APOE Gene & Nutrition Intervention - October 2010

By Susan M. Poore, RN, CNC, CPLC

It’s 2010 and Alzheimer’s has increased over 40% in a very short amount of time. Regardless of all the medical research that is being done, professionals and scientists are still scrambling for an answer. If those numbers continually increase over the next decade, we will have a larger portion of adults either taking care of a loved one affected by it or having the disease themselves.

Then there is heart disease, the #1 cause of death in America. Heart disease is affecting younger people faster than it has in previous decades. Makes you wonder what is happening to our health, in a country that spends billions a year on health care. Sure, medications can help control some of the “symptoms“ but we have to “stop applying the band aids” and “look why the wound is bleeding?“ Ask yourself, what has changed so tremendously in our environments? There are many theories and most of them point directly to our nutrition and the environment our genes survive in.

A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of working with a nurse practitioner at her office in Danville California named Pam McDonald. Pam has been working for years with patients who have been improving their health with her research on the APOE gene and nutrition therapy. She contacted me and asked me to join her and her colleagues across the country. I was amazed at the results her patients obtained through specific nutritional guidance, stress management and the proper use of supplements.

We all have the Apo E gene (pronounced by saying each letter, A - P - O - E). This gene plays a key role in our body's internal environment and influences the development of chronic disease, especially heart and Alzheimer’s disease. It also affects obesity, vascular disease and other chronic illnesses. The Apo E gene occurs as three variations in humans: Apo E 2, Apo E 3, and Apo E 4. Since genes come in matching pairs, we each have two of every gene, one from each parent. If you received an Apo E 2 from one parent and an Apo E 3 from the other parent, your genotype would be E 2/3. The six possible combinations of Apo E gene pairs are E 2/2, E 2/3, E 3/3, E 4/2, E 4/3, and E 4/4.

Because we know that each genotype requires its particular balance of carbohydrate, fat, and protein for optimal health, eating specifically for your genotype can influence whether you may develop these diseases.

The Apo E Gene Diet is not a diet in the usual sense of the word. We use the word "diet" to mean a series of specific recommendations for individual nutrition and other environmental factors, such as exercise and stress levels, to name a few. The goal of the Apo E Gene Diet is disease prevention and a healthier life.

Pam McDonald has developed a comprehensive program that is unmatched anywhere in the world. She combines cutting-edge technology with compassionate, individualized care to help patients achieve optimal health, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. (PerfectGeneDiet.com) Now as a Licensed APOE Diet Practitioner, (www.apoegenenutrition.com) Dr. John Norman and I will be offering the specific testing and Pam’s program in my office at 901 Delaware Ave, Alamogordo.

Susan M. Poore, RN, CNC, CPLC is a registered nurse who is certified in nutrition, stress management and life coaching. Her passion is education and prevention