The health benefits of coffee are well documented in numerous published studies. The positive actions are often due to polyphenols like chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and the diterpenes cafestol and kahweol, not necessarily the caffeine.  Many studies find a negative...

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...

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...

Environments with shifting macronutrient supplies are strong selective genetic signals for energy metabolism. How do people become more or less adapted to varying levels of carbohydrate intake? The answer can be found in ancestral migration routes based on latitudes...

Throughout human history, our population has included a mix of different genetic skill sets for the overall survival of the tribe. In the modern era, these skills manifest from the COMT gene, with those who perform at their highest level with pressure, deadlines, 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...