How Hard is it to Recover from Infections?
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 ...
I Have A Weak Immune System
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 ...
Heart Health Genes: Does Heart Disease Run in Your Family?
All disease is, to some degree, genetic. From cancer to the common cold, almost every human illness known to mankind has something to do with genes. Genes and the switches that control them are made of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), containing informa ...
Always Hungry? These Could Be the Reasons Why
So, you’re continually feeling hungry even though you are eating a healthy amount throughout the day. Well there could be a few reasons as to why, such as the types of food you are eating to how much sleep you are getting each night. We also need t ...
What is Stress and How to Manage It?
The association between stress and anxiety has now been well established. And with the ever-increasing pace of modern-day life seemingly accelerating at an exponential rate, we need to ask the question… Is stress in our genes, and is there anything th ...
What is Eye Health?
The eye is obviously extremely complex, and as with all biological processes, our eyes will be affected as we age. But there will also be a variety of other areas - such as diet, exercise, stress, pollution as well as a strong genetic component - that ca ...
Nutrigenomic: How can Nutrition Affect Your Health?
On the face of this, it seems like a fairly obvious answer and one that you think the majority of people would know. The worrying fact is that many people are still not fully aware as to what they are actually eating. Which could be the reason why obe ...
Carbs vs. Fat – Which One Causes Weight Gain?
The debate between fat and carbohydrates causing obesity continues till this day. Recent studies today link fat with weight gain, while in the past decade, carbohydrates has clearly been the culprit. It is difficult to throw your hat in the ring without ...
Nutrigenomic: Can Genetic Profiles Help with Employee Absences?
The science of genomics and the benefits of understanding our DNA are now well established in the medical, sports and health industries. A new area that is gaining some interest and notoriety is within the corporate world and improving health in the work ...