A Healthier You, One Step at a Time
Add some healthy toppers to any salad & throw extra nuts- almonds and toasted walnuts into the package. Edamame Power adds not only protein but fibre and healthy fat, no cholesterol..with a bit of carbohydrate.
Edamame Power is for those who want to increase the choline, protein, fibre, calcium, iron and flavour in their meals.
There are many ideas/recipes for toppers- a topic for another post…suggest avocado, feta cheese, mint leaves, with a yummy balsamic vinaigrette!
Canadian-based DNA specific genetic testing for nutrition-targeted personalized nutrition that can be linked to actionable nutrition goals to improve your overall health and well being.
Nutrigenomix tests 70 food related genetic markers, based on robust scientific evidence. These genes are associated with your nutient absorption, metabolism, excretion, taste and smell preferences. For example research has linked a slow vs fast metabolizer caffeine gene to higher risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and even diabetes.
Other chronic disease-associated genes indicate whether you are more prone to lose weight or percent body fat on a high protein diet or more likely to elevate your “bad” cholesterol if you eat saturated fat.
Additionaly, the DNA test includes nutrient metabolism of magnesium, zinc and Vit E, Vit A,B,C, D, folate, choline, calcium, omega 3/6, whole grains, sodium,nand looks at inflammatory markers, methylation, hunger regulation, ability to maintain weight loss, sleep duration, alcohol sensitivity, cholesterol sensitivity, fasting glucose and insulin levels, risk for low bone mass or achilles tendon injury, risk for between meal snacking or sugar preference, ability to taste fat in foods, risk for glucose and lactose intolerance etc,
Research have shown that genetic testing improves clients likelihood of making actionable dietary changes and maintaining these changes for a longer period of time.
The price of a nutrigenomix test including the nutrition analysis, diet plan and follow up is $399.00 until Dec 1st, after which it will be $599.00!