DNA analysis can reveal predispositions to many diseases.
DNA tests can reveal predispositions to many diseases. With this knowledge, you can start effective prevention. Learn more.
You may come across terms such as personalised medicine, DNA sequencing or DNA tests more and more often, and this will be no different in the future. DNA analysis can reveal predispositions to many diseases, as well as sporting predispositions and information about metabolism. This is an important milestone in prevention and in the quest to maintain a healthy and happy life.
Personalised medicine
Personalised medicine (precision medicine or stratified medicine in English) is an increasingly well-known concept that explores an individual approach to treatment and healthcare. This is because we are largely distinguished by our genes, but also by our lifestyle and external environment, which influence these genes.
In other words, if you give the same treatment to two people, the effect may not be the same. Someone is predisposed to certain diseases, someone is not, the body may also metabolise nutrients and drugs at different rates, which will cause differences in the effect or manifestation of side effects with the same dose of drug, etc.
However, the personalised approach is relatively young and has yet to become a full-fledged part of medical practice. However, thanks to ongoing research and ever-improving technology, it is becoming more accessible and there are now ways for individuals to get to know their health a little better.
These methods are known in practice as predictive and preventive medicine and include, for example, DNA tests and personalised forms of nutritional supplements.
The key is to know your DNA
The personalised approach is closely linked togenomics, which is the branch of genetics that deals with the genes of individuals. Thanks to modern methods such as DNA sequencing and more accessible genotyping, we can now find out what is written in our genes. Genotyping is also used in commercial DNA tests, which are now also available in our country. So what can be read from such a human genome?
Most of the genes of individuals are identical, but small variations can reveal predispositions to, for example, intolerances, cardiovascular, cancer or other diseases. However, this information should not be used to make us accept our diagnosis and wait to see when we will develop a disease. Instead, experts see it as a great opportunity to intervene early and start prevention.
With DNA testing, you can start effective prevention
Whether you develop a disease to which you are predisposed depends on many factors, including external ones. Lifestyle and diet, which are an essential part of our being, play an extremely important role.
Prevention of cardiovascular disease
If you take a DNA test and it reveals that you have a predisposition to, for example, cardiovascular disease, it is obvious that you need to follow a healthy diet and regular exercise in addition to regular visits to the doctor. DNA tests can even reveal what kind of diet is suitable for your body, what minerals and vitamins you may theoretically be lacking (you are predisposed to this) or what kind of exercise is suitable for you and to what extent.
With all this knowledge, you will be able to optimise your weight more easily and thusavoid obesity, which is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Of course, it is also essential to keep regular medical check-ups, follow the prescribed diet and take the prescribed medication consistently.
Prevention of allergies, intolerances and chronic diseases of the digestive tract
In the case of a predisposition to a disease that involves the digestive tract, diet is also the alpha omega. many studies have shown a link between dysbiosis (i.e. an imbalance in the composition of the gut microbiome) and the development of many civilisational and chronic diseases such as food allergies, intolerances or ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
It is therefore essential to maintain a 'healthy' gut, as this is where the majority of our immune system resides. In addition to a healthy, high-quality diet, it's a good idea to strengthen your digestion with well-chosen probiotics. This is where the phrase "appropriately chosen" plays an important role, because just like our DNA, the gut microbiome is different for every person and needs a personalised approach for best results.
Personalised medicine in Slovakia
The benefits of a personalised approach to health can already be exploited here in Slovakia. Although this is a relatively young field, we are all the happier to join forces with another Slovak company in this area.
DNA ERA is a DNA testing company and currently offers 3 types of tests. DNA Lifestyle test will help with sports performance and maintaining an optimal weight. DNA Health test will reveal potential health risks. The third DNA Complex test is a combination of both tests.
in addition, the "DNA collection" is completely simple, as it takes place by swabbing from the oral cavity in the comfort of your home. This is then sent by prepaid courier to the head office, where you will receive a comprehensive report with the results and, in particular, recommendations within a few weeks.
Our personalised probiotics work in a similar way. However, a stool sample is required to determine the composition of the gut microbiome, which again is taken in the comfort of your own home and delivered to us by courier for analysis. We will then deliver a 3-month probiotic treatment that will be blended to your body's exact needs.
Thanks to DNA tests or personalised probiotics, you can take your health firmly into your own hands!
Resources:
- https:// www.nature.com/articles/537S49a.pdf
- https:// www.webmd.com/cancer/precision-medicine
- https:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6314516/
- https:// theconversation.com/population-dna-testing-for-disease-risk-is-coming-here-are-five-things-to-know-112522
- https:// www.dnaera.sk/blog/celogenomove-sekvenovanie-vs-genotypizacia-zalezi-na-kvalite-nie-na-kvantite-dat/
- https:// iprobio.sk/video/22-ako-vychovat-neposlusny-mikrobiom-dysbioza/
