DNA Health Pathway

DNA Health is a comprehensive nutrigenetics test that reports on gene variants in key biological processes that govern health and disease.

DNA Health testing allows you to more accurately personalise health advice to the individual rather than population led health advice.

With an experienced practitioner, the DNA Health test will establish the optimal nutrition, lifestyle and key health testing necessary for good health, longevity and disease risk mitigation.

From taking the blood spot sample to test results, DNA Health testing can take up to 4 weeks.

You give a simple blood spot prick from your finger which is then sent to the lab to have your DNA analysed.

Your genes have a profound influence, both good and bad, on health outcomes. Having the knowledge of your gene variants allows you to act upon that information. By doing this you reduce these gene influences that promote illness and disease by choosing the lifestyle choices that balance off their risk. It could be a change in the diet, a particular supplement or a specific exercise regime. This knowledge increases your ability for better health.

The DNA Health test analyses and reports on gene variants in the following areas; Lipid metabolism, Methylation, Detoxification, Inflammation and Oxidative stress, Insulin sensitivity, Bone health and Food responsiveness.

DNA Health provides insight to identify genetic weaknesses in these pathways and offers guidance to improve, or mitigate these weaknesses using targeted diet, lifestyle and nutraceutical interventions.

Yes you can have a DNA Health test while pregnant.

Having more pro-inflammatory genes means that an individual may have a greater risk of raised inflammation over time. This may increase their risk of chronic disease.

Lipid metabolism is the making of and destruction of lipids in cells, involving the breakdown or storage of fats for energy and the making of structural and functional lipids, such as those involved in the construction of cell membranes.

Oxidative stress is essentially an imbalance between the production of free radicals and the ability of the body to counteract or detoxify their harmful effects through neutralisation by antioxidants.

This process is actually good for us in small amounts but harmful if imbalanced and ongoing at high levels. A free radical is an oxygen containing molecule that has one or more unpaired electrons, making it highly reactive with other molecules.

Bone health is about keeping bones strong and healthy particularly as we age. Eating foods rich in calcium and Vitamin D, getting daily exercise to load the bones and understanding gene risk for osteoporosis are important.

Insulin sensitivity refers to how sensitive the body’s cells are in response to the hormone insulin. High insulin sensitivity allows the cells of the body to use blood glucose more effectively, reducing blood sugar and reducing risk for diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, Obesity and Alzheimers.

Adopting lifestyle and dietary changes such as regular exercise and reducing refined sugar in the diet  help improve this sensitivity.