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Prescription Meditation from Genetic Testing?

Scientific research has demonstrated that meditation can epigenetically affect genes to promote better mental health.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 16
Gut Bugs Inflame Your Brain – a Genetic Test Guides Prevention

The significance of chronic inflammation to our health, and how both our microbiomes and our genes play a role.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 10
“Powerful Superhero—Mr. Probiotic—Kills Evil Depression Bugs!”

By bolstering your microbiome, probiotic supplements may just play a critical role in fighting off the hydra of depression once and for all.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 6
Leaky Gut ↔ Leaky Brain ↔ Leaky Emotions

A leaky gut is the point-of-origin in a chain reaction that can set off a series of serious health concerns—including a “leaky brain” that leads to “leaky emotions”

The DNA of Emotional Health – Part 8
Inflammaging – ”Unzip” Your DNA to Prevent
32 Trillion Cells from Screaming for Relief

One of the most common ways in which we forget (or deny) that our actions have consequences is in the process of aging… or for some, “inflammaging”.

OMG! How SLC6A4, CACNA1C, COMT, MTHFR, BDNF, ABCA7, CD33, CHRNA5/3, FTO, LRP1, PPARG, CHRNA5/3, FKBP5, HLADQB1, and CRP Genes Predicted Treatment Response

A story about a patient's perseverance—and one that I hope will encourage you to stick with therapy until you become whole, too.

Your Ultimate Brain Health Gene Chart

“Genes that Burn Down Your Brain”
Extinguish the Fire by Regulating CD33 and TREM2, the “Brain Inflammation Genes” – Part 2

Taking a closer look at how these two genes can impact your risk of developing Alzheimer’s, and what you can do about it.

Bipolar Depression: For Some, It’s a Gut Feeling
How Regulating CD33, PPARG, COMT and other Genes can Lift and Stabilize Mood, Improve Cognition, Reduce Stress Response, and Cause Weight Loss

A story that illustrates the complicated truth that mental illness can “inhabit” the entirety of our bodies.

DNA… Nurture Your Nature – Session Ten

Chronic Inflammation brings a "Civil War" Within Yourself…. How Can Your Body Win?