Diet, exercise, sleep, stress and social influence collectively influence our gene expression and our health or risk of disease.

Many of the dreaded chronic diseases, like heart disease, cancer, depression, diabetes can be prevented or helped with the right diet.

Several common imbalances can lead to poor mental health and behavioural disorders. They include under methylation, overmethylation, pyrrole disorder, glucose imbalances, heavy metal toxicity, malabsorption, essential fatty acid deficiencies, essential nutrient deficiencies. In most cases, if these are found early, they can be corrected and heal many of the negative associated traits and symptoms.

Oxidative stress and free radicals can contribute to aging and DNA damage leading to cancers or other disorders.

Certain markers may be indicative of chronic disease risk like high homocysteine, elevated CRP and ESR and elevated cholesterol and triglycerides. An anti-inflammatory diet rich in the right fats, fibre, nutrients, and antioxidants may be protective.

Genetic risk factors like APOE e4 can increase risk of alzheimers disease, however research shows that the right diet and exercise while you're young enough might mitigate this risk.

Certain genetic types can't tolerate refined carbohydrates very well, others are negatively impacted by saturated fat in the diet.

Knowing your nutrition status, and your genetic blueprint may help you enjoy more quality of life, and even help to prevent chronic disease.

It is a good idea to have regular health screenings to check you are on the right track. There is so much potential to be well, without massive effort.