I have been vocal about this impact for years now. Where you live, with whom you live, make greatest impact on your life!! In this research, they have found, gene regulation being controlled by the environment! Direct link!
We can’t really avoid Environment when we talk and discuss child development or education. Education leaves life long impact.
I still remember, how first five years of my life were spent living in neighborhood of cow-keepers. Fast-forward 20 years and I revived my sense and love for cows!
Not just that, gene regulation is function of environment (physical, pranic, mental) so any disturbance in it, will result in sickness.
Environment is also shaping your habits! Especially, when you are in childhood!
So the company you keeps does not only shape your mental plane but also physical plane!
“The research is an important reminder that geography and genes work together to shape our health,” said Avshalom Caspi, the Edward M. Arnett Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke and a senior author on the study.
Well, Ayurveda always spoke about it!! देश-काल has greatest impact on our health! And we must choose our food and other habits accordingly!