August 29, 2017
Inflammation is a buzzword in the wellness world today. After all, it’s a primary response that the body will have towards many things. Stress, injury, infection and exercise can all increase inflammation levels within the body. The aging process also tends to increase systemic inflammation. People’s inflammatory responses are also affected by specific genes and their variants. If you have a genetic predisposition to inflammation, there are warning signs to watch for. You may experience symptoms such as: Irritable Bowel […]
February 22, 2017
“It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.” ― Andy Rooney Aging is an unavoidable part of life, but does it have to start so quickly? it’s painfully visible on the outside and we all lament the grey hairs and the smile lines, but on the inside it’s a more intricate story. At the end of every chromosome is a ‘cap’ or a telomere that […]
January 4, 2016
So you find out you have an MTHFR variant, and maybe a few others. Now what? Can your diet really make a difference? When you’re thinking DNA, you probably don’t think ‘greens and beens’. But what you eat works intimately with the genes you’ve been dealt and this is why there’s been a lot of buzz around methylation, folate and MTHFR.