MTHFR, BCMO1, FADS1/2, VDR, and choline-pathway variants all have specific preconception and prenatal implications. The nutritional epigenetics research behind this book is real — maternal folate status, DHA, and choline directly modify fetal gene expression.
Written after the Aspreys' personal experience with infertility, this book applies an epigenetics framework to preconception and prenatal health — arguing that parental diet, toxin exposure, and stress before and during pregnancy directly shape offspring gene expression and long-term health outcomes via nutritional epigenomics.
One of the earliest popular books to bring nutritional epigenetics into preconception planning.
These peer-reviewed studies connect to the core ideas in this book. Each result has been scored for reliability.
The former director of the Human Genome Project explains what your DNA actually tells you and what it does not. The most credible plain-language introduction to personal genomics available — written for a general audience without overselling what genetics can predict.
Two social scientists with genomics expertise give an honest, rigorous account of what polygenic scores and genetic associations actually mean for individuals versus populations. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the real limits of genetic prediction.
The co-inventor of CRISPR explains how gene editing works and what it means for medicine and humanity. Provides essential context for where genomics is heading and why understanding your current genome matters now.