We can change the expression of more than 70 percent of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity.

Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that postmenopausal women who were put on statin drugs to lower their cholesterol had a nearly 48 percent increased risk of developing diabetes compared to those who weren’t given the drug.

We can change the expression of more than 70 percent of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity.

Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases it is brought on by lifestyle activities, including, and clearly most importantly, dietary choices.

Strokes are categorized as either bleeding into the brain or a blockage in blood supply, known as an ischemic stroke. The latter are overwhelmingly more common, compromising about 87 percent of all stroke events.

Food is medicine. We can actually change our gene expressions with the foods we eat.

We may all be sensitive to gluten from a neurological standpoint.