Ep 75. Nutrigenomics - Eating For Your Genes with Hilit Milner, RD from Sunrise By HM

Is your destiny written in the stars, or, is your health future written in your genes and pre-determined? According to an emerging field in science, and branch in nutrition, nutrigenomics (nutrition and genomics), there's an equation: Genes+Environment=Health You can optimize your health based on the environmental changes that you can make in your daily living to help reduce your chances of developing what's written in your genes. As Matt Dawson, MD (Wild Health) says, "We all know you are what you eat, but it's more complicated than that. Every bite of food is a signal you are sending your genes to turn on or off to control your body composition, health and longevity." Nutrigenomics is the cutting edge personalized approach to nutrition. It is the understanding of what your genes are and how certain bioactive compounds and nutrients can influence how the genes are expressed. This can determine if you will develop certain diseases or chronic conditions. We can't change our DNA and genetic coding, but, we do have some control over how those genes get turned on or not. By altering certain aspects in our lifestyle, such as diet, exercise and sleep, for example, people may be able to influence their risk of developing certain conditions. This gives people control over their physical and nutritional health and longevity. Today, we interview South African trained Dietitian, Hilit Milner, RD, owner of Sunrise By HM, all about nutrigenomics and how you can eat for your genes. An example of a case to highlight the specifics - If a woman of middle age is having difficulty with weight maintenance, her genes can be examined to help determine what environmental factors may affect her health. She may have genes influencing her energy balance, ability to utilize fat stores, appetite, fat-burning and storing mechanism. If she's got certain genes that are increasing inflammation or not detoxifying environmental pollutants properly, these factors can all influence how food and diet can affect her health. Ultimately, this can impact her weight management and chronic disease progression. With Nutrigenomics, you can have some control over how your genes are turned on and off. Enjoying the show? Consider leaving a 5 star review (if you loved it!), and/or sharing this episode with your friends and family :) Don't forget to visit our social media pages as well. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Your support helps fuel the stoke and keeps the show going strong every week. Thanks! Website: www.mywifethedietitian.com Email: [email protected]