Epigenetics
Influence of environmental factors on our genes and health.
Epigenetics is the science that studies the influence of various environmental factors on the functioning (expression) of genes. Factors such as nutrition, exercise and stress influence the expression of our genes. For example, exorphins (opiates from gluten, dairy, soy and micro-organisms), sugar and other comfort foods reduce the expression of the genes that control the reward system and the anti-stress system. In people with an exorphin intolerance (insufficient ability to break down exorphins by the DPP-IV enzyme) an increased sensitivity to stimuli and reduced reward develops over time.
Heredity is reversible
Most so-called "hereditary disorders" are epigenetic. This means that the hereditary predisposition was caused by a disruption of the genes in the previous generation(s). For example, we know from research that mother rats that are only given comfort food produce offspring with a weakened reward system. The baby rats "inherited" the weakened genes that control the sensitivity and production of dopamine and endorphins. In other words, these animals developed an ADD/ADHD pattern caused by incorrect nutrition. The same occurs in humans. Hereditary and/or acquired disorders become "reversible" by correcting the environmental factors, so that the gene expressions normalize. With (in this example) a normal functioning of endorphins and dopamine as a result.
The epidemic increase in the number of people with a chronic disease is directly proportional to the (abnormal and rapid) change in our environment. From this context, "going back" to nature, with simple unprocessed food and sufficient exercise, can be seen as "going back" to a more "healthy" gene environment. An approximation of the environment in which our genes have resided for tens of thousands of years. Human genes have "communicated" with a small amount of sugar from fruit, bees or sugar ants (Aborigines) for tens of thousands of years. This is in stark contrast to the current average annual consumption of 60 to 70 kg of sugar in adolescents. Excessive sugar consumption is one of the main causes of lifestyle diseases. But how do you change the eating habits of a people who consider sugar necessary to de-stress and to find food tasty? Usually the opposite is true; reducing sugar improves stress resistance and taste appreciation. While too much sugar reduces stress resistance and the ability to appreciate natural food.
Fears and traumas are stored in the genes
The number of people with anxiety disorders and PTSD is increasing. The reason for this is the increase in the number of people with too high NMDA values. NMDA is a substance that increases when the reward and anti-stress system is exhausted, it causes (biological) stress, restlessness, agitation, grinding thoughts, fears, mental and physical fatigue. NMDA is the anti-reward substance that occurs in exhaustion disorders such as major depression, CVS, MCS, fibromyalgia, burnout, adrenal exhaustion and PTSD. It also occurs in people who are in the preliminary stages of these disorders.
NMDA has the ability to store negative experiences in the (epigenetic) memory and then pass them on to the next generation. For example, we know from research that war veterans with hyper-NMDA develop PTSD faster, while their fellow soldiers from the same battalion with normal NMDA values did not develop PTSD. The same applies to the inability to let go of negative experiences. People with hyper-NMDA continue to hold on to their fears and traumas, even after years of psychotherapy. Fears and traumas can only be let go when the body is in "letting go mode", which translates into balanced NMDA and GABA activity.
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Heredity
As a BrainQ therapist, I am trained to interpret brainwave activity according to a specific protocol. During the intake consultation, it is determined which brainwaves are disrupted in a resting state. A stress provocation test is also used to check how the brain responds to a stress stimulus. This information provides a real-time image of the stress system and is more specific than measuring cortisol. The information obtained according to this method provides an informative image of:
- The real-time state of the stress system (HPA axis): sympathetic and parasympathetic activity.
- The expected duration of the treatment
- The progression of the treatment
- During the follow-up consultations, the progression of the treatment is measured, among other things, via the dynamic EEG analysis. The first thing that improves is the brain wave activity at rest. Then the brain wave activity after a stress provocation.