Where Genetics Meets Nutrition

In the Nutrition Genome Report, a new gene was added in November 2021 called MTNR1B. This gene encodes for the melatonin receptor 1B. In humans, melatonin release starts soon after sundown, peaks between 2 am and 4 am, and decreases gradually. However, in...

Researchers today consider physical fitness to be the single best predictor of life expectancy and healthspan. The common thread among all of us is that we are designed to move all day. It is estimated that our ancestors over millions of years accumulated 14,000 to...

Have you ever wondered about the effect of community on health? Throughout the health research literature of places like the Blue Zones and other anomalies, we find one very consistent pattern: community. The Roseto Mystery: The Effect of Community on Health In the...

Few topics in the medical world have created more controversy and conflicting opinions than the subject of cholesterol. Views on saturated fat and dietary cholesterol have oscillated since the Ancel Keys 7 Countries Study in 1958, which led to an overhaul in dietary...

Mycotoxins are toxins produced by fungi belonging to Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium. The most common mycotoxins that present a concern to human health and livestock include aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, patulin, fumonisins, zearalenone, and...

You have received your Nutrition Genome Report, and now starting to incorporate all of the dietary, exercise, environmental and lifestyle recommendations based on your results to slow the aging process. How do you know how well you are epigenetically slowing down the...

What is MTHFR C677T? Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase is labeled for both an enzyme and a gene. The MTHFR C677T gene produces a functioning MTHFR enzyme that converts methyfolate to 5-MTHF and helps regulate homocysteine levels. If the MTHFR C677T gene has...

The International Journal of Medicine published a commentary in late April 2020 titled, “Does apolipoprotein E genotype predict COVID-19 severity?” The researchers argue that it is possible that having one or two copies of APOE-E4 allele predisposes one to be at high...