Genes are not instructions.
They suggest tendencies, not outcomes.
How We Can Help · Genetic Insights
Genetic nutrition insights.
What genetic variation can suggest about your nutritional needs — and, just as importantly, what it cannot. One input among several, never the whole picture.
Who this is for
You may already have the results.
A report you paid for and have never really understood. A set of results a previous practitioner ran and then moved on from. A long PDF of gene names, coloured bars and recommendations that contradict each other. Or a family history that makes you wonder whether any of this applies to you.
Genetic variation can suggest where your needs differ from the average — how you process certain nutrients, how you clear caffeine, where you may need more of something than the person next to you. It cannot tell you what will happen to you. Genes are not instructions, and a report is not a diagnosis. What it can do is explain why general advice has not worked for you, which is often the most useful thing anybody has said about it.
A report is the easy part.
Knowing what to do with it is the work.
"Recommended daily amount" is an average.
Averages are not people.
Areas of support
What people come to me with.
| Reading a report you already have | Whatever it came from, whoever ran it, however long ago. |
| Nutrient needs | Where your requirements may sit above or below the average, and what to do about it. |
| Caffeine, alcohol and sleep | How quickly you clear things, and what that means for the day. |
| Why general advice has not worked | Often the most useful answer a report contains. |
| What it does not tell you | The limits, stated plainly, before anything is changed. |
| Genetics and your bloodwork | Genetics suggests where to look. Your results show what is actually happening. |
Why Katia
Trained to read them, not to sell them
Katia completed the Nutrigenomic Practitioner Programme with Lifecode Gx — training in what genetic variation can suggest about nutritional needs, what it cannot, and what to actually do with the answer. Most of this field is built on selling reports. The useful part is the half that comes afterwards.
- MSc, Personalised Nutrition · Middlesex University
- Registered with BANT and the CNHC — both numbers public
How we work together
How a report becomes useful.
A report on its own changes nothing. These three steps are what turn it into something you can act on.
01. We read it together.
Line by line, in plain language, and not as a verdict.
02. We check it against you.
Your symptoms, your history, your bloodwork. A tendency on paper is not the same as something happening in your body.
03. We act on the few that matter.
Chosen because they will make a difference to you, not because they appeared on a list.
Kind words
“Her in-depth knowledge and ability to connect the dots across comprehensive lab work, symptoms, and the bigger picture really stand out.”
Questions
Questions about genetic insights.
What are genetic insights used for?
Genetic information can provide one additional source of context when considered alongside history, symptoms, lifestyle and goals. It is not used on its own to define your plan.
Do I need genetic testing before a consultation?
No. Testing is optional and only discussed when it may add useful information to a focused question or plan.
Will genetic insights tell me exactly what to eat?
No test can replace personalised context. Any recommendations remain practical, proportionate and reviewed alongside your wider health picture.
Where to start
The answer is usually in more than one place.
Genetics is one of them. Bring the rest as well.