Bespoke Health: Optimize your diet with a DNA test
mis à jour le 6 October 2015 à 23:07
How do you feel about a personally tailored health plan according to your genetic profile? Be one of the first in Singapore to experience a service of this kind at COMO Shambhala Escape.
What's the use of depriving yourself of culinary delights, and exhausting yourself at the gym when you're unsure if that's what your body needs?
COMO Shambhala's Singapore-based nutritional therapist Josephine Ng will solve that for you. The certified DNALife practitioner will hold four Nutrigenomic tests (with a simple mouth swab) at the retreat to learn about each person's unique genetic code. This is the first time Singapore will see a personalized health service of this kind.
Your DNA reveals what factors affect your genes, as well as what you are sensitive and susceptible to. Using this information, you'll have a health plan personalised for you.
Four Nutrigenomic tests
The first test, the DNADiet, aims to understand how your DNA reacts to acclaimed weight management plans, which will then reveal the best diet plan for you. This test is especially ideal for you if you have a family history of obesity, if you're having difficulties losing weight despite eating clean, or if you gain every kilo you have lost after a diet.
Meanwhile, the DNAOestrogen test measures the body's detoxification and metabolism processes. Women with a family history of breast, uterine or ovarian cancer, or those suffering from oestrogen-dominant conditions like endometriosis, premenstrual syndrome or uterine fibroids would benefit from this test. Consider bringing in your male family members or friends who have a family history of prostate cancer.
The third test is aimed at the exercise junkie and athletes, especially those with a history of hypertension. Find out if you're more suited for a power or endurance sport, how long your muscles need to recover and susceptibilities to tendon and other soft tissue injuries.
If you're looking for an overall health test, you can inquire for the details by contacting the COMO Shambhala Urban Escape front desk.
After all, you can't say no to a diet and exercise plan that you know for sure is highly effective in optimizing your health, can you?
Natasha Gan
