Assignment:
1. What is the difference between genetics and epigenetics?
- Include what factors affect your genes vs what factors affect your epigenetics.
2. Describe nutrient density & Why it is important.
- Why is the food we eat today generally less nutrient dense than the food are parents and grandparents ate?
- How can we use nutrient density to improve our nutritional health and well being?
- Include a list of nutrient dense foods and a list of foods that are not nutrient dense.
3. Describe your microbiome and why your microbiome vitally important to your health?
- How do fruits and vegetables and whole grains affect your microbiome?
- How does your microbiome affect your immune system?
- What are some things you can do to ensure you have a good healthy microbiome?
- Make a list of superfoods and briefly explain why each one is so good for you.