Your genes are responsible for providing the blueprints to make enzymes and proteins. Those enzymes and proteins are like keys that unlock and speed up essential chemical reactions in the body.  Your body uses the products of those chemical reactions to perform all of the functions that it needs to perform to keep you healthy and functioning optimally. Single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNP’s (pronounced “snips”) can occur during that make your body make the wrong shaped key. This leads to a slowing of the chemical reactions that require those keys, which leads to dysfunction in the body. SNP’s are passed down along family lines and new ones occur during the fertilization of an egg due to environmental stressors. You get 2 copies of each gene, one from your mother and one from your father. You can therefore have 2 good sets of a gene, 1 good and 1 bad, 1 bad and 1 good, or 2 bad genes. If you have 2 good genes, you are always making the right shaped key. If you have 2 bad genes, you are always making the wrong shaped key and will have a massive slowdown in the chemical reaction that requires that key. It is possible to compensate for that massive slowdown with proper supplementation if you know what genes aren’t making the proper keys. If you have 1 good gene and 1 bad gene, your body could be using either one, meaning you might be making good keys (enzymes) or you might be making bad keys. There are ways that you can make your body use the good genes and thus get good keys.  This is called Epigenetics. We can affect Epigenetics using Chiropractic adjustments, Cold Laser, Vibration therapy, and mechanical spinal traction. By supporting all the genes that are not making the right keys, we can improve your health in a multitude of ways.

What is Cell Based Health

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The Process

  • A simple cheek swab is done in our office. This is sent to our lab and results are typically available in 3-4 weeks

  • We go through the results of your test and develop a personalized plan of care and choose specific supplementation based on your genetic deficiencies. Then we will sit down with you and thoroughly explain your results to you.

  • We discuss your treatment options and allow you to choose which of those options will work best for you.

What We are Looking for

  • A single nucleotide polymorphism, abbreviated SNP, pronounced snip) is a genomic variant at a single base position in the DNA. These are mostly harmless alterations to the human genome, but certain SNPs make people susceptible to illnesses and diseases.

  • Methylation is the key to genetic control. It is the way which your body controls what genes are being expressed. We check your methylation pathways to make sure that you are able to methylate properly. For example, if you have SNP’s to the MTHFR, MTRR, or MTR genes, your ability to methylate will be compromised.

  • We check for 94 different SNPs that are known to affect the human body in negative ways. The good news is that these genes are all actionable, meaning that we can make up for the SNP by using a specific nutritional response.

Each Level has a greater impact on your health than the level below it

The Four Levels of our Program

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Addressing Methylation

Your Methylation cycle is a key component to human health. Having a fully functioning methylation pathway is important for two big reasons. The first is that methylation is how your body is able to change the expression of your genes. Epigenetics is impossible with methylation. We methylate the histone protein to cover up a gene so that it can’t be read. If we can’t methylate, we can’t change what gene is being expressed even if the signal to do so is getting through. The second has to do with Homocysteine. Homocysteine is a byproduct of protein catabolism and it is an important part of the methylation cycle. We use homocysteine to recharge methionine and turn it into SAM-e which is the universal methyl donor. The problem here is that if we can’t clear homocysteine because we aren’t using it in a fully functional methylation pathway, then it builds up in the cell and high homocysteine levels cause a whole host of issues in the body! Here at GWG we test for all 13 genes that are involved in the methylation pathway and supplement accordingly!

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Addressing Mitochondrial Function

The mitochondria are the energy producing “powerhouse” of the cell. We get approximately 87% of our cellular energy from the Electron Transport Chain. Our cellular function is dependent on the energy from this system. The trouble is that recent research has shown, that a whopping 94% of Americans have mitochondrial deficiency! That means that our mitochondria fail to make the proper levels of ATP in the cell and leave our system, starving for energy. Here at GWG we use Methylene Blue and Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) to correct mitochondrial dysfunction and restore your Electron Transport Chain to its full capacity.

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Addressing Epigenetics

Epigenetics is how your body exerts control over your genes. We are given 2 sets of genes, one from each parent, and our bodies have the ability to switch between which genes we are using to maximize our genetic influences. When you have a SNP in an allele from your mother, but not your father (or visa versa) we call this a Heterozygous gene. Your body can “turn off” that bad allele in favor of the good one. The problem is that oxidative stress works against this system and undoes your bodies hard work. Because of this, epigenetics is a constant struggle to keep good genes “turned on”. When we flood the system with proprioceptive input, your body goes into DNA repair mode and makes positive changes to your genetic coding, but when it is exposed to oxidizers (pollutants, chemicals, dyes, stress), your DNA is damaged and can return to its unfavorable allele option. The key here is minimizing your exposure to oxidizers and maximizing your proprioceptive input. Here at GWG we utilize chiropractic adjustments, intersegmental traction and vibratory therapy to allow your body to use its epigenetic machinery to its fullest capability

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Addressing Deficient Enzymes

Homozygous genes are genes where both of your alleles (one from Mom and one from Dad) contain SNPs. In this scenario, Epigenetics can’t help you as there is no good gene to “turn on”. Here is where supplementation plays a key role in your health care. If your body can’t make the enzymes that it needs, then those chemical reactions will never be able to be sped up and you will be deficient in the end product of those chemical reactions. Since there is no way for you to speed up those chemical reactions on your own, we do it for you with targeted nutrition. Our supplements are specifically engineered to overcome for genetic deficiencies. We know through research, exactly how much our chemical processes will slow down and our supplements are dosed to make up for that exact deficiency!

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The Treatment Pyramid

Each level depends on the level below it to be able to impact your health