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The Medical Disruptor™ Podcast was made for people who want to take their health to the next level. Dr. E’s mission is to give you reliable, science-based health information through a unique lens, using functional medicine to help you get the answers you’ve been looking for. In our episodes, Dr. E explains the root cause of your symptoms so you can take control, stop suffering and start living. Dr. E wants to empower you to realize your symptoms are NOT in your head while giving you the tools to take control of your health.
Should I Get Genetic Testing? Geneticist Explains Why Your Genes Aren’t Your Fate
Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E
41 minutes
1 week ago
Should I Get Genetic Testing? Geneticist Explains Why Your Genes Aren’t Your Fate
Should you get genetic testing? Evolutionary geneticist Dr. Melissa Ilardo says: probably not.
What you believe about your genes affects your health outcomes more than what your genes actually say.
That's not philosophy—that's what the research shows.
On this episode of Medical Disruptors, I sit down with Dr. Ilardo to discuss why genetic determinism is a trap and why your genes aren't writing your health story the way you've been told.
We discuss why knowing your genetic risks might actually harm you through the nocebo effect, and how to distinguish between genetic mutations you must know like BRCA versus ones you shouldn't check. We explore what epigenetics actually means for your daily health decisions and why family history of diabetes, heart disease, or Alzheimer's is not your fate. The conversation reveals how lifestyle changes gene expression faster than you think, and why meditation and environment reshape your biology in measurable ways.
Your genes load the gun, but your environment decides whether it fires. And you have far more control over that trigger than genetic testing suggests.
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Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E
The Medical Disruptor™ Podcast was made for people who want to take their health to the next level. Dr. E’s mission is to give you reliable, science-based health information through a unique lens, using functional medicine to help you get the answers you’ve been looking for. In our episodes, Dr. E explains the root cause of your symptoms so you can take control, stop suffering and start living. Dr. E wants to empower you to realize your symptoms are NOT in your head while giving you the tools to take control of your health.
