Salus Health Care Forum July 2, 2025

Jeremy

I know we haven’t had a chance to talk about epigenetics. Epigenetics spurs nature and nurture in such a lovely way. We could get into intergenerational toxic stress. I’ve read studies where one generation is in starvation, and for three generations it impacts the epigenetics of their grandchildren. And so I think getting into the biological stuff really starts to stir the medical physicians quite a bit. And I think epigenetics may be part of that bridge. I know there’s a lot of stuff coming out bout epigenetic clocks. I’ve got a few patients who are starting to check their epigenetic clock. They want to slow down their aging. It’s engaging rich people mostly right now, but I just think there are some real opportunities—and that gets into the AI aspect that Walt brought up. It’s so complex, all these databases and what’s impacting what. Perhaps AI will be helping to sift this for us, hopefully in a virtuous way, not in a full demonic way or whatever the opposite of virtue is.

Craig

My brother had a great focus on epigenetics. Ways in which social circumstances adversity might affect the neuroendocrine system, which affects gene expression. So, yes, it is a central element of the biological connections between health and adversity.

This has been a very interesting discussion. We touched on crucial issues like community, love, family support, positive supports that can make a difference. So, keep up the good work, folks.