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It's estimated that 40% of American's do not get enough vitamin B-12.  This vitamin is important for good health as it is needed to convert carbohydrates into glucose to increase overall energy and can help reduce fatigue.  It also helps make DNA and keep your nervous system healthy.  It may help to reduce depression and stress levels.

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Vitamin B-6, also called pyridoxine, helps your body turn food into energy, supports adrenal function, maintains a healthy nervous system, is important in metabolic processes, and supports the healthy development in babies' brains during pregnancy and breastfeeding.  Common symptoms of low vitamin B-6 are irritability, depression, and anxiety. 

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​Vitamin A is also called beta-carotene or retinoid acid.  When it's found in food, it's in the form of beta-carotene.  In supplements, vitamin A can be in either form.  The gene BCMO1 is what the body relies on to properly convert beta-carotene into it's usable form. Your body relies on this conversation of vitamin A for healthy maintenance of the heart, kidneys, lungs, and eyes.

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Selenium is an antioxidant, meaning, it protects your body from harmful free radicals and oxidative stress.  Selenium delays cell damage and helps protect your body from oxidizing agents caused by many diseases and pollutants.  It's nutritionally essential for everyone as it supports thyroid hormone metabolism, and protects from infections.

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Magnesium is one of the seven macronutrients that is needed by your body in relatively high amounts. Magnesium is vital to over 300 enzymatic reactions in your body including metabolism, transmission of nerve impulses, and synthesis of fatty acids and proteins. It impacts several bodily systems and can even affect your mood. 

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Though your body can produce some choline, it doesn't produce sufficient quantities of this essential nutrient to maintain optimal health. Choline is used in many essential health processes including maintaining cell structure, DNA synthesis, metabolism, and nervous system functions. Some risks of choline deficiency anxiety, brain fog, and fatty liver. 

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Also known as ascorbic acid, vitamin C is a nutrient that plays a key role in bodily functions.  Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant, trapping free radicals and preventing the harmful effects of toxins.  It is not produced by the body naturally and must be consumed in the form of fruits and vegetables.  Vitamin C assists the body in forming and maintaining connective tissues, bones, skin, and blood vessels. 

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​Vitamin E​ is a fat-soluble antioxidant that plays a vital role in many aspects of your health including maintaining your immune system and neutralizing harmful oxidation of fat.  This means it can help maintain healthful cholesterol levels and prevent cognitive decline.
Vitamin E is used for various bodily functions responsible in keeping you healthy.

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 Vitamin D is a fat-soluble nutrient that is not readily found in many foods.  It supports important functions such as bone strength and muscle growth.  Many may be are lacking sufficient levels of vitamin D.  Also, due to its complex nature, people tend to vary in their ability to process vitamin D.  This means that there is a difference in the baseline amount needed to maintain healthful vitamin D levels from person to person.

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​Vitamin K includes a family of compounds, including vitamin K1 and vitamin K2.  It's also present in most multivitamin supplements.  Some benefits of vitamin K include bone health, blood clotting and supporting the efficacy of vitamin D. 

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​Folate or vitamin B9, is a water-soluble nutrient that is available in many foods and typically found in multivitamin supplements.  Getting enough folate is important for cognitive function, cardiovascular disease, cancer, birth defects, and depression,
Crucial parts of your body, brain, heart, and down to your DNA, rely on sufficient folate levels for optimal health.

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Copper is a micronutrient which is involved in many processes in your body and can become deficient due to the lack of intake in even a healthy diet. It is also a micronutrient that has a narrow range of safety. 
​Note: if your 23andme testing results were completed prior to August 2017, copper and zinc are not available to you.

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Zinc is considered an essential trace element. It is also a common micronutrient deficiency.  Deficiencies can lead to many health issues and optimal levels are essential to thrive.  Some benefits of zinc include strengthening your immunity, cognitive function and wound healing.
Note: if your 23andme testing results were completed prior to August 2017, copper and zinc are not available to you.

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​Iron is a mineral and most of us do not think of it as an essential nutrient to good health,The health benefits of iron include: hemoglobin production, oxygen transport, muscle function and brain function.

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Our bodies are capable of producing nitric oxide, but some genetic variants can alter that ability.  Nitrates are the natural forms of nitric oxide that your body can utilize.  Some benefits of nitric oxide include cardiovascular and nitrates have been shown to decrease oxygen requirements of muscles during exercise and lead to a great time to fatigue. It also is used by our immune cells to kill invading bacteria

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​The genetics we possess may impart an increased risk of taking excess sodium in the diet.  There are genetic variations that can result in an alteration in thee processing pathways which can create potential adverse reactions to too much salt in the diet. 

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Is caffeine good or bad for you?

​The answer may reside in your genetics.  The  interactions of caffeine in your body is a complex process and requires a full-systems look to learn if it is truly good or not so good for each individual.  


In your genetic translations, we can look at:

• Metabolism  - How well do we metabolize the caffeine. Some people are rapid metabolizers while others are slower.
• ​Anxiety - How does your brain respond to caffeine?  Brain wave patterns can have variable responses to caffeine depending on your individual genetics.  
• Sleep - Caffeine can assist some people with shaking off a nights sleep and cleaning up "brain fog", while others will experience sleeplessness from even small doses of caffeine.​

​Your genes can tell you how your metabolism handles caffeine and your anxiety risk of too much caffeine. 

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