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Your genes are not your fate - Dean Ornish

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Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase.

What are the two ways Dean Ornish says we can change our genes?

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