You’ve probably wondered how you developed diabetes. You may worry that your children will develop it too. Since diabetes is a disease characterised by high blood sugar levels, many people wonder whether eating sugar can cause it. WHO states that d ...
Genetic variants and the recovery process. Are you one of the lucky ones who seldom fall sick? And even if you sometimes succumb, do you always find yourself recovering quickly? In fact, you often bounce back into your daily routine immediately withou ...
Is it because of my DNA? It’s a fact of life that all of us do occasionally get sick at some point in our lives. Especially when we don’t take care of ourselves, if we are sleep-deprived, don’t drink enough water, and don’t eat a balanced diet. Leadin ...
Your genetic blueprint and the link to Vitamin D deficiency In the hectic world we live in today, it is not unusual to sometimes feel like you are running on empty, especially on a busy day when you have so much to accomplish with limited time. Y ...
The Relationship Between Genes and Academic Achievements “Pay attention and focus” or “Just a few more pages, then you can take a break.” Many parents can probably relate to cajoling their young children to sit down and focus on school work on a ...
Is there a relationship between genes and long term weight management? Have you ever wondered why do you regain weight after you have worked so hard to lose it? Well, you are not alone. A Stanford University study suggests that 95% of people who lose ...
Knowing your genetic susceptibility helps in effective weight management. Do you often resort to getting fast food for the whole family, after a long day of sitting at your working desk, simply because it is convenient, relatively cheap and the childr ...
Ready to ditch carbs from your diet? There’s a common misconception that “carbohydrates make you fat.” They don’t. Sure, if eaten in unnecessarily large quantities they could contribute to weight gain, but, then again, so could too much of any ...
The relationship between genes and physical responses to stress. For many of us, each morning begins with a frantic rush to get to work on time. Do your fingers twitch and your hands tremor, as you grip the steering wheels tightly to dodge errant driv ...
