Epigenetics & Personal Health: Can We Control Our Own Future? | Matt Riemann | TEDxVeniceBeach

What if you could control the fate of your future health? What if you could alter the hard wiring of your genetic expression with your behavior and surroundings? Matt Reimann shows us the exciting new field of epigenetics and how it will change your stars.

[MsRockstella]

I really appreciated this. Thought I might fall asleep at the beginning but surprisingly the more you spoke the more awake I became! So happy I came across this. :) Thank you

[haneenkattae]

GOSH! 17 minutes passed by so quickly!! this talk just made a turning point in my life.. Thank you Matt Riemann!

[ahiyahfrancis]

A very informative and educational talk. Much thanks!!!!

[MrFrak]

My favourite talk on epigenetics yet! Amazing!

[CarmellaSells]

I now understand epigenetics a little bit more. Thanks!

[catherinegreenup]

Oh my favourite music, the blue Danube Strauss Waltz. Add before this video. How marvellous is mans brain.

[ptimal]

So this may be long winded and arbitrary but maybe interesting for some. Michael Jordan is 6'6" tall, his father and brother are 5'8" tall, mother avg height for a female. If I remember correctly no one in his close and extended family was over 6'. But as a young kid Michael had an extreme desire to be tall. He would often do things in the hopes of making himself taller; exercises, hanging upside down, anything he thought could help.

His father said Michael willed himself tall. Through the years I've thought about this and I'm convinced he did in fact do just that. Now with the understanding of epigenetics it seems even more convincing. Also I think he somehow had harnessed the ability to influence his own gene expression, to become the greatest athlete of all time(imo). Perhaps this is the case for many top level athletes, achievers in general. I could be just out of my mind, but it's interesting to think about.

[YmaldonadoY]

Some scientists say that our mind is our environment, because our mind/brain perceives the environment as well etc. ... interesting

[sofiazucca]

greetings everyone, epigenetics sounds like a modern twist/name for Ayurveda. Did anyone else catch this? and just added in depth DNA research, fascinating. Also just proves that this knowledge has existed from the beginning of time. Love this <3

[Iamsolcosta]

Robin Sharma speaks about epigenetics as well. I really recommend to watch his videos !

[juju]

Go Zips! We would love to have you at UA.

[uhohwhoops]

I really want to watch this but the recording has a really high pitched buzzing sound that's driving me nuts!

[grahaminglis]

Sounds good theoretically, but who will be able to afford to access this personalised epigenetic process?

[ryanjavierortega]

So now we can judge books by their covers! (We can also judge covers by their books, but Chipp Kidd may

[buzzman]

I never got past wanting to fall asleep

[jerryharbin]

Matt! Wow! Thanks for the insight and INFO. Learned a little about epigenetics a year ago. Wanna learn more now. You duh Man! LOL

[MrJWZify]

Very interesting and epigenetics are definitely going to benefit the future, but that raises the question as he mentioned a healthy generation without illness, is that what we really want in an overpopulated world? I know it sounds cruel but it is only to start a discussion of what will happen with the world when humanity because so healthy.

[smokeweedaily]

So now the big question, how can we tie certain genes to healthy lifestyles, and how can we target certain genes that are beneficial for us to improve our health?

It seems to me that epigenetics is simply the reason why living healthy is good for us, because it allows for those 'good' genes to open up. But it doesn't seem to offer any other insight than that.

[dakkotaatheman]

I think about this every day. We need some sort of device A.Ito tell us what to do. I wanna know what I really need to be my best me.

[elviraantoniacontreras]

Wow! good job Matt. Good job. I guess I am buying frosted chocolate donut