• Professor - Nutritional and Biochemical Genetics - Tallahassee, Florida
• Private practice, Medical Genetics and Nutrition
• Ph.D..Nutrition & Food Science and Genetics & Biochemistry

Author of: Genetics: It's Not Just Your Genes, The Nutrition Connection, Herbs as medicine: What you should know, Integrative Medicine: Your Quick Reference Guide

You might think that your genes are set, but how they interact with the environment is not. Understanding more about your genetic make-up can let you make personalized lifestyle choices to maximize your genetic potential.

It's Not Just Your Genes! introduces you to the fascinating world of genomics. Genetic technologies are revolutionizing health care, and in order to take full advantage of the advances emerging from this field, you need to get comfortable with its language and concepts. Today we know that rather than viewing our genetic makeup as a hand of cards that have already been dealt, we have the power to use the information encoded in our genes to help us make informed choices that will maximize our genetic potential. Reading our personal genetic "message" is like having access to a treasure map one that can lead us, in excellent health, into a ripe old age.

It's Not Just Your Genes! is not a magic bullet. Just reading it will not banish your health issues, make you lose weight, or keep you forever young. Genetic risk is not absolute, and your individual genetic profile, along with how you choose to live, are major determinants of how your risk will play out in the long run. By gathering the information you need to make healthy choices, you have the power to optimize your individual potential. The era of personalized nutrition is upon us - join us on this fascinating journey into a new era and to a better life!

Dr. Ruth DeBusk has almost 40 years of experience in the combined fields of nutrition and genetics. She has served as a university professor and genetic researcher, as well as a registered dietician in private practice working in the areas of genetics and nutrition. Dr. Ruth, as her students fondly called her, is the author of numerous scientific papers and four books, including Genetics: The Nutrition Connection, published by the American Dietetic Association for use in educating health care professionals about the upcoming era of nutritional genomics. She’s a popular speaker, with a passion for educating professional and lay audiences about nutritional genomics.Learn how genetics affect heart health, cancer risk, diabetes, bone health and more.

- Understand more about the science of genomics (how we apply genetics to health) and nutrigenomics (how nutrition affects our genes.)

- Learn how your genes are affected by what you eat. The incidence, progression and severity of some diseases can be affected by your diet.

- Find out why some people protect their heart more from a low-salt diet, while others are helped by B-complex vitamins or increasing healthful fats.

- Did you know that you can have fairly inexpensive genetic testing done. You’ll find out what types and where to get these tests.