YOUR GENES, YOUR HEALTH AND PERSONALISED MEDICINE

RC Michaelis and KM Sweet

Genetic insights unlock health secrets.....The more we discover about genetics, the greater the power of consumers and patients to use this information on a daily basis. Your Genes, Your Health and Personalised Medicine explains the subject in plain language to help make major health decisions.

• It tells how genes affect our health, including diet, environment and lifestyle
• How to draw a genetic family tree, and identify genetic risks from relatives, close and distant
• Assess the risks from specific ailments including cancer and heart disease
• How to use genetic testing to maintain and personalise health, now and in the future
• The value of assessing the findings.

The authors describe how already the drug world is departing from the "one drug fits all" scenario and that the book will give a greater understanding of strategy and prepares the reader for the next logical step in understanding how we can have more say in our healthcare.