Tri-Valley Healthy Aging Exercise & Nutrition Meetup Group

Your exercise and nutrition program may cause you to GAIN fat and accelerate the aging process. Come hear how your DNA is affected by your choice of fitness activity, and discover how to attain ÂÂ"healthy agingÂÂ" and long term fitness. Your health is a result of interactions between your genes and lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, stress, smoking, and alcohol consumption. It is your genetic make-up that determines which nutrients are used and how they are used; the way toxins are removed: what happens to any waste products; and how efficient and effective these key processes are working within your body. Small variations in DNA, called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNP's" (pronounced "snips"), account for all human genetic differences. Each person's genetic material contains a unique SNP pattern in the DNA strand that serves as the body's instruction book, telling the body in minute detail how to do everything from making bone cells to processing dietary cholesterol to detoxifying spent hormones in the liver. By choosing the right diet and exercise plan for you, you can improve your cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, and chronic illness. WeÂÂ'll talk about a ÂÂ"miracleÂÂ" treatment that successfully reversed aging in human subjects. This reversal is not simply a marker of aging, but an actual reversal toward normal youthful function at the genetic level. The study definitively identified 179 genes that were reversed by the intervention, and as the study stated ÂÂ"the transcriptional signature of aging was markedly reversed back to that of younger levels for most genes that were affected by both age and exerciseÂÂ". About the Organizer: Dennis graduated from Brigham Young University College of Physical Education with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology, and continued his graduate education at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in Business. He is certified by The Exercise Guild as a Level I & Level II instructor, and is the only person to score a perfect 100% on the Level II written and practical exams, requiring instructional proficiency on over 100 exercises. Subsequently, he was appointed a Master Instructor. In addition, Dennis completed the Spinal Rehabilitation Certification Program at the University of Florida Colleges of Medicine and Health & Human Performance, specializing in orthopedic & clinical functional restoration exercise for the back, neck, knees, shoulders, and ankles. With over 27 years working in Industrial Safety, Physical Therapy, and Exercise Design, Development and Instruction, Dennis is excited to share his enthusiasm for healthy exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle.