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"Please look at the possibility that Type 2 diabetics become overweight not because they are slovenly, but because they have the genetic predisposition for Type 2 diabetes. The fact might be that the genetic predisposition results in the overweight condition. An analogous comparison can be made to alcoholism: of all the people in the world who consume alcoholic beverages, only a certain percentage — those with a genetic predisposition—become alcoholic. In a world where there is a large percentage of overweight people, only 30% of this group ever develop Type 2 diabetes." - Brent Hoadley, Ph.D., Too Profitable to Cure (Get the book.)

"In Type-1 diabetes, 85 percent of the people do not have a genetic predisposition, but a genetic predisposition still does play some role. The Type-1 diabetes is called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (EDDM) because the beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed by some sort of inflammatory process. Research has suggested that 75-90 percent of the people with Type-1 diabetes have a much raised antibody titer against their own beta cells. These B-cell antibodies seem to be associated with cow's milk." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Is our health-care system prepared to assist individuals in adjusting their lives when they know something about their genetic predisposition to certain diseases? Although mapping the human genome was certainly an awe-inspiring achievement for molecular biology and the discovery of the association between ApoE and AD a positive advancement in our understanding of the genetics of brain aging, none of our findings have resulted in clear advancements in the way we approach AD. Individual risk assessments are widely seen as being too vague to have any use in clinical care." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"In European studies [3-5], it is estimated that about one of 10 children whose height is far below his/her genetic predisposition for unclear reasons is short because of celiac disease. Short stature can be an isolated feature of this condition. The children often have delayed onset of puberty, and stimulation testing may reveal growth hormone deficiency [6]. The potential to achieve normal stature and bone mineralization is good if these patients are diagnosed with celiac disease before puberty and placed on a gluten-free diet in a timely fashion [7]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"But in a less than healthy body—one compromised by genetic predisposition, a heavy burden of chemicals, stress, a processed-food diet, or some combination thereof—the immune fighter cells and the antibodies they send forth begin to make costly mistakes. They may see a set of amino acids, or a bar code, in healthy body tissue that is very like those in the flu virus, and instead of recognizing that pattern as being similar yet distinctly different, they goof, mistaking the sequence of amino acids in the healthy body cells for those belonging to the infiltrating germ." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "Because of the unusual way in which the virus can cause the body's immune system to rapidly turn from friend to foe, the avian flu is particularly troublesome for the quarter of the population that possesses the genetic predisposition to autoimmunity. Avian flu is feared because it could provoke a repeat of the influenza pandemic of 1918. The 1918 flu, or H1N1 virus, was—like the avian flu—an influenza A virus." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"While family history and genetic predisposition play an important role in cardiovascular disease, risk factors such as cigarette smoking, exercise, dietary habits, and stress can be modified to reduce a person's risk. In fact, a recent study found that the following factors are to be correlated to increased hypertension: excessive sodium intake, low potassium intake, physical inactivity, low intake of fish oil, low calcium intake, low magnesium intake, excessive coffee consumption, and excessive alcohol intake." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Basic science research supports the use of vitamin A by demonstrating the presence of specific retinoid receptors in breast tissue that can modulate our genetic predisposition, thereby decreasing the risk for both benign and malignant breast changes.27 In a study of patients with fibrocystic breast disease, 12 women were treated with 150,000 IU of vitamin A daily for three months, and 5 of the 9 women who completed the study showed complete or partial response.28 Some of the patients experienced mild side effects of vitamin A toxicity, including dryness of the skin and mouth." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Finally, a group at the University of North Carolina has made a major step ahead in understanding how genetic predisposition can lead to pain-related problems. This group genotyped 202 healthy women, looking specifically for different forms of a gene related to pain sensitivity called COMT; prior to this work, interest in this gene was mostly focused on the fact that its primary action was to produce the hormone adrenaline. Importantly, the researchers found that specific forms of the gene predicted increased sensitivity to painful stimuli." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"When you get into the question of the individual versus public health," he said, "the recommendations for public health may not always be the best for that individual, because of their genetic predisposition and family history of autoimmunity and all that sort of thing." Dr. Bock recommends that we screen our children thoroughly before vaccinating them, to ensure that the inoculations meet their individual needs. We also need to make sure that the vaccines themselves are as safe as possible. Kids should get vaccinated—of course they should." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Although the cause is unknown, some people may have a genetic predisposition. DD is most prevalent among whites of northern European (especially Scandinavian) descent and is more common in men than women. Smokers and heavy drinkers are at increased risk. One or both hands may be affected. The ring finger is affected most often, followed by the little, middle, and index fingers. Dupuytren's is often seen in people with diabetes; in fact, it's been estimated to occur in up to two-thirds of people who've had diabetes for many years." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Exposure to maternal hyperglycemia conveys a high risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes in the offspring, in addition to genetic predisposition, and regardless of maternal diabetes type [3-6]. Nutrition management is an essential component in the overall medical care of the patient diagnosed with GDM and it plays an important role in controlling blood glucose levels throughout the pregnancy." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Because African-Americans are disproportionately represented in lower socioeconomic classes, they are more susceptible to suffering from the effects of poor nutrition, being exposed to neurotoxins such as mercury, lead, and arsenic in drinking water, acquiring less cumulative education relative to those in higher financial classes, holding less cognitively stimulating jobs, having less free time to exercise—all factors that have a bearing on brain health through the course of one's life. genetic predisposition is only a small part of the story of a person's health." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"That's what happens with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. A genetic predisposition teams up with failed tolerance, and you're left with chronic recurrent bowel inflammation. Your immune system can't handle the bacteria in your intestines, so the bowel lining becomes a battleground where the immune system is constantly attacking bacteria that attach to it. It's like you have an infected rash inside your gut." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"The South Asian Indians and the Pima Indians have a genetic predisposition to NIDDM, but it didn't really manifest until they switched in the 1940s to a Western diet. The epidemic of NIDDM in these groups seems to be directly related to the dramatic increase in total calories of refined carbohydrates, total fat, and in the unbalanced omega-6 versus omega-3 ratios. In summary, trans-fatty acids are indeed also a problem, as well as an increase in omega-6 versus omega-3 ratio of fatty acids." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"While doctors and researchers still don't know what exactly causes ADHD, many believe that the disorder results from a complex interaction of genetic predisposition with the environment. Nutrition might also play a big role. A study published in The Lancet in 2007 found that certain food additives, like the preservative sodium benzo-ate and colorings, can actually increase hyperactivity in children. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Specific Health Disorders In Autism, Brain, and Environment, Richard Lathe attributes the recent increase in cases of autism to a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental toxins. This book is worth reading if you want to learn more about autism and what causes it. For more information on the vaccination-autism debate, visit the Web site of my environmental center (www.dienviro.com), SafeMinds (www.safeminds.org), the National Autism Association (www.nationalautismassociation.org), and Generation Rescue (www.generationrescue.org)." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"It's rare for premenopausal women to have heart attacks unless they have a genetic predisposition or complications such as obesity or diabetes. This has always been the rationale behind hormone replacement therapy (HRT): estrogen and progesterone protect women against chronic disease, so these hormones need to be replaced after menopause. In recent years, however, this assumption has been overturned, and now many doctors simply won't prescribe HRT." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Possible causes include a genetic predisposition and autoimmune disorders, in which antibodies are produced that can damage a number of glands, including the ovaries. Smoking has also been known to cause early menopause. Artificial menopause results from medical intervention that reduces or stops hormone secretion by the ovaries. These interventions include surgery to remove the ovaries or reduce their blood supply, and chemotherapy or radiation therapy to the pelvis to treat cancer." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Iron overload is very rare in individuals without a genetic predisposition, even with prolonged iron supplementation. The carefully controlled absorption of iron prevents excess in most people. People may have hemochromatosis and not know it. For this reason, adult men and postmenopausal women are normally advised not to take iron supplements. Children are at risk of accidental overdose from products containing iron. The largest cause of death from poisoning in children under six years of age is accidental iron overdose." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"And, if you have a genetic predisposition that requires you to take more of these amino acids than a normal diet would allow, you can still get them. We will deal with how to properly supplement your diet with amino acids in Part IV of this book. Now, let's focus on the neurotransmitters your amino acids create, what they do, and their critical role in brain function, and talk about how nutritional deficiency leads to a dramatic breakdown in your neurotransmitters. What Do Neurotransmitters Do?" - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Researchers evaluated members of a family with a genetic predisposition toward Alzheimer's. They found that 67 percent of family members with confirmed Alzheimer's disease also had abnormally low blood levels of vitamin B12, compared to 8 percent who were at equal genetic risk for developing Alzheimer's but had not. The researchers theorized that the deficiency probably caused impaired central nervous system reactions (specifically a chemical reaction called methylation, impairment of which is a characteristic feature of Alzheimer's)." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "That means that if there's a genetic predisposition for the ovaries to overproduce androgen hormones—as there is with women who have PCOS—the excess insulin that's sent into the bloodstream to deal with the excess sugar winds up bathing these nonresistant tissues in an ocean of insulin that's way too much for their needs. And one of the responses to all that insulin hitting the ovaries is that they produce even more testosterone and androstene-dione, which leads to hair loss, acne, obesity, infertility, and other symptoms of PCOS." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "They also believe that there might be a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's, and that some individuals are actually born unable to properly absorb B12. Keep in mind that supplementation results in less improvement for those who have had fullblown Alzheimer's symptoms for more than six months. So routine early testing for B12 has the potential to prevent mental decline in many of the elderly and to also potentially protect against a condition as devastating as Alzheimer's. You don't have to be elderly to take B12. Many other reasons support keeping your B12 status at adequate levels." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"These problems are diet related, and along with genetic predisposition and stress, they comprise the major causes of heart disease. Bypassing the Bypass Operation The present-day medical treatment for occluded arteries is a bypass operation. However, there is a natural remedy which has been reported by many to be very effective for clearing arteries. It involves placing fifteen drops of a herbal mixture under the tongue three times per day for several months. Doug Henderson published a book about such heart drops which he entitled Diet and Exercise is a Crock." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"A common belief that weaves throughout all of the research is that people who develop CFS have a genetic predisposition for this syndrome. In 1999, research showed that more than five million people in the United States have been diagnosed with CFS. There are likely many more who have not been properly diagnosed. CFS is closely related to fibromyalgia (see fibromyalgia), and shares many common symptoms." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"It is understandable that attempts to identify consistent associations between dietary factors and colon cancer are difficult because of the interactions of individual nutrients and overall dietary composition with genetic predisposition and other environmental influences. However, there is now adequate evidence to support putting forth several important public health recommendations that may aid in the prevention of colorectal cancer and will promote lifestyle patterns consistent with healthy living." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Although enzymes may not be able to combat the effects of a genetic predisposition to lose one's hair, they can be used to support the various systems of the body that may be involved with specific causes of hair loss. People who are generally healthy tend to experience less hair loss than people with a variety of health problems. Therefore, using enzymes to support digestion, the absorption of nutrients, the functioning of the immune system, the elimination of free radicals, and balanced pH levels throughout the body can help with this problem." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"However, genetic predisposition may have a more indirect relationship to prostate cancer. Cell growth and differentiation in the prostate are regulated by androgens and various growth factors. It has been shown that several genes related to these cellular constituents are polymorphic (i.e., exist in variant forms) [323, 324]. Some of these variants may have functional effects, leading to altered activity of the gene product." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

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