A glimpse at the true state of your well-being

Gene testing. The phrase, on its own, is chilling and foreboding on so many levels, striking a fearful chord on anybody who has to take it.

But that thought, like so many other misconceptions about gene testing, couldnt be further away from the truth.

If pseudo mathematical equations can be used to describe gene testing, the simple mathematical equation should go like this: gene + testing = good for you.

As a once-in-a-lifetime test that reads your DNA and reveals your inherited health traits, gene testing also shows you the exact levels of risk that you have for certain diseases so you can prevent it from happening even before it takes a hold of you. The concept of gene testing shouldnt be met with fear and apprehension. On the contrary, it should be welcomed with the kind of fervor and enthusiasm from anybody who wants to understand their healths predisposition.

Eschewing its relevancy is equally misplaced because at its core, gene testing allows a person to understand his or her health and carefully map out his or her health lifestyle in order to prevent health issues from arising.

Why wait for a health issue to strike when you can prevent it so you can enjoy life better?

Thats a question LifeScience is asking, and in its simplest sense, its one that highlights the tenet prevention is better than cure. Gene testing is one of the steps that one can take to become fully equipped of information about himself.

Your gene test should be able to guide you on how to live your life so those health issues that you are likely to have will not manifest and be able to pre-empt them with proper health and maintenance courtesy of specifically-tailored health-program that suits your body, said Dr. Ben Valdecanas, medical director of LifeScience Center for Wellness and Preventive Medicine. One of its most important characteristics is its capability to accurately reveal all the actual diseases that your genes carry, as well as the genetic mutations that your predecessors have passed on to you, he adds.

LifeScience has made gene testing more accessible by making it available in its center for those actively pursuing a healthy lifestyle that is backed by medical evidence. Its one thing to be diagnosed by a doctor with a certain illness when its already inside the body. Its another thing to know about what could strike even before it does. Gene testing does not only give you a glimpse of the health issues that you are most likely to catch but also how well your body will respond to medication as well as how you can modify your lifestyle that is best suited for you.

We are encouraging Filipinos to start thinking of wellness from the perspective of prevention. Our goal at LifeScience is not make you live to a hundred but to ensure that you are able to live quality life, one that you are able to enjoy even as the years are starting to add up, adds Valdecanas.

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A glimpse at the true state of your well-being