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Genetic Lifehacks Cheat Sheet
The Genetic Lifehacks cheat sheet is a printable or saveable summary showing your genotypes for the 300+ articles on Genetic Lifehacks. This is a feature just for members.
Immune System Summary Report
Immune System Summary Report Below is an overview of how your genes relate to immune response. This information is for …
Metabolic Health Summary Report
Utilize our Metabolic Health Topic Summary Reports with your 23andMe or AncestryDNA genetic data to discover the articles most relevant to you. These summaries distill the complex information down into just a few words. Please refer to the linked articles for details and complete references. (Member’s article)
Serotonin: How your genes affect this neurotransmitter
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is important in depression, sleep, and many other aspects of health. Learn how your genetic variants in the serotonin receptor genes impact their function.
Genetic risk and Guillain-Barré syndrome
This article dives into the research on Guillain-Barré syndrome, explaining the course of the disease, and covering the genetic variants that increase the relative risk of this serious autoimmune disease. (Member’s article)
Decrease diabetes risk with coffee
Does coffee increase or decrease your risk of prediabetes? Learn more about coffee consumption and your genetic risk. (Member’s article)
Methylation Cycle Topic Summary
Utilize our Methylation Cycle Topic Summary Reports with your 23andMe or AncestryDNA genetic data to see which articles may be most relevant to you. These summaries are attempting to distill the complex information down into just a few words. Please see the linked articles for details and complete references. (Member’s article)
Growing up ‘big boned’: MC4R gene and obesity
There are several key players in our body’s regulation of hunger, satiety, and energy expenditure. Leptin and ghrelin are two pivotal hormones involved in our desire to eat. Within that leptin pathway, another key regulator of our body weight is MC4R. (Member’s article)
Sleep Report: Genetic Causes of Sleep Problems
This is a quick (Member’s Only) overview of how your genetic variants impact various aspects of sleep including insomnia, circadian rhythm, and sleep quality.
Cystic Fibrosis: Check to see if you are a carrier
Being a carrier of a cystic fibrosis mutation increases the risk of several diseases including pneumonia from respiratory viruses, pancreatitis, and male infertility. (Member’s article)
Vaccines, Genetics, and Autoimmune Diseases: A roundup of the research
A look into the research-backed studies showing how certain vaccines may slightly increase the absolute risk of autoimmune diseases in susceptible individuals. (Member’s article)
Detoxification Summary Report
Utilize our Detoxification Topic Summary Reports with your 23andMe or AncestryDNA genetic data to see which articles may be most relevant to you. These summaries are attempting to distill the complex information down into just a few words. Please see the linked articles for details and complete references. (Member’s article)
CYP2E1 Genetic Variants: Breaking down alcohol and more
The CYP2E1 enzyme is part of the phase I detoxification system. Discover how variants might affect your alcohol metabolism and more.
PTPN22 and Autoimmune Diseases
The PTPN22 gene plays a pivotal role in that balance, and genetic variants (SNPs) in PTPN22 increase your risk of autoimmune conditions such as vitiligo, alopecia, RA, type 1 diabetes, and autoimmune thyroid diseases. (Member’s article)
Emulsifiers in Processed Foods: Your genes and your microbiome
Emulsifiers, found in a lot of processed and packaged foods, can trigger an inflammatory response in the intestines based on whether you carry specific genetic variants.
Gut Health Topic Summary Report
Utilize our Gut Health Topic Summary Reports with your 23andMe or AncestryDNA genetic data to see which articles may be most relevant to you. These summaries are attempting to distill the complex information down into just a few words. Please see the linked articles for details and complete references. (Member’s article)
Genetic variants linked to COVID-19 severity
The question on everyone’s mind these days seems to be… Will I get the COVID? If I do, will it be bad? Learn about the result of a new genome-wide association study, and then check your genetic data. (Member’s article)
Inflammation Summary Report
Utilize our Immune and Inflammation Topic Summary Reports with your 23andMe or AncestryDNA genetic data to discover the articles most relevant to you. These summaries distill the complex information down into just a few words. Please refer to the linked articles for details and complete references. (Member’s article)
Guide to Berberine: Research, Benefits, Absorption, and Genetics
Berberine, a natural compound, is found in plants such as Oregon grape, barberry, and goldenseal. It has been a staple of Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. Take a look into the research and health benefits of this age-old compound.
MTR and MTRR Genes: Methylation cycle and the need for Vitamin B12
This article explains where the MTR and MTRR genes fit within the methylation cycle. I’ll show you how to check your 23andMe or AncestryDNA raw data for the MTR and MTRR SNPs, and then explain how to optimize your diet for these variants.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Genes: Root Causes
Rheumatoid arthritis is caused by an immune system attack on the joints, causing thickening and inflammation of the joint capsule. It is caused by a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental triggers. (Member’s article)
Tools for Hacking Your Health
Optimizing your health pays dividends in so many ways, and it is worth putting in a little time to prevent chronic illnesses like diabetes or heart disease. But it doesn’t have to be difficult! There are many cool tools available today to make figuring out your diet or understanding your sleep easy options to try for health management. (Member’s article)
GSTs: glutathione-S-transferase enzymes for detoxifying environmental toxins
Exposure to many different man-made chemical compounds occurs every day, and our exposure to new toxicants exceeds what our ancestors experienced. Several common GST variants decrease the function of the GST enzymes.