What if? The story of Preventive Genomics

What If? The Story of Preventive Genomics

What if you could predict if your health will get disrupted?
What if you could predict if you could be headed down an unfavourable path?
What if you could predict if your health was about to break?
Would you still sit back and let the song of life play on, or would you change the track to a happier number?

Your computer, phone, car — all give you warning signs about their impending crash. But what about our health? We check for lumps, feel for pain, test for blood analyte levels — but these aren’t warning signs. These are indications of health being broken already. We live in a world of remedial medicine, engaging with the healthcare system when we need to get “fixed.” We react to disease. We don’t get ahead of it.

But what if we could better understand our predispositions to health problems rather than focus on recognising symptoms of their manifestation? What if healthcare became more predictive, more preventive in nature? What if health management strategies became more personalised and precise — catered to each individual rather than the population?

Your DNA: The Blueprint of Your Being

We have DNA at the heart of each cell in our body — the book of our life, written in a 4-letter language: A, T, G and C. These 4 letters come together in a defined sequence to write our 3.2 billion-letter book of life. Chapters of this book, termed genes, contain recipes to make proteins, enzymes, and other regulatory elements — leading to each process happening within us, from cell division and respiration to the colour of our eyes, how we break down food, how we respond to a workout, how we metabolise drugs.

The genome of any two humans is about 99.9% identical. That 0.1% variation is the reason behind how we are all physically, physiologically, psychologically and behaviourally unique. If you’ve ever wondered why the same diet, workout or drug doesn’t work the same way for you as it does for your friend — you’ve unknowingly acknowledged these “hidden” variations.

Your DNA is Your Instruction Manual, Not Your Destiny

While your DNA does write out the story of your life, it gets influenced by external factors — your environment, lifestyle, and nutrition. And all these external factors are in our control and can be modified. Someone with a genetic predisposition towards improper dietary fat metabolism can almost completely remove dietary fats from their meals. Someone with a genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer can increase screening frequency and reduce char-grilled foods from their diet.

90% of the leading causes of death globally have something to do with your genetics. Understanding your genetic predispositions gives you the platform to commence a proactive, preventive, predictive, precise, participatory and personalised healthcare regime.

The Power of Personal Genomics

A personal genomics test like Genomepatri is the ultimate starting point in your journey of genetic self-discovery. Through a simple, non-invasive saliva swab, you get a gold mine of information about your genomic predispositions towards health conditions, diseases, drug responses, nutrition, fitness, and more. A genetic counsellor then helps you interpret it and gives you actionable information on how to modify your environment to embark upon a destiny of your choosing.

Your DNA is way more powerful than you think. Unleash that power. Embrace the promise of Personal Genomics.