Day 8 of 12 – PGx and NGx Education

Day 8 of 12 Education: Do you experience any of the following: migraines, stomach issues, dizziness, flushing, itching, anxiety, fatigue, sinus issues? Your body may be prone to histamine overload. This isn’t an issue of “allergies”. Rather, it is an issue that your body has difficulty breaking down and clearing histamine. A nutrigenomics test can […]

Genetic knowledge can prevent medication side effects

What if I told you that pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing could have potentially prevented ibuprofen from causing a spontaneous femur fracture? Years ago a patient began taking 400mg of ibuprofen at night. Eventually the patient developed low hemoglobin due to ulcerations in the stomach. The patient was placed on omeprazole to help the ulcers heal. The […]