I’ve never really suffered with injuries in my sporting life, however picking up little niggles now & then, I suppose Father Time catches up with us all. However, incredible relief from an Achilles injury today and hopefully on the mend… I’ve been packing with ice but after expert consultation its heat treatment that will solve this one… many thanks to Claudia @ BioMed. Can I suggest that anyone who has an injury goes and see’s her – she really is an expert in her field of work.
Many people mistakenly assume that the presence of certain gene – or a genetic flaw – means they are destined to experience the associated diseases. This is not true! Most genes have flexible expressions and often are influenced by modifiable environmental, diet and lifestyle factors.
Only a very few rare diseases, such as Huntington’s or Tay Sachs, are certainties determined by genetic makeup. Experts believe that nearly all of the most pervasive, disabling and deadly degenerative diseases, including heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, cancer and senile dementia, develop from an ongoing interaction between genetic and environmental factors.
Poor diet; chronic nutritional deficiencies; hormone imbalances; unhealthy lifestyle habits; bacterial infection; toxic exposure to cigarette smoke, air pollution or other substances; excessive alcohol consumption; sun exposure or bacterial infection can play a role in whether or not disease develops. Over time, these harmful agents and conditions can switch on a gene’s ability to promote disease.