how diet and lifestyle lower chronic inflammation
Inflammation - What to Measure, Eat, and Where Genes Fit
Inflammation is not the villain. It is the cleanup crew. The problem is when the cleanup crew never clocks out. This guide explains inflammation in plain language, why CRP shows... Read more...
Noorns Webinar COMT Gene
COMT Warrior vs Worrier: Why Supplements Feel Amazing or Awful
Some people take methylfolate or green tea and feel clear and calm. Others feel wired, anxious, or unable to sleep. This webinar companion breaks down why those reactions can happen... Read more...
Nutrition Dark Matter and Your Epigenome
Nutrition Dark Matter and Your Epigenome
Most of us grew up thinking about food in grams of protein, carbs, and fat. Yet every bite of a blueberry, cup of tea, or spoonful of curry also carries... Read more...
SAMe and Methylation: What It Is and Why It Matters To You
SAMe and Methylation: What It Is and Why It Matters To You
SAMe sits at the crossroads of methylation, mood, detox, and joint health. This article explains how your body makes SAMe, how genes like MTHFR, MTR, AHCY, and FUT2 shape that... Read more...
transparency, evidence, prioritization, and privacy
How Noorns Solves Problems in Nutrigenomics Testing
Independent researchers found that most direct-to-consumer nutrigenetics tests lacked key elements: variant transparency, scientific citations, clear weighting, and privacy safeguards. Noorns was built to fix that by focusing on four... Read more...
Folate vs. Folic Acid Explained
Folate vs. Folic Acid Explained: What You Should Know
Folate and folic acid are both forms of vitamin B9, but your body processes them differently. These small chemical differences can influence energy, mood, pregnancy health, and even how your... Read more...
healthspan vs lifespan
Healthspan vs Lifespan: The Science of Aging Well
Two people can live to 85—but their final decades can look very different. The average person spends over ten years in poor health, but research shows it doesn’t have to... Read more...
Why Choline Matters: Brain, Liver, and Methylation Health
Why Choline Matters: Brain, Liver, and Methylation Health
Choline is an often forgotten nutrient with an outsized role in health. It supports memory and learning, helps the liver process fat, and donates methyl groups to regulate gene activity.... Read more...
On-Device DNA Analysis Is the Gold Standard for Privacy
Why On-Device DNA Analysis Is the Gold Standard for Privacy
Your DNA file is not like any other download. It’s a permanent record of you and your family, and once it leaves your device, control may be gone for good.... Read more...
Illness Took My Career. Then It Gave Me New Purpose
Illness Took My Career. Then It Gave Me New Purpose
Bailey Farstad never expected to leave physics. But a sudden illness in 2005 changed her trajectory—and, ultimately, her purpose. From Arizona’s desert skies to Oslo’s laser labs, to years rebuilding... Read more...
nutrigenomic testing and your health
Nutrigenomics Testing: How Genes and Diet Connect
Nutrigenomics testing looks at how your genes influence the way you process food, offering a way to understand why the same plate lands so differently and where your own choices... Read more...
Person hesitating before dragging a raw DNA file into an AI chatbot window
Is It Safe to Upload Your Raw DNA to ChatGPT?
Curiosity makes it tempting to paste your raw DNA file into ChatGPT and see what happens. But experts warn that what looks like a harmless jumble of letters is actually... Read more...
dna test research
Methylation Genetic Testing vs DNA Methylation Tests
One tool promises insights from your genes. Another offers a score from a mail‑in kit. Same word—methylation—two very different routes. What you want is simple: either a plan you can... Read more...
dna file privacy
DNA File Privacy: On-Device vs Uploads
You download your raw DNA file, and it lands in the same folder as vacation photos. It looks like any other file. It isn’t. A DNA file is closer to... Read more...
Foods for DNA Methylation
Best Foods for DNA Methylation
Folate, B12, choline, and betaine—keep a background system in your cells humming. That system doesn’t change your DNA; it helps your body use it smoothly, so energy, mood chemistry, and... Read more...
DNA methylation
DNA Methylation 101: The Dimmer Switch for Gene Activity
You change breakfast and feel a bit better. You sleep more and your mood steadies—but not always. What’s going on upstream? One quiet player is DNA methylation. Read more...
Epigenetics & Diet: A Practical Guide
Epigenetics & Diet: A Practical Guide
You tweak your breakfast, sleep a bit better, maybe add a walk—and still feel stuck. If food is fuel, why does the same plate help your friend but do nothing... Read more...