Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier – Unlock Your Epigenetics

In this module, Ken will provide an overview of the astounding revolution in genetics. This powerful information can change your understanding of your health and longevity.

You’ll discover:

• Exactly what the revolution in genetics means for your health — and the health of your family and friends
• In-depth details about epigenetics, the new science of how our daily activities directly influence our genes
• Why your genes are NOT your destiny — and how you can change and influence the expression of your genes
• Ken’s reliable, accurate, scientifically based Epigenetic Profile that can provide you with specific recommendations on stress, diet, meditation, physical activity, environmental influences, and social support
• What biomarkers are, and whether yours are in the optimal range
• The differences between disease prediction (which is NOT what you’ll be focusing on during this course) versus healthy biomarkers (which you WILL be working with), and how you can regulate optimal health and longevity

This module will also be the perfect time in the training to order your Epigenetic Profile, a comprehensive test to help you understand which diet works for YOU — all in a turnaround time of just four to six weeks. Though ordering this profile is optional, your test results can empower you to take the fascinating concepts you’ll be learning in this course and put them into action right away, customizing them for your daily life.

Once you’ve received your test results, Ken will walk you through the most meaningful biomarkers in Module 4, a two-part module.

In this module, you’ll learn about the seven basic pathways in the body that translate your genetic expression into the biochemistry of either health or illness. You’ll then learn how to regulate and influence each pathway to optimize your Epigenetic Profile.

You’ll discover how to transform your biochemistry for optimal health through:

• Methylation: The pathway that provides an operating manual for good cells to replicate. Optimal methylation positively influences neurotransmitter production, detoxification, fat metabolism, cellular energy, and more.
• Inflammation: “All inflammation causes disease” is a myth. What is healthy inflammation and what isn’t — and how can you reduce the latter to prevent disease and feel your best?
• Oxidative Stress: Every cell needs oxygen to burn nutrients for fuel. Unhealthy stress, poor diet, and other factors can lead to excessive, damaging oxidative stress. Antioxidants in plants in the form of vitamins A, C and E, selenium, and more help you fight back against “free radicals” caused by oxidative stress — and keep you healthy.
• Detoxification: Your body needs to detoxify from environmental and food toxins. Yet, “flushing out the body” can be as problematic as eating bad foods. Intermittent fasting can help you reset your body’s natural reboot, lose weight, decrease cholesterol and insulin in your blood, and lessen the amount of unhealthy inflammation in your body.
• Immunity: The key isn’t to boost your immunity; rather, it’s to create a balanced immune system so your body can do what it’s meant to: protect against bacteria, viruses, toxins, and other influences. Your overall wellbeing, from your energy levels to the complexion of your skin, is influenced by a balanced immune system.
• Lipid Metabolism: Metabolizing healthy fats influences gene expression and the production of healthy cells. Which fats are good for you and how do you raise or lower your metabolic levels, based on your health biomarkers?
• Mineral/Micro-Nutrient Metabolism: Zinc, copper, and other trace minerals, also known as micronutrients, govern a great deal of your health. Discover which are essential for optimal cell functioning, how much of them your body needs, and the exact foods containing these vital micronutrients.

The single most direct impact on our genes — both negative and positive — is stress. Fortunately, we’re not passive victims of the causes of stress, whether it comes from our external environment or internal world.

During this fascinating class session, Ken will walk you through breakthrough research from UCSF and Harvard that reveals how you can change your gene expression through meditation in less than 20 minutes.

You’ll also discover:

• Why stress in our genes can create mutations leading to many different diseases — and how to prevent this from happening
• How to identify which types of stress are short-term and necessary for our daily functioning (also known as Type 1 stress), and which kinds of stress are long-term and damaging (Type 2 stress)
• Your own individual, distant early warning signs of excessive stress that can lead to illness
• Which parts of your genes you have the most influence over
• How to create an “Optimal Performance Zone” to generate the best level of health and performance in your daily life
• How to influence your genes using mantras and visualization practices

At this point in your journey, you’ll have a solid understanding of epigenetics and how it works. You’ll have even taken in some fascinating, high-level scientific research.

In this 2-part module, you’ll have received the results of your DNA test, and you’ll likely be wondering what it all means. Ken will be your guide as you put all your new knowledge into action over these next two sessions…

Ken will walk you through your results, help you interpret your biomarkers, and create a plan to move towards YOUR optimal levels of each one.

During this 2-part module, Ken will be your mentor as you:

• Interpret your test results, putting all the pieces of the puzzle together to reveal the details of YOUR optimal health and longevity
• Create a personalized life plan — with specific steps in each health category (meditation, dietary consumption, physical activity, details of your physical environment, and more), based on your individual Epigenetic Profile
• Interpret each of the 7 pathways highlighted in your Epigenetic Profile so you have specific next steps to take along in your journey toward optimal health and a long life
• Compare your life plan to the 12 documented and well-researched habits of “Centenarian Communities,” where people live well into their 90s and 100s in optimal health. Together, you and Ken will decide what changes to make to your life plan so you can join this select group…

As amazing as epigenetics research is today, we are only at the beginning of a revolution in optimal health and longevity.

In this final module, you’ll look over the horizon at leading-edge biotechnologies and research that will provide us with even greater opportunities to attain optimal health and longevity in the near future.

During this class, Ken shares:

• Research by NASA on Astronaut twins that provides clear and compelling evidence of the power of epigenetics
• The new blood draw technology that will eliminate the dreaded needle of blood draws and replace it with a vacutainer that painlessly draws a blood sample through the skin in under 45 seconds
• The emerging realm of Nanotechnology — the biotechnology of the ultra-small — we’ll see ingestible computers the size of the head of a pin. They can travel through your intestinal tract to transmit 30-40 biomarkers of your hormones, stress cycles, sleep patterns, and other biomarkers so you can KNOW the immediate impact of your diet, exercise, and stress levels

Together, as you, Ken, and your fellow students arrive at this truly empowering point in your journey, you’ll know so much more about who you are as a vibrant, evolving, unique, complex human. You’ll be fluent in an array of biochemistry to guide you in your daily choices toward a life of optimal health and longevity.