The author traces the fundamental lines of environmental epigenetics or eco-genetics, recovering them from traditional medical bases, handed down by authors such as Hippocrates, Galen, Avicenna, Rhazes, Averroe and Charaka. These ancestors of ancient scientific doctrines, were the pillars of logical, philosophical and rational thought of medicine, in the past millennia and still inspire today. Modern medicine has specialized in providing interventions and strategies that have a direct relationship with the study of pathology and, in following this choice, leaves ample room for other methods that should be known and used for preventive purposes.
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