Your GSTM1 gene helps your body neutralize toxins like pesticides, alcohol, prescription drugs, ingested viruses and bacteria, and chemicals inside your gut. BUT… up to 50% of people don’t produce this enzyme at all — called a “GSTM1 null” variant. This means if your GSTM1 on your report is 0 copies you will need to be more mindful of eating clean foods and avoiding areas of ingesting toxins or tainted foods. If you have the null variant (0 Copies), your Phase II detox pathways can get overloaded, and you may: - Feel worse after certain supplements or cleanses - Be more sensitive to pollution, heavy metals in foods, chemicals, viral and bacteria in food. - Taking NAC & Glycine, or Glutathione (if you have 2 copies of your GSTT1 gene) can help to improve gut health and reduce inflammation. 🤔 Question: Have you ever felt worse during a detox or cleanse? Let’s explore if it’s linked to GSTM1.

CRY1 is one of your circadian clock genes. With certain variants, your internal clock runs slower — making you a natural night owl. 🧬 You may: - Struggle with early mornings or rigid schedules - Feel more alert at night - Need light management and meal timing to reset your rhythm 🌞 Morning light and consistent wind-down cues can help align your body’s timing. 💬 Are you more of a night owl or early bird by nature? What helps you feel most balanced?

You’ve probably heard of the FTO gene. It’s often nicknamed the “fat gene” — but that’s misleading. 🧬 FTO influences how your body responds to saturated fats and your appetite signaling — especially when stress and poor sleep are in play. If you have the risk variant, you may: - Feel hungrier faster after meals - Store more fat when eating high-fat/high-carb combos - Benefit from higher protein and fiber to stay full Curious if the FTO gene is influencing your hunger cues or fat metabolism? Unlock your genetic insights with Smart Bodies by Design. What’s your experience with fullness and fat-heavy meals? Does your body love it or feel sluggish? comment below.

It is a question I get asked a lot, "how do I detox my body?". The first and most important answer is to first take a look at where you are ingesting, breathing, or absorbing toxins through your gut, lungs, and skin. Removal of these areas of toxic load must be addressed before we can begin to work on the body letting go of stored toxins. Let's have a discussion about what you think maybe a toxin in your environment that could be removed or minimized? I will start. PLASTIC. One of the #1 hormonal disruptor which mimics estrogen. It is humanities go to for all food storage and food packaging, yet if we were all to take a test, each of us would show our body is full of micro plastics.

To Heal. What does that even mean? I think it has a lot to do with feeling whole. The issue is to become whole we would need to let go of expectations. Meaning we would have to let go of the how, when, where and why the wholeness would happen. We would need to let something new happen to us to see, feel, believe our wholeness. That would mean it most likely would be what we are not expecting.