proteins are your genes. Your genes offer the
1:57.6	blueprint for making you now collectively due to the human genome project and subsequent
2:04.9	projects that have been done looking at genes. We found that human share collectively somewhere
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