What's Your Genetic Destiny?

The other day I picked up a copy of a fascinating book called The GenoType Diet by New York Times best-selling author Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo. This book is based on the cutting edge science called nutrigenomics, which looks at the complex interactions between the foods we eat and our genes--and has the potential to help prevent certain dietary-linked diseases.

Instead of paying for expensive blood tests to find out our genetic strengths and weaknesses and then getting a professionally trained counselor to translate the results and tell us what we need to eat to enhance our health and longevity, The GenoType Diet offers three simple tests that we can do at home to determine which of the six genetic types we fit into based on family history, blood type and a few other diagnostic tools such as fingerprint analysis, leg length measurements and dental characteristics.

D'Adamo explores the impact that the nine months in the womb has on our genetic makeup as well as how our diet and lifestyle affect how our genes express themselves. He assures readers that our genetic destiny is not set in stone, but rather we have the ability to silence the bad genes and turn up the good ones by what we eat and how we live .

The GenoType Diet truly is an interesting read for everyone, but especially those wanting to lose weight, pursue a healthier lifestyle as well as woman who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant so that they can help give their babies the best possible start in life.