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Fertility and Gene Expression: How to Cook for Your DNA

Your DNA is making decisions about fertility right now — how you absorb folate, metabolize estrogen, and regulate inflammation. Here are the 7 key gene variants and exactly how to cook for each one.

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Wendell Berry Was Right. Now We Have Genetic Testing. Now What?

The food industry pays no attention to health. The health industry pays no attention to food. Wendell Berry said that in 1990. Genetic testing hasn't fixed the gap — but it points the way.

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The Three Questions I Ask Every New Client Before I Look at Their Genetic Report

Most practitioners open with the genetic report. I open with three questions. Here's what those questions reveal that no lab test can.

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Your Bathroom Cabinet Is Fighting Your Genetics

A new study found that avoiding parabens and phthalates for 28 days reversed cancer-associated molecular changes in breast tissue. Here's the layer nobody is talking about — and what to cook about it.

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Your Genes Told You What. Now What Do You Cook?

Your genetic report told you which variants you carry. It had absolutely nothing to say about dinner. Chef Alexx breaks down the gap between knowing your DNA and cooking for it.

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Anti-Inflammatory Foods That Actually Work

Everyone knows turmeric is anti-inflammatory. Almost nobody knows that turmeric without black pepper and fat is barely doing anything. Here's what actually has to happen in your kitchen.

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What Personalized Nutrition Based on DNA Really Looks Like

The wellness industry uses 'personalized nutrition' as a marketing term. Chef Alexx uses it as a job description. Here's what it actually looks like to design meals around someone's genomic data.

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Why a Genomic Nutrition Chef Exists

The lab and the kitchen are not the same room. For most of the wellness industry's history, nobody was filling the gap between them. Here's how Chef Alexx got there.