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Brian Dias – Epigenetics and Intergenerational Trauma

Mind & Life

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Exploring Inherited Traits and Environmental Impacts

Delving into inherited traits, this chapter examines cravings for sugar and fats in ancestral scarcity environments, the consequences of stress legacies, and the impacts of transmitted information on future generations. It also touches on creating ecosystems for flourishing, discussing epigenetic inheritance, the epigenetic clock, childhood trauma effects on DNA methylation, and the perpetuation of intergenerational trauma.

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