Genetics Affects Nutrition
It shouldn’t be surprising that genetics have a powerful influence on how foods and vitamins are processed by the body. Every person has a unique genetic makeup, so understandably, how each person responds to food and vitamins will be unique as well.
So why are there so many diverse diet plans on the market advertised for anyone to try?
Nutrition is one of, if not the most, important aspect in reaching your optimal wellness. It’s not just about eating a healthy, well-balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables. Proper nutrition is about finding what works best for your body — finding precisely what works best for your genes in order to help you feel your best.
Every person is born with differences in enzyme activity and other functional proteins (controlled by your genes) that contribute to variations in nutritional requirements.
Everyone is born with a predisposition for what vitamins and minerals work best for their body. Because of this, it is advantageous to uncover what vitamins and minerals, and foods, promote wellness for you individually. But how?
A genetic test can reveal how your genes are working and what vitamins and minerals, and subsequently what foods, are best for your body. The 10X Health Precision Genetic Test does just this, and more, but we’ll expand on that later.
Genetics and Vitamin Absorption
The absorption of certain vitamins can be affected by genetics. Not only can there be instances where vitamin absorption is limited due to genetics, but also instances of vitamin overload due to genetic conditions where vitamins are not balanced by the body.
Both of these issues can cause problems for someone who is not only looking to improve their wellness, but also for someone looking to live a relatively average life.
The most common vitamin absorptions affected by genetics are B12, vitamin D, and vitamins A & E. Without proper absorption of any of these vitamins, health conditions will appear. The ability to absorb lactose is also controlled by genetics.
The inability to absorb certain vitamins can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Depending on the vitamin that you are deficient in, the symptoms of that deficiency can vary. Everything from fatigue, to dry skin and nails, to depression, to bone fractures, to the development of certain diseases can be caused by a nutrient deficiency.
This underscores the importance of finding out if you have any nutritional deficiencies that need to be addressed.
Genetics and Food Processing
Your genes impact the way your body processes foods as well. Certain foods are good for you individually, and certain foods are not, and that all depends on your genes!
Obviously the vitamins and minerals in foods are what your body is processing, so if your genes have an issue processing the vitamins and minerals, those vitamins and minerals will not be absorbed.
Your metabolism is also directed by your genes, so you could be eating what you think you should be based on the recommended daily allowance (RDA) nutritional guidelines, and not seeing any results.
Food preferences are also tied to your genetics! There are certain genes that affect the taste of food. For example, there is a genetic mutation in 14% of people that makes cilantro taste like soap. Many of these genetic differences exist and they can majorly affect someone’s diet.
Finding out what gene mutations you may have, as well as what nutritional deficiencies exist in your body, are key to reaching your optimal well-being. Precision-focused wellness can help you optimize your diet and reach your goals!
Why Precision-Focused Wellness Works for Your Diet
Precision-focused wellness is focusing on your personal needs to reach your optimal wellness goals. It’s taking an individualized approach to diet, exercise, supplementation, and more. Taking your genetics into consideration when striving to improve your well-being makes sense, and that’s why it works.
The 10X Precision Genetic Test is where to start if you want to take a customized road to your best self. The test is easy to take, non-invasive, and the results, while lengthy, are comprehensive and easy to understand.
One of the main goals of the Precision Genetic Test is to provide you with information, based on your genetic data, about what foods you should eat and what foods you should avoid.
The test will also tell you what nutritional deficiencies you have and how to correct them. All of this information gives you an advantage over other “nutritional plans” because it’s solely based on your genes.
Optimizing Your Diet
There is likely only one diet that will really work for you in achieving your wellness goals, and that is the one that is based on your genetics.
What works for your body isn’t going to work for your friend and vice versa. You may be following a relatively healthy diet with the “right” amounts of protein, carbs, and fats and still feel like you’re not making progress towards your wellness goals.
Optimizing your diet is working with your body to provide what it wants. The way to find out what your body wants is through the 10X Precision Genetic Test.
The test analyzes over 50 genes in the body and breaks down how each one is affecting your nutrition. The feedback provides not only a “glance” at every gene, but also a full explanation of each gene and how nutrition and your diet can be optimized to work best with it.
In addition to a nutritional plan tailored to your specific needs, a supplementation plan is also provided. Making up for nutritional deficiencies can be made through food choices, but also through the help of supplements. 10X Health can customize supplements for you based on your genetic needs!
With an accurate nutritional plan in place based on your genetic data, as well as a supplementation game plan, your wellness goals can be realized!
Order your 10X Health Precision Genetic Test today and start your journey towards optimal wellness!
