17/02/2025
What can nutrigenomics tell us?
We’re used to getting information on our health from blood and urine tests, or imaging like x-rays.
These are on the spot tests that show how our body is functioning at that present moment in time. Levels of nutrients, inflammatory markers, infectious agents, and metabolites are all wonderful predictors of what’s happening in our bodies.
These types of tests can tell us what is currently happening, whereas genomics tells us what might happen. Together, these are a powerful combination of health information to personalise the next steps to improve your health.
Genomics shows us risk. Risk for good, and risk for bad. It’s a means of knowing why or how you are susceptible to certain diseases.
Nutrigenomics — whilst it can take ancestry into account — isn’t an ancestry test like many of the popular genetic tests out there.
Nutritional genetic testing looks at specific genes, genetic variation, and current nutritional status to determine how your food and genes are interacting.
It can indicate what we can change NOW to help prevent problems in the future.
Sound interesting? I offer nutrigenomic testing and consulting. If you’d like to learn more about this, I have a new article (https://johannabush.com/what-is-nutrigenomics/) covering nutrigenomics in more detail.
Feel free to reach out to me if you would like to determine if nutrigenomics is a good fit for you.
Nutrigenomics is the relationship between nutrients and genetic expression. Genetic variations and nutritional intake can impact our health, disease risk and symptom management.
