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Understanding Genetic Testing with Kashif Khan

Understanding Genetic Testing with Kashif Khan

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 Kashif Khan is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The DNA Company where personalized medicine is being pioneered through unique insights into the human genome. In this episode, Kashif shares his approach to genetic testing and how, with the proper information, we can learn more about our bodies and get ahead of illnesses!-Highlights3:03 - Kashif talks about his background and what got him interested in Genetics5:22 - Information that Kashif learned about his genes that changed his life7:51 - How a common clinical protocol doesn’t work for everyone9:22 - Supplementation as related to methylation11:39 - Kashif’s response to those that are skeptical of how useful genetic testing is15:45 - Taking responsibility for the root causes of illness19:52 - The role hormones can play in illnesses22:43 - The role estrogen plays in men24:04 - The profile of their genetic testing24:59 - The types of genes that are the most actionable26:38 - Kashif shares a personal example of how genetics can predict people’s behavior29:28 - The diets of our ancestors, and how strictly we should stick to them32:32 - Genetic testing in relation to the gut microbiome35:00 - Where to learn more about Kashif36:28 - Kashif’s epiphany38:12 - A chronic wellness hack that Kashif is excited about-About Kashif KhanKashif Khan is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The DNA Company where personalized medicine is being pioneered through unique insights into the human genome. With the largest study of its kind globally, The DNA Company has developed a functional approach to genomic interpretation overlaying environment, nutrition and lifestyle on the genetic blueprint to create personalized and deterministic health outcomes. Prior to his tenure at the DNA Company, Kashif participated in a number of high growth start-ups where he took an active role as an angel investor and advisor.  He ran two successful marketing firms where his client list comprised Canada’s top earners and most affluent individuals.  From Canada’s largest company to small neighbourhood businesses, Kashif has advised on business strategy in industries ranging from luxury retail, technology, finance, fine arts, healthcare, tourism and real estate. He participated in over $300 million in revenue in his own retail business prior to launching consulting services to help others thrive. Growing up in Vancouver, B.C., Kashif’s drive started from witnessing his immigrant parents’ struggles to establish themselves in their new country. Inspired by their iron-clad work ethic and resourcefulness, Kashif developed an industrious entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. While his high school peers were languishing in minimum wage jobs, Kashif was hard at work starting his first business.  As CEO of The DNA Company, Kashif later learned that his neural wiring was actually genetically designed to be entrepreneurial. He has since made it his mission to build The DNA Company into a business that has impact and who’s success is measured not in dollars earned, but in lives improved.-Connect with KashifWebsite | https://www.thednacompany.com/-Connect with Dr. LaurynFacebook | Dr. Lauryn LaxTwitter | @drlaurynlaxInstagram | @drlaurynlaxWebsite | drlauryn.com -Transcript (Episode website contains full transcript)Dr. Lauryn (00:02):Well, hello, welcome to the Health Detective Podcast, a show dedicated to quieting the noise in the health, speed, and fitness world. I'm your host, Dr. Lauryn, former TV news journalist and ex-chronic illness patient gone health detective, bringing you my 20 years of clinical and personal experience helping patients radically take their health back into their own hands. On this show, I love having real conversations with a variety of guests who are all a little bit of a health detective in their own way, trying to fight and solve the problems of health and wellness kind out there. Ultimately get ready to uncover truths and expose lies in both conventional health wisdom and diet culture as we know it so you can reach your optimal potential. Today we're talking all about the wild, wild west of genetic testing and DNA. Is genetic testing reliable? Is it necessary?(00:51):Is it effective? Only if we use it effectively. We have Kashif Khan in the house, who is the co-founder of the DNA Company, a company all about doing things a little bit differently in genetics using genetic testing strategically. This conversation changed my mind a lot about using genetic testing, and it's definitely something that I'm gonna be incorporating even more so with my patients in clinical practice and just really love how they are using only a select number of genes. There's so many genes that can show up on our genetic panel testing. So say, like a 23andme, consumer kind of testing, consumer-facing testing, but really the DNA Company is doing things a bit differently and just looking again at that handful of genes that are gonna make differences in protocol slash ...
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