Review of Trace Your Genes to Health: Use Your Family Tree to Guide Your Diet, Enhance Your Immune System and Overcome Chronic Disease (Paperback)

"Trace Your Genes to Health" is more than anything else an examination of the current state of the study of heredity and medicine.The author, Chris Reading, is a physician in Australia.After graduating from medical school he became qualified in psychiatry and specialized in organic psychiatry.From this point he began to notice the relationships between vitamin-mineral deficiencies, food allergies, and genetics as they affect neuropsychiatric disorders.Soon he was able to compile data to show that there are genetic factors in many, many problems that are not generally thought to be genetic in nature.Dr. Reading has distilled his years of experience and knowledge into this book.
It is not a book designed for self-diagnosis of problems and that is good.The book does an excellent job of explaining the basics of genetics and how the various types of dominant/recessive, autosomal, and X-linked factors work together to create a genetic pattern of inheritance.Throughout the book Dr. Reading builds a persuasive case for examining the family tree as part of a more holistic approach to health than just treating a symptom that occurs in your generation.Looking at the family history may reveal many clues as to how to treat a problem as well as how to avoid it altogether.
After discussing genetics and how it works Dr. Reading goes into the details of how to make a medical family tree.It includes the information you should be looking for, how to get the information, how to diagram it, and even how to approach your doctor with your findings.This is followed with a section on various illnesses and how they might have a genetic factor.The multiple appendices include information on Illnesses, categorized for family trees, symptoms and signs, congenital defects, phenotypes, sociological data, and recommendations to help you deal with problems.
"Trace Your Genes to Health" is a guide to help you take control of your health through investigating avenues that are generally overlooked.This would be a recommended book for anyone who has noticed a pattern of medical problems in their family and wants to know what can be done to help their doctor treat them.If you suspect that your family has had a pattern of medical problems and want to deal with it before it becomes a problem for you then this book will help you build the information necessary to determine if you need to be concerned or not.

Product Description
What do cancer, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, lupus, severe depression, celiac sprue, cystic fibrosis and dozens of other disease conditions have in common?
First, they all express genetic predispositions that can readily be traced within family genealogies. And second, they lend themselves to specific nutritional and dietary preventative measures -- all based on a clear understanding of who is at risk, what dietary and environmental factors are likely to trigger the conditions, and what specific nutrients can help to fortify the immune system against these conditions.
Trace Your Genes To Health offers hope to millions through its comprehensive approach to understanding medical genetics through family tree health diagrams and its dietary/nutritional protocols that relate to numerous common conditions that can typically be prevented, or at least carefully managed.
Read this book yourself. Share it with family members. Share it with your doctor -- or your patients! You may save a life -- perhaps even your own!

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