Wild genetic facts I learned this week that could actually be deadly
A fast look at the genetic quirks I came across this week, from odd inherited traits to the ones that can seriously affect health. Clear, curious, and a little alarming.
💥Can trauma trigger fibromyalgia? Absolutely. It can flip genetic switches that set fibro in motion
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Can trauma cause fibromyalgia? Yes, I believe it can worsen it or or set it off. There's certain things that turn genetics on or off. The five doctors won a Nobel Prize on this a number of years ago. They figured out that some genes were turned off or on. We just don't know what turns them off or on is a problem, which is odd, but um
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yeah. So, I don't know what turns them on, but you have I do believe physical and emotional trauma can Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. can mainly trigger the symptoms. It may be because it affects your vitamin exercise or vitamin issues. Uh and so yeah, trauma, surgery, car
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wrecks, things like that. They burn stress. They burn through a lot of vitamins. Child birth. Child burying a child. You're going to be sucked dry by that little cute little vampire. Anyway, um
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