Fitgenes has pioneered a new genre of Nutrigenomic practice and education for health care practitioners that integrates genetics, along with nutrition and exercise physiology into health and wellness programs for their patients. Fitgenes programs are based on an individual’s unique DNA profile for the practitioner to apply personalised and manageable lifestyle and nutritional choices for the patients’ health goals.

1. DNA Profiling to Support Your Health

2. “Health is not everything, but without health,
everything is nothing…”
Schopenhauer

3. Your Perception of DNA
> Crime shows and catching criminals
> Human genome mapped
> Predicting disease?

4. DNA Will
Change
Medicine and
Healthcare
> We are on the brink of one of
the most significant events in
medicine and healthcare.
> A paradigm shift.

5. A New Era
> Personalised medicine
> Preventive healthcare
> Integrated healthcare
> Integration of advanced technology into all
aspects of healthcare

6. DNA Profiling
> Are more genes better?
> We have approx 25,000 genes and 3 million
base pair combinations.
> Major challenge is to take all this information and
make it clinically relevant.

7. Fitgenes Philosophy
> Not disease predictive.
> Fitgenes focuses on genes that impact on
function.
> Fitgenes focuses on genes that we can modify.

8. Gene Expression
Genes that enhance health and function we want
to ‘turn up’.
e.g. antioxidant genes that
produce our antioxidant
enzymes.

9. Gene Expression
Genes that negatively impact on health and
function we want to ‘turn down’.
e.g. inflammatory genes that
produce inflammatory
cytokines that can cause
damage.

10. Gene Categories
› Inflammation
› Cellular Health and Oxidative Stress
› Cardiovascular Health
› Fat Metabolism and Weight Management
› Vitamin D Receptor Function

11. Inflammation

12. Inflammation

13. Inflammation

14. Inflammation and Disease Risk
Alzheimer’s Osteoporosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis Periodontal disease
Asthma Psoriasis
Atherosclerosis Rheumatoid Arthritis
Autoimmune Disease Rhinosinusitis
Bronchitis Schizophrenia
Cancer Urinary Tract Issues
Cardiovascular Disease
Depression
Diabetes
IBS
Insulin Resistance
Macular Degeneration

15. Are You Inflamed?
> Sore / aching muscles and joints
> Delayed onset muscle soreness after exercise
> Prone to injuries when exercising
> Fluid retention / swollen fingers and ankles, especially
during or after exercise
> Inflamed skin, skin disorders
> Diarrhea
> Current infection, injury, broken bone
> Overweight

16. Oxidative Stress

17. Oxidative Stress

18. Oxidative Stress and Disease Risk
› Ageing
› Alzheimer’s
› Atherosclerosis
› Cancer
› Cardiovascular Disease
› Diabetes
› Hypertension
› Insulin Resistance
› Liver Damage
› Melanoma

19. Do you have Oxidative Stress?
> Insulin Resistant
> Diabetic
> Raised liver enzymes
> Getting older
> Age spots
> Had chemotherapy
> Had radiotherapy
> Inflamed
> Overweight

20. Cardiovascular Health

21. Cardiovascular Health

22. Cardiovascular Health

23. Health and Weight
It is estimated that 75% of health and life expectancy after age 40 is
modifiable.
Losing just 10% of your body weight can add 10 years to your life.

24. Health and Weight
A Federal Government
Report May 2009 titled
“Weighing it up –
Obesity in Australia”
stated:
› Environmental and Lifestyle Factors contribute
approximately 30% to weight.
› Genetics contributes the other 70%.
› Other studies show a 50/50 split
genetics/environment

25. Weight Management

26. Factors Influencing Weight Loss
› Diet
› Exercise
› Hormones
- Glucose, Insulin, Glucagon, Leptin, Adrenaline, Cortisol
› Inflammation
› Liver Function
› Toxicity Levels
Genetics influences all of the above

29. Your Genes:
What is Your
Genetic Playing
Field?

30. Benefits of a DNA Profile
> Make the BEST Choices for YOUR Health.
> Learn the best choices you can make, based
upon your genome, to help you achieve optimal
health and well being.
> Choose the supplements, foods, exercise and
lifestyle habits that best support YOUR health.

31. Preventive Healthcare
> Don’t wait to get sick before you focus on your
health.
> Genetic knowledge has the potential to shift
healthcare from a disease focused model to
prevention based medicine.
> Gain a greater understanding of disease
processes and your genetic ability to control
these processes.
> Learn how to obtain good health and maintain
health.

32. Positive Health Outcomes
› Healthy weight
› Improved energy
› Improved fitness
› Improved sleep
› Better health

33. 12 week program to
better health and wellbeing
Fast Track to Health Programs

34. Choice of Genetic Profiles
Genetic Profile:
>General Health
>Advanced

35. Choice of Pathology
> Basic
> Comprehensive
> Advanced

36. Women’s Health
Initiative Study
An opportunity to be part
of a new approach to
health care.
> You can be one of the first people in the world to
undertake a comprehensive DNA based nutrigenomic
program with advanced pathology screening.

37. Women’s Health
Initiative
Participant Overview