What is Personalised Health?

Everyone has tried diets that didn’t work or have found out that what used to work doesn’t work now. Every woman’s experience of menopause is different

• some have hot flashes and night sweats and others don’t
• some put on weight and others lose it
• some have excruciating joint pain and others don’t
• there are so many different symptoms associated with menopause and no 2 women have the same experience

Your experience of menopause is unique to you, this is why what works for others might not work for you. It is time to get rid of the cookie cutter approach when it comes to menopause and start seeing every woman as the unicorn that they are. This is what personalised health is all about, recognising your uniqueness and creating a solution that will work for you

So what makes you different to every other woman on the planet – your genes? (except for identical twins but I will get to that in a minute)

Your genes determine

• How tall or short you are
• What your natural hair, skin and eye colour are
• Where you predominantly store fat
• Whether you are naturally lean
• Whether you grow muscle easily or store fat easily
• Whether you have a higher risk of certain diseases eg CVD, Breast Ca
• Your genes also give you some clues as to how and when you will go through menopause

But genes are not the full story

• Genes give clues but we also need to consider epigenetic factors
• Epigenetic = above the genes
• These are the factors that determine whether a specific gene is turned on or off.
• Epigenetic factors include – diet, lifestyle, environment, toxic exposure (cigarettes, drugs etc), relationships, family/social, work, stress, travel
• Basically every decision/action you have taken in your life impacts your genes
• With identical twins even though their genes are the same their life decisions (epigenetics) are not, this is why you can have twins with totally different health expressions

How does all this information help you to work out what is the right eating or exercise plan for you?

You were born with an inherited body type based on skeletal frame and body composition. Most people are unique combinations of the three body types: ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph or a combination of any 2

• Ectomorphs are generally tall and lean
• Mesomorphs tend to be shorter and more muscular
• Endomorphs tend to hold onto more fat
• The different body types give us clues as to the biology of your body for example:

o When to eat, how much to eat

o When to exercise, the type of exercise

o How your brain handles stress

o The impact of various hormones on your body

All of this information is evidence and science based.

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