By the same token, if you don't have SNP associated with a certain disease, that doesn't mean you are completely protected from the disease, or that you shouldn't take steps to optimize your health. It just means that your genetic risk is lower for that disease.

Q: Why is testing important?
A: Imagine you were dealt a hand of cards and then were asked to play out your hand without ever seeing the values of the cards. Without knowing the cards, you would have no idea how best to play your hand. The outcome would depend purely on chance.

For most of history, this is the way preventative medicine has worked. People have taken supplements or drugs, followed diets, made lifestyle changes, without really knowing if these strategies were ones that best suited their body and their personal risks. Many conditions influenced by genetics were treated only after a person developed the disease.

 Seeing the results of your test is like seeing the cards you've been delt by nature. Once you know your cards, you can develope the most effective strategy to play out your hand. That means working with your healthcare provider to carefully develope a diet, lifestyle, and supplement program that matches the unique health risks for you body.

Whether you choose to "see" you genes or not, they are always there. And they will continue to play an important role in your health. By choosing to "look" at them, you're giving yourself the opportunity to do something about them. In this way, you can more actively - and more accurately - promote your health

 

"KNOWLEDGE IS POWER"