#68 with Alex Swanson: How Genes Affect our Ability to Handle Stress

This is taken from Part 2: ADRENAL REPAIR with the founder of NUTRITION GENOME, Alex Swanson! Find Alex here: https://www.instagram.com/nutritiongenome/ Test your genes here: https://nutritiongenome.com/ref/21/ Find Adrenal Repair here: https://www.thebodyawarenessproject.com/pages/adrenal FULL SHOW NOTES: 7:30 Alex Swanson’s Personal Background “I started looking at data files with all of these genes and began to connect the dots that I couldn’t before.” Observing genetic pathways and linking them to how people respond to things 9:30 Introducing Nutrition Genome Looking at genetic pathways and how people are genetically different How Alex’s initial interest in this field stemmed from his wife experiencing a horrible reaction to pharmaceutical drugs “Through genetic testing, I was able to pinpoint exactly what happened based on her reaction to those drugs.” 12:30 Genes and Stress Explaining the connection between genes and neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine, glutamate, gaba) Describing how our genes can indicate how we will typically respond to life stressors 16:30 Avoiding Stress and Heat Therapy Explaining the hydration component to our adrenals Finding the right heat therapy that will work best for your adrenals 19:30 Genes, Circadian Rhythm and Nighttime Techniques A new research initiative to learn more about the melatonin pathway Discovering sleep sensitivities - A brand new field 23:30 Coffee and Supplements to Regulate Stress Explaining how caticals in caffeine can cause spike dopamine and adrenaline to spike, which has to do with your genetic pathway Magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin B6 can help control our reactions to stress 32:00 Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) Understanding our migratory routes of our ancestors “Everything in terms of our genes in an accumulation from the things that came before us.” 36:30 Boosting Serotonin How exercise, massages, eating chocolate, etc. help boost serotonin levels The importance of vitamin D and how it relates to where you live in the world Thank you listeners!! Please leave a review if you enjoyed and checkout my links below to get plugged in more to what I'm doing. PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP: www.facebook.com/groups/1292792567518714/ Find more on Em here: @emilyschromm www.emilyschromm.com youtube.com/emilyschromm