Pages tagged with "Genetics"
- Response to Vitamin D varied by 12 ng due to gene variants (CYP2R1)
- Hypertension 3.1 X more likely in males with poor CPY24A1 gene (but 2.5 X less likely for females)
- U.S. healthcare system (and its investors) are really good at monetizing illness, but not wellness
- Hepatitis C 1.4X more likely if poor CYP24A1 gene
- Alzheimer’s is associated with all 7 of the genes which restrict vitamin D from getting to tissues
- Natural pregnancy 4X more likely if sperm had a lot of CYP24A1
- Hypertension gene expression reduced by high-dose vitamin D (hypertensive rats)
- 8 genes associated with both Alzheimer’s and lowish Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Nutrigenomics - High, Medium, and Low Responders
- Obesity cut semi-activation of Vitamin D in half (mice)
- Live longer if have more than 40 ng of Vitamin D (gene analysis of 10,500 people)
- Vitamin D accumulation in 1 in 300 people due to gene (CYP24A1) can cause Calcium problems
- CYP2R1 gene problem increases Multiple Sclerosis risk by 1.4X
- Body may change gene activation if more Vitamin D is needed (Schizophrenia in this case)
- Cancer treatment by Vitamin D sometimes is restricted by genes
- Fight Cancer with more than cut, burn, and poison – Nobel prize for T-Cell
- Vitamin D Heritability: twin studies – 20 percent to 85 percent, GWAS 5 percent
- Afib increase by 3X for the 1 in 16 people having poor genes (example of health problem)
- Health problems can persist through many generations – Epigenetics and Vitamin D
- Race changes the risk of various health problems, but many questions remain