This article is an abbreviated excerpt of the ApoE4 section in Dr. Sutton’s book Genetic Testing: Defining Your Path to a Personalized Health Plan.
What do weak bones, high cholesterol, Alzheimer’s disease, and inflammation all have in common?
There is a genetic variant that if inherited, can increase the risk for developing weak bones, high cholesterol, Alzheimer’s disease, and inflammation.
Having inherited a genetic variant in the ApoE 4 gene can play a role in plaque building up in the brain, a key factor in developing Alzheimer’s disease. Developing Alzheimer’s is multifactorial and greatly depends on your environment and lifestyle. There are people that develop Alzheimer’s disease without having the ApoE 4 gene, and there are people that have the gene and do not develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Knowing what you genetic risk factors are can enable you to prioritize what you should be doing to prevent future health problems.
To learn more about ApoE 4’s potential health risks, and what you can do to prevent health problems related to having an ApoE 4 genetic variant see Dr. Sutton’s new book Genetic Testing: Defining Your Path to a Personalized Health Plan.
How can I find out if I inherited the ApoE 4?
If you want to know if you have inherited the ApoE 4 gene, then you can do genetic testing through “23andMe”. “23andMe” can tell you if you inherited the ApoE 4 gene. You can also find out if you inherited the ApoE 4 gene, and many other genes that are associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, high cholesterol, and weak bones by creating a GeneticDetoxification report using your “23andMe” genetic data. You can get your personalized genetic report from http://GeneticDetoxification.com.
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