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Genetic Susceptibility to Childhood Trauma in the Age of Momo from the SLC6A4 “Orchid Gene”

Well-Informed Parenting through a Simple Cheek Swab

Is Your Child an “Orchid” or a “Dandelion” when Subjected to Traumatic Experiences?

Predicting Parkinson’s from a Single Gene?

How Understanding your LRRK2 Gene Variant May Help You Prevent Parkinson’s Disease

Why Knowing About Your LRRK2 Gene is Vital to Your Understanding of Parkinson’s

“The Asian Way” in a College Freshman with Anxiety, ADHD and Depression

How COMT, BDNF, and ANK3 Gene Variants Predicted the Roadmap for a Reinvented Future

How COMT, BDNF, and ANK3 Gene Variation Can Increase Stress and your Chances of Alzheimer’s. Learn if you have these variants with a Genomind Genecept Assay Test.

“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.

“Will I Lose my Mind Someday?”
How APOE, ABCA7 and LRP1 Genes Can Predict the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease—And What You can Do About It – Part 1

Alzheimer’s accounts for approximately 70% of all cases of dementia in the United States. According to the Alzheimer’s Association nearly 5.4 million Americans are currently living with the disease and the biggest risk factor is advanced age (60 or older).

DNA Battle of the Sexes
Weaponized Genetic Testing and Depression in a Married Couple

We should be careful NOT to conceptualize mental illness as synonymous with “personality flaws”—and how toxic it can be to a love relationship when the biologic basis of mental illness is “weaponized.”

Self-Saboteur, Gene by Gene, on the Global Stage
How Denial, Delay in Seeking Help, and Personal Genomic Uncertainty Can Sabotage One’s Life

How precision medicine and genetic testing can help bring you out of the the darkness.

Are You an “Orchid” or a “Dandelion?”
How Sexual Trauma, interacting with SLC6A4 and COMT Genes, Provide the Answer

Some individuals are like orchids—absolutely incredible, requiring just the right circumstances to truly thrive. Other individuals are like dandelions. Dandelions can grow just about anywhere.

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.

“Bipolar! I’m not really Bipolar… am I?”
How Modifying the Expression of CACNA1C, ANK3, MTHFR, and SLC6A4 Genes Can Help You Recover from Bipolar Depression

What beliefs do you hold about who and how you are—and how might they be holding you back?