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How Genetic Testing can Benefit your Immune System
Your immune system is your body’s defense mechanism against foreign cells that may enter it. It is an intricate system that consists of a combination of cells, tissues, and organs, that work together to protect your body from microorganisms that can cause diseases and...
DNA Testing for the Cancer Gene
Genes affect the inherited traits that are passed down from parents to children and can sometimes affect whether a person is likely to develop diseases such as dementia, skin disorders or cancer.
Should you test your child’s DNA? To test or not to test…
Every parent at some stage worries about whether they have passed on a hereditary disease to their child, and the truth is that their susceptibility to those conditions is indicated in many of today’s DNA tests. Nonetheless, this information is not necessarily doom and gloom. The focus of precision medicine, which includes DNA testing is to use this information to avoid these conditions setting in. Prevention is more effective once one knows the risks.
What Skin Disorders Can Be Inherited?
There are complex hereditary skin disorders that can be inherited from one generation to the next; they can even skip a generation. Genetic skin disorders are also known as ‘Geno-dermatoses’, and are typically caused by a single-gene mutation. Skin Conditions: Common...
How to protect yourself as Covid numbers increase
The truth is that there are only two key strategies you can follow: Either self-isolate and limit your exposure altogether or boost your body and immune system so that if your body does come into contact with Covid, it has the strongest possible armor to fight it. That armor is your state of your health and the health of your immune system. Naturally, these two are connected to each other.
What Are 5 Ways to Reduce Stress?
Previously, we’ve mentioned how stress can increase the probability of developing certain lifestyle diseases, and accelerate their symptoms. It’s important for your wellbeing to take time out and find the best activity for you to reduce your stress and reset your mind...