It will also help estimate your level of risk for a number of common diseases, and to inform you of the genetic tests which can be performed to help your doctor choose a medication or adjust the dose of a medication to best suit you personally.
It also contains a chapter which focuses on the interaction between genes and nutrition, and lists a number of genetic tests which can help a nutritionist, dietician or wholistic health practitioner develop a diet plan which best suits your individual physiology. We have also written a companion book for physicians, nutritionists, dieticians and wholistic health practitioners, entitled Genetics, Genomics And Medicine In The 21st Century.
We hope that these two books will make it easier for both you and your doctor to know what tests can be performed to help determine your risk for a certain disease, the best dose of a medicine to prescribe for you, and what kind of diet will best maintain your health. We also hope that having two books written by the same authors will help you and your doctor communicate as efficiently as possible.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION • UNDERSTANDING THE MEANS BY WHICH OUR GENES INFLUENCE OUR HEALTH • THE BEST IS YET TO COME, BUT HERE'S WHAT'S AVAILABLE NOW • ESTIMATING YOUR GENETIC RISK FOR MULTIFACTORIAL DISORDERS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN YOUR FAMILY: MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR FAMILY HISTORY INFORMATION • MAKING THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE GENETIC TESTING, AND INTERPRETING THE RESULTS OF TESTS YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE PERFORMED • INDEX