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Has anyone heard of this test? It is supposed to be a genetic test, showing you different things about your genetics that could make it difficult for you to get better from certain diseases. I know someone who says that it was helpful for her and her Lyme disease
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Yes, you can go to 23&me.com and order the test. It's a saliva test and usually comes back within 4-6 weeks. It cost's $99 I believe.Once your results come back, they will be in raw data so then you can go to geneticgenie.com and download your raw data and they will convert it all for you with recommendations for each SNP. I believe they ask for a $10 donation.
I had it done about a year ago and learned some great things from my results. I can't say they are helping yet but I'm still navigating my way through all the info. It can be very confusing.
There are also Doctor's and trained specialists you can work with to help you navigate your way through treatment, if your Doctor is not familiar with this. They can tend to be expensive though.
There are also some great websites and forums to learn from too, that have many suggestions to help you.
I'm really glad I did mine. Best Wishes
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Lots of people are getting it. I do think it's very helpful.
You don't get interpretations of all your findings, just raw data. But there are people offering programs for quick decoding of your data.
I think it's worth it. I just haven't had the money to do it.
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23&me is awesome. In addition to finding out methylation issues, it also gives you the opportunity to reach out to others with the same dna as yours (you don't have to though). You can find people related to you.
It also provides the raw data which will let you know your risk factors for developing diseases (after you run it through genetic genie). It doesn't mean you will for sure, it just means that some people are at elevated risk, and it even suggests what you can do to prevent it in some instances.
Genetic genie is awesome too, and a huge benefit. In addition to above, it breaks down your gene mutations for you and provides some explanation and suggestions. It's a lot to absorb, but great info to have.
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I used 23 and me and also genetic genie.
I didn't find it useful, as I don't have the brain power currently to interpret the gene mutation data...probably it will be when I get some brain power back
The health risks basically reflected family health history so it didn't tell me anything new.
The ancestral info was interesting.
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I just sent it off for detox enzyme info. I have a doctor who knows how to interpret it.
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