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i recently did a video on a very amazing gene  the nrf2 which is like a gene that protects you  

against disease and especially cancer i found  some additional interesting data on this that  

i want to share with you but if you haven’t seen  the first video watch that first i’m going to put  

a link down below of exactly what it does but this  gene is like the the master gene that activates  

hundreds of other genes that protect your cells  and these other genes are related to antioxidants  

because your body has networks of antioxidants so  antioxidants don’t just come from external sources  

from your food your body makes them so they come  from within and the term for that is endogenous  

so this gene regulates endogenous antioxidants  as well as the detoxification genes which helps  

break down things that cause cancer like  chemicals in the environment we call those  

carcinogens so this gene protects against  trauma emotional stress pollution toxins  

uv radiation and also the free radical damage that  comes from having nutritional deficiencies so it’s  

a very very important gene in the other video i  talked about people having an over expression of  

this gene and these are the type of people  that pretty much can eat what they want  

smoke every day drink and live to be 99 years old  right yet everyone else has a normal expression  

of this gene which makes them prone to develop  diseases and cancer so the question is what  

can you do about it there’s something called  epigenetics which means above genetics so what i  

want to talk about is some of the things that you  can do on an epigenetic level to get an advantage  

of having more expression of this gene now again  this gene acts as a switch that tells the cell  

that oxidative damage is occurring and then  it turns on the body’s defense mechanisms  

by activating genes that help the cell produce  protective antioxidant molecules so here are  

the pro nrf2 compounds number one curcumin from  turmeric number two sulfurophane from cruciferous  

vegetables of course number three kercetin from  onions green tea and there’s quite a few other  

vegetables that have this compound present as well  and number four a phytonutrient called fisetin  

which is in strawberries onions cucumbers and  there are two other things that are not going  

to be a big surprise but regular mild to moderate  exercise will enhance the expression of this gene  

and this is definitely no surprise but fasting  can increase the expression of this gene by 1.5  

to 5 times the normal expression so i think out of  all the things you can really do man fasting hands  

down is the probably the most important thing to  focus on so if you’re new to my channel and you  

want more information click the link down below  and start doing intermittent fasting on a regular  

basis hey before you go if you’re  benefiting from any of my content i would  

love to hear about your success story  please share it in the link down below