Where Genetics Meets Nutrition

When people decide on a place to live, what is one of the most influential factors? Weather. Does it get too cold? Too hot? Too humid? Does it rain too much? How many days of sunshine?  Our DNA has been heavily designed by the environments our ancestors have lived in...

Medically reviewed by Dr. Alejandra Carrasco, MD nourishmedicine.comSince March of 2020, the research on SARS-CoV-2 and the illness caused by it - COVID-19 - has been getting published at an accelerated rate. Nutrition Genome has been monitoring all of the genetic...

Have you ever wondered why a deep breath can relax your body? You can thank your vagus nerve. Deep breathing is one of the most effective ways to calm the stress response, yet it is something we consistently forget to incorporate. The activity of the vagus nerve...

Over the past few months, there has been a spectrum of adaptations that have changed our way of life. This may have increased stress, restricted our ability to interact with our friends and family, and reduced joy in our lives. It is a time where we have to make a...

We have heard a lot about COVID-19 severity, the increased severity trend starting over the age of 50, and the compounding risk with each decade. However, there have been reports of centenarians (over 100) who have successfully recovered from COVID-19.   A...

High blood pressure is considered one of the significant pre-existing symptoms in regards to COVID-19 severity, along with cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, cancer, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In Wuhan, China, early data found that the overall...

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...

The SLC23A1 gene is one of the two transporters which aids in the absorption of vitamin C into the body. Polymorphisms in the gene are associated with an approximate 50% decline in the rate of vitamin C accumulation in cells and potentially increase the excretion of...