Epigenetics is the study of which of your genes are actually used and which are not, and how that balance affects your health…and that of your children.

• Positively alter gene expression naturally
• Improved health at a molecular level
• Learn how to interpret the results of your genetic testing
• Recognising generational links between epigenetics, environment and disease.

Food is more than just energy. It provides us with the raw materials of life and brings us immense pleasure. But most of us do not realise that food is also information. Our amazing bodies are designed to read and made sense of the information we feed it. This might seem like an abstract concept, but the next time you drink a glass of wine or a beer and start to feel the effects, remind yourself that your body is simply making sense of what you are feeding it.

While our DNA cannot be changed, which genes are used and how they are used is predominantly determined by lifestyles factors. Therefore, your susceptibility to every single major chronic illness, including metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, some cancers, is determined by the interaction of your environment and lifestyle choices with your genes. This is known as epigenetics.

Fortunately, via nutritional and lifestyle changes, we can alter your gene expression and shift it towards a healthier phenotype – meaning, you will literally be expressing your new found health at the genetic level which will then manifest physically.

This service merges the deepest understanding of how your body interects with your lifestyle at the genetic level. This is the study of epigenetics and it might be the single most insightful tool you can gather regarding the interaction between your current lifestyle and both current and future health status…as well as how to change them. Essentially, our environment is the main driver of our physical and mental status and, more to the point, our overall health.

Even more fascinating though is that your epigenome is heritable, meaning that gene expression can change according to how our parents (and their parents) lived. Therefore, your health is influenced by the good and bad of the generations of family members that came before you which may provide important insights into solving any health related issues. Additionally, this information can extend to your children and their children.

The principle of epigenetics can be extended to issues with mood, sleep, energy, stress, pain, inflammation, diabetes, hormones, thyroid function, immunity, gut health, fitness, focus, ageing etc.

Current epigenetic tests are capable of locating the most well-known genetic markers that relate to the most common diseases. These are generally considered to be the ones that we are most at risk of suffering from in our lifetimes. With this information we will be able to design a lifestyle plan that is not only catered to your desired outcomes, but catered precisely to positively impact your epigenome for the future – and for future generations too.