Questions About Genetics MyHappyGenes is dedicated to helping individuals achieve healthy outcomes through knowledge of DNA and Genetics. By understanding your DNA you can better understand your health outcomes. Here are a couple of articles we have written on that subject. Genetics Determine Your Best Diet Everyone knows people who can eat whatever they like, …
Pharmacogenetics is the study of how people respond to drug therapy. Through research and multiple studies, it has been confirmed that individuals often respond differently to the same drug therapy. This is typically due to one’s genetic makeup, but overall health, diet, and environmental factors also play a significant role in how a person responds …
Your genetics are directly related to your response to weight-loss interventions. Now that genetic testing has moved into the mainstream, our understanding of the specific genes dictating how the human body processes nutrients and how our bodies react to activities is much more precise. It is now possible to develop individually-tailored nutrition and exercise programs that are based on and curated to your unique DNA. A recent study published by the European Society of Human Genetics found that dieters employing weight management programs tailored to the individual’s genome lost up to 33% more weight than those following standard, “one size fits all” weight loss programs.
How Genes Play a Role in Disease and Health
When slight changes occur in genes, it can cause susceptibility to many common diseases, including cancer, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and mental illness. Genetic predisposition and the risk of disease can depend on multiple factors in addition to genetic changes.
Evidence suggests that ADHD is genetic and is passed down from parent to child. ADHD seems to run in at least some families. There are also environmental factors that play a role including nutrition.
You are what you eat! Your diet and eating habits can modify gene expressions in adults and their children. Your diet is the main source of epigenetic signals.
Being genetically predisposed to various mental and physical health complaints can lead to being predisposed to being tired or lacking in energy. A UK Biobank study has found that genetics accounts for eight percent of the difference in people’s feelings of tiredness and low energy.
If you are suffering from constant worry and anxiety there are lots of effective treatment options out there. However, one reason that is frequently overlooked is the connection between anxiety and your DNA.
Genetic variants are associated with sleep phase disorders. There seems to be a link between genetic variability in the AANAT gene with susceptibility to major depression (MD).
SNiPs – Single nucleotide polymorphisms, are the most common type of genetic variation among people. A SNiP is a difference in a single DNA building block, called a nucleotide.
