Your health is not determined by one lab value or one habit. It’s a layered system, shaped by biology, environment, and behavior. To truly understand your bio-individuality, I use a seven-point matrix that maps all the dimensions that make you you.
1. Age & Gender (Foundational Lens)
- These are the first filters through which health is expressed.
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Hormonal rhythms, disease risks, nutritional needs, and recovery patterns shift with age and sex.
2. Genetics & SNP Variants (Your Blueprint)
- The code you’re born with, your genetic susceptibilities.
- We look at functional SNP variants that influence:
- Metabolism (e.g., FTO, PPARG, TCF7L2).
- Detoxification pathways (Phase I: CYP450 family; Phase II: MTHFR, COMT, GST, NAT2).
- Disease predispositions (e.g., APOE4 for Alzheimer’s/CVD, LCT, HLA variants).
3. Functional Blood Markers (Your Biochemical Map)
- The functional medicine lens on blood tests.
- Goes beyond “normal” to detect early dysfunctions
- Includes: glucose-insulin dynamics, lipid particle quality, inflammation, micronutrient status, hormone panels.
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This is where we define your blood age versus your chronological age.
4. Functional Physiological Markers (Your Performance Map)
- The body in motion, measured objectively.
- Cardiorespiratory fitness: VO₂ max, resting heart rate (RHR), heart rate variability (HRV).
- Strength & mobility: grip strength, muscle mass, flexibility, movement patterns.
- Recovery: sleep efficiency, recovery indices.
- Defines your physiological age, how well your body performs, and adapts.
5. Mental & Emotional Health (Your Inner Framework)
- Stress, resilience, cognition, and emotional state directly impact biology.
- Includes: mood patterns, anxiety/depression scales, trauma history, sense of purpose, mental resilience practices.
6. Environment & Social Context (Your External Influences)
- The air you breathe, the culture you live in, and the relationships you hold.
- Includes: pollutants, toxins, light exposure, EMF, cultural norms, social conditioning.
- Epigenetically influences how your genes are expressed.
7. Behaviors & Consumption (Your Daily Code)
- What you do every day shapes your biology more than your DNA.
- Sleep quality and circadian alignment.
- Nutrition & supplementation choices.
- Movement & training patterns.
- Consumption: not just food, but digital input, conversations, media, literature, all rewiring your nervous system and belief system.
Together, these seven layers form a personalized health matrix. It’s how you move from generic advice to bio-individual precision engineering health, performance, and longevity for your unique blueprint.