{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64913e28-7031-4ea6-9bef-fddf46dfed87/d3567349-880b-4b41-9c2c-f49b5d5dfcb2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#67 Eating with your Genes, with Registered Dietitian Rachel Clarkson","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613910d92449a85aeebc9e4c/1666865524745-80b6bfcdc880411ff3edd2ed0210e2df.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On the show today I’m delighted to welcome&nbsp;<strong>Rachel Clarkson</strong>.&nbsp;Rachel is a&nbsp;<strong>leading Nutrigenomic Specialist Dietitian</strong>&nbsp;- using world renowned, next generation technology and expert analysis to create&nbsp;<strong>Personalised Wellness programmes for her clients under the name of The DNA Dietitian.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>She is a guest lecturer for St Mary’s University MSc in Genetics &amp; Nutrition and sits on the Scientific Advisory Board of two health tech platforms.</p><p><br></p><p>On the show today we chat about:</p><ul><li>Her background in dietetics and why she decided to specialise in personalised nutrition</li><li>The basics of what a gene is</li><li>Epigenetics and how this relates to food and environment changes</li><li>The difference between nutrigenetic tests and deterministic gene investigations</li><li>Disease risk versus modifier (metabolic) gene tests</li><li>Why a one size fits all model in medicine and nutrition is not good enough anymore</li><li>Rachel’s approach to consulting with patients in clinic</li><li>How to personalise diets for fertility, obesity and more</li><li>Out of the 10s of 1000s of single nucleotide polymorphisms, how do we determine which ones are important</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is an incredibly interesting field of nutrition and medicine that is definitely something which will become the norm in the future.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Check out </strong><a href=\"https://thedoctorskitchen.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Doctor's Kitchen website</strong></a><strong> for all other social media links and show notes</strong></p>","author_name":"Dr Rupy Aujla"}