The Health Benefits of Red Wine Red wine offers numerous benefits that are highlighted throughout the Nutrition Genome Report. However, the benefit may be negated based on your APOE genotype. Red wine has been found in studies to increase probiotic diversity, where...
BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 are tumor suppressor genes that are tested by doctors to help determine breast and ovarian cancer risk that run in families that are typically estrogen negative. Mutations in the BRCA genes can cause a reduced ability to repair DNA double-strand...
Alzheimer’s disease is becoming more and more common in today’s world, with many of us knowing a loved one who has suffered from the disorder. However, nutrigenomics and epigenomics research have given us hope on how to approach Alzheimer’s by being...
According to the World Health Organization, depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Approximately 300 million suffer from depression, with more women affected than men. The pharmacological intervention that focuses on serotonin, dopamine and...
The sun is viewed by humans through a duality lens as both necessary for life, energy, and happiness, but also something that can be dangerous. Is skin cancer genetic? If so, why do we require vitamin D from the sun, and why does it affect the mood of so many people?...
One of the main pillars of Nutrition Genome is the understanding that one diet does not fit all because we are all different. It is also why so many studies and sources of dietary advice seem to continually contradict. DNA-based nutrition testing has helped us...
What is the APOE Gene? APOE is a cholesterol transporter and functions as a key regulator to coordinate the mobilization of cholesterol between cells and remove toxins. These functions are particularly critical for the nervous system where the APOE transport of...
The Impressive Research of Cold Therapy In the beginning of March, I randomly picked up a book called What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength. Little did I know that this...
At Nutrition Genome, we have found that some of the biggest benefits from your genes can come from simple dietary and lifestyle changes. Fasting and deep breathing are two methods that have been found to dramatically benefit your genes. Fasting and Epigenetics: Breast...
What is DNA? DNA contains the genetic code for all life. Imagine DNA like the blueprint of a ship. The construction of each ship has the same basic requirements to sail on a body of water, but each one may have a unique color, size, design, strengths and weaknesses....
In the 1970s and 1980s, about 1 in 2,000 children had autism. In 1994, it was 1 in 150. Today, 1 in 68 has autism and 1 in 6 in the US has a developmental disability. The first born boys have the highest risk. That is a dramatic epigenetic change. Is autism a...
The Genetic Clues to Longevity In the book, The Blue Zones, National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner and a team of researchers studied the lifestyle and dietary habits of the world’s longest-lived people in Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California; Nicoya, Costa Rica;...
