Super genes Unlock the astonishing power of your DNA for optimum health and well-being

Deepak Chopra

Book - 2015

"The authors of the New York Times bestseller Super Brain present a bold new understanding of our genes and how simple changes in lifestyle can boost genetic activity. The leap into "radical well-being" is a promise waiting to be fulfilled"--

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Published
New York : Harmony Books [2015]
Language
English
Main Author
Deepak Chopra (author)
Other Authors
Rudolph E. Tanzi (author)
Edition
First hardcover edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
x, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN
9780804140133
9780804140157
9780804189316
  • Preface: Good Genes, Bad Genes, and Super Genes
  • Why Super Genes? An Urgent Answer
  • Part 1. The Science of Transformation
  • How to Change Your Future: The Arrival of Epigenetics
  • Making Better Memories
  • From Adaptation to Transformation
  • A New Power Player: The Microbiome
  • Part 2. Lifestyle Choices for Radical Well-Being
  • Diet Getting Rid of Inflammation
  • Stress: An Enemy in Hiding
  • Exercise: Turning Good Intentions into Action
  • Meditation: The Centerpiece of Your Well-Being?
  • Sleep: Still a Mystery, but Totally Necessary
  • Emotions: How to Find Deeper Fulfillment
  • Part 3. Guiding Your Own Evolution
  • The Wisdom of the Body
  • Making Evolution Mindful
  • Epilogue: The Real You
  • Appendixes
  • Genetic Clues for Complex Diseases
  • The Great Paradox of DNA
  • Epigenetics and Cancer
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

We've been told that genes are the permanent blueprint of our lives. But according to best-selling author Chopra (The Future of God, 2014) and Alzheimer expert Tanzi, everything we think or do can affect our genetic outcome. Part 1 of this intriguing book is filled with medical experiments and conjecture from top doctors and researchers explaining the technicalities of DNA structure and epigenetics (the study of the chemicals and proteins that influence the genes). Part 2, which is more accessible, lists specific lifestyle choices (easy, harder, and experimental) to modify your genes and reach radical well-being. The authors explain that even adding one new lifestyle choice per week in areas such as diet, stress, exercise, meditation, sleep, and emotions will lead to important, sustainable changes at the year's end. The final segment urges readers to use the wisdom of the body and mind to maximize these effects, resulting in super genes and enhanced health. Chopra's name, along with his trademark blend of concrete suggestions with spiritual principles, will guarantee popularity.--Smith, Candace Copyright 2015 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.