Personalized medicine, powered by your genetics
Get an extensive analysis of your unique blueprint: your DNA, with a personal plan and a dedicated coach who will help you achieve optimal health and vitality.
DNA test
If you wanted a better life, what would you change first? Almost no one would answer “my genes” because we have been taught that genes are fixed and cannot be changed. It is time to put an end to this outdated information. Your genes are fluid, dynamic, and responsive to everything you do and think. You were born to use your genes, not the other way around!
Your genes are not your destiny
The outdated concept that you are what your genes make you – that’s just the way I am – is one of the greatest scientific misconceptions. Our genes are not our masters, but they respond to our environment, our behavior, and our choices. It is a two-way street: our genes influence us and we influence our genes. There are no good or bad genes, but your lifestyle can lead to genetic activity that helps or hurts you.
It is Your Life Story
Your genes can “tell your story,” but YOU get to write the ending. It’s what you do with the information that makes the difference.
What exactly is DNA
Your body contains 50 trillion cells, and almost every one of them contains the complete set of instructions to make you. These instructions are encoded in your genes – in your DNA. All of the genes together form the blueprint of your body, your unique code.
A gene is a piece of DNA. DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid and consists of two chains of nucleotides (building blocks) that are intertwined like a spiral staircase. The unique sequence of nucleotides can be read by the body and then specific proteins are produced. In this way, information in the DNA is translated into proteins, and these proteins control the countless processes in the body.
Our knowledge of the human genome – the collection of all your approximately 20,000 genes – has exploded over the past two decades. After almost twenty years of research, The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003 with a complete map of the 3 billion base pairs of human DNA. A world of new possibilities opened up. We are still at the beginning of the discoveries and human DNA still has enough secrets for us, but the problem is not that we do not yet know everything about our DNA, the problem is that we do nothing with what we do know!
For years, personal DNA research was unaffordable, but science has now advanced so far that we can offer this at a reasonable price.
Insight into your unique DNA code does not provide a crystal ball – it cannot predict what will or will not happen – but it can give you useful information about how your body reacts to your lifestyle and how you can best take care of your body. Knowledge of DNA makes it possible to provide customized solutions.
Personalized medicine
Genetically, people are largely the same, but a number of small variations are possible in each gene. These small variations in our genetic profile make us all unique. We can see external differences such as height, body type, skin color and hair color immediately, but there are many more differences that we do not see. Differences in the functioning of our engine under the hood. Based on the countless small differences, we define our individuality: who we are and how we respond to our environment.
Genetic data is all about personalization. You are unique, so why follow a standard diet or lifestyle plan when you can get a plan tailored to your person?
An analysis of your DNA gives you insight into the functioning of your genes and how you can control them to enjoy better health and optimal well-being.
Get to know your DNA, your code of life, better. Discover your favorable and unfavorable gene variations and get practical tips on how to adapt your lifestyle to your DNA.
- Have you tried everything to get to your desired weight?
- Do you want to become better at sports, relaxation and energy?
- Do you want to get rid of chronic complaints?
- Do you want to get to know yourself better based on science?
Then consider having a DNA test and analysis carried out by Valeo Life. Your DNA result will always remain up to date and you will receive the raw data (the specific SNPs/gene variations in a text file). When important new scientific insights emerge about specific genes, you can immediately apply them to yourself.
Switching your genes on and off
Your DNA is fixed; your genetic makeup will never change, but its expression will! And then we come to the field of epigenetics. This looks at the influences of environmental factors on the expression of DNA. Certain genes can be “switched on and off” or “turned up or down” by how you live. This creates a great opportunity to optimize our environment and thus take control over the expression of our genes. If this succeeds, you can achieve a great state of vitality.
A fifty-year study of twins published in the leading scientific journal Nature shows that your genes have about half of the influence on who you ultimately become. The other half is determined by environmental factors, such as what you eat and drink, how much you exercise, who you hang out with, how much you sleep, the emotions you have and even your financial position. However, that 50-50 division is an average: some characteristics – such as the color of your skin or your eyes – you have no influence on. But you can certainly influence characteristics such as the possible development of overweight. That is good news: even with a genetic predisposition to overweight, you can do something about it yourself, although that is easier for some than for others.
What can you find out with a DNA test?
- How does your body react to saturated fat, unsaturated fat, carbohydrates
- Which vitamins and minerals does your body need more of
- How do you process caffeine, alcohol, gluten and lactose
- Which form of exercise suits you
- What is your recovery capacity after exercise
- What is your bone density
- How do you deal with stress
- What is your need for relaxation, exercise, daylight and sunlight
- What is your memory and do you learn from mistakes
- What is your detoxification capacity
- What is your methylation
- What is your degree of inflammation sensitivity
- What is your pain sensitivity
- What about oxidative stress and your need for antioxidants
Insight into your health with DNA research and analysis from Valeo Life
A genetic profile is not intended as a diagnostic tool, but to read the functioning of a number of important metabolic processes in order to establish connections with health in the past, present and future.
We make a functional interpretation of genetic predisposition (nature) and living conditions (nurture) ‘so far’.
The genetic predisposition is determined from a DNA sample from your saliva.
The living conditions ‘so far’ are analyzed by completing the additional questionnaires.
This functional interpretation provides a unique and personal opportunity to change the course of illness and health. It helps us to tailor your specific treatment to you as precisely as possible.
Why do we test Genetic SNPs?
When analyzing the genetic predisposition, we look at so-called SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms – pronounced as ‘snips’). A SNP can be seen as a small gene variation that may cause changes in the function of a protein or enzyme that the gene in question codes for. There are countless SNPs that have been studied. In our analyses, we only include genes that have the absolute strongest science behind them.
“Genes load the gun, the environment pulls the trigger.”
Having a genetic predisposition is therefore no guarantee that complaints or illness will develop.
For example, if you have always been very consciously concerned with nutrition, your metabolism will function more efficiently. And we cannot see that from genetic predisposition, because genetic predisposition does not change.
We do not treat “defective” genes, but map out your points of attention, so that we can support certain “pathways” – metabolic processes. If you know where your genetic predisposition is unfavorable, you can get started by compensating for your health risks and improving the daily functioning and resilience of your body and brain. We do this by gradually tackling your lifestyle factors, your physical exertion, nutrition and daily supplementation. We can then use questionnaires and follow-up blood tests to determine whether these changes also have the desired effect on your health.
Our DNA research is the most comprehensive personal health research and provides you with insight into many different lifestyle components, so that you become aware of how your body works. Our comprehensive report then combines information about predisposition with personal advice and relevant scientific background. You will receive a complete, customized epigenetic program including nutritional advice.
The steps in a DNA test:
- Have your DNA test kit delivered to your home quickly.
- Simply do the test at home by taking a sample of saliva from the corner in your mouth and return it to the lab for free.
- Receive your personal results in a secure app after 4-6 weeks, including an extensive analysis and report from Valeo Life.
- We will discuss the results together during a consultation. We will tell you what it all means for you so that you can get started with your personal advice.
What can you do with the results of a DNA test?
After 5-6 weeks, you will receive your personal results in a secure app with an extensive analysis and report from Valeo Lab. Together we will discuss the results during a consultation (max 60 min). We will tell you what it all means for you so that you can get started with your personal advice.
You will receive your personal results in an extensive report. In this report, your results are combined with information about predisposition, lifestyle and relevant scientific background in the field of DNA. To prevent it from becoming a theoretical story, all this information is aimed at arriving at personal recommendations that are tangible for you. With these recommendations, you can easily adjust your lifestyle for better health where necessary.
What are the costs of DNA testing?
DNA testing Premium (including extensive analysis, report and 60-minute consultation): € 550
Your privacy is our number 1 priority
We guarantee that your personal data will remain safe and completely anonymous. The certified laboratory only receives an identification code, so that your data is not linked to the saliva sample. The saliva sample is destroyed immediately after the results. Your DNA data is not used for scientific research and is not sold to third parties.
Even more options
We offer various additional tests, including those aimed at your digestion, intestinal health and intestinal flora. For example, we can see whether you suffer from certain pathogenic bacteria, viruses and parasites and whether you produce sufficient enzymes. If you want to know which tests are best suited to your situation, you can contact us to schedule a free and non-binding introductory meeting. We will be happy to inform you about the options.
Are you interested?
Please feel free to contact us for more information.
