Insomnia Risk Genetic Test - Gene Food

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Insomnia has a genetic component. Learn your genetic predisposition and how to manage and better optimize sleep.

  • CLIA-Certified Lab
  • Personalized DNA insights
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What You'll Learn

  • Tests for genetic markers associated with insomnia risk and sleep quality
  • Data is 100% confidential and secure
  • Personalized nutrition recommendations
  • Learn your Gene Food diet type
Insomnia risk report

Learn whether you carry genetic markers associated with risk for insomnia

Some of us carry an increased genetic risk for insomnia due to a poor reaction to caffeine, reduced melatonin uptake, and unknown mechanisms of action. Our polygenic risk score looks at several SNPs related to insomnia to arrive at your overall risk.

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Diet Types

Twenty unique diet types, where will you fit?

Gene Food uses a proprietary algorithm to divide customers into one of twenty unique diet types based on dietary fat metabolism, ApoE status, carbohydrate response, histamine, and ability to digest lactose. Where will you fit?

West Angeleno

Healthy fats from whole foods, whole grains, fresh over leftovers, and two plant-based days a week.

Low carb, high fat

Wayoan

Plant-based and low-fat. Meat as a condiment, most dairy out, calories from complex carbs, wild fish for protein.

Macrobiotic template

Lean Machine

Whole grains and plant fats, no dairy, protein mostly from plants with wild fish to hold muscle.

Whole grains, plant fats

Villager

Low-fat, whole-food and plant-based. No oil, fresh over aged foods, calories from complex carbohydrates.

Low glycemic, low fat

Okinawan

Fiber-rich complex carbs make up most calories; saturated fat kept low, no seed oils, animal protein as a condiment.

High carb, very low fat

Vegetarian

Plants first with fish in the rotation. Complex carbs for calories, olive oil only, fresh foods to keep histamine down.

High carb, low fat

Urban Grazer

Robust genes, few restrictions. Whole grains, healthy fats, plant proteins, no dairy or processed meat.

Balanced, few limits

Hunter Gatherer

Omega-3s over saturated fat, low-glycemic carbs, mostly plant protein, and fresh foods to keep histamine in check.

Low glycemic, higher protein

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Find out how your body actually handles carbs

Low-carb works for some people and backfires for others. In the PREDICT-1 trial, genetics accounted for nearly half of the variation in how much blood sugar rose two hours after a meal. Our CLIA-certified test scores your carbohydrate response across multiple validated SNPs, matches you to one of 20 diet types, and turns it into a plan: the carbs that suit you, the ones to limit, and a two-week meal plan built around them.

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Frequently asked questions

We know that good sleep is optimal for health, yet the cause of sleep disturbance is still a mystery to most of us. Understanding genetic risk factors for sleep disturbance can help address the root cause of insomnia to create a sleep schedule and routine that works for you.

For example, the ‘C’ allele of rs575187 in the ADORA2A gene is associated with caffeine-induced insomnia, whereas the ‘T’ allele is associated with increased anxiety following caffeine. This suggests that the ‘C’ variant binds more strongly with caffeine, blocking its activation by adenosine and inhibiting sleep. It is less clear how the rarer ‘T’ allele induces anxiety; potentially, the adenosine-blocking effect of caffeine is amplified in people with this allele, meaning typically “calming” pathways are shut off completely. Alternatively, fewer receptor molecules may be produced in those with the ‘T’ allele meaning caffeine hits the receptors that are present that much harder.

Our insomnia risk report evaluates SNPs within the following genes: HTR2A (multiple SNPs), ADORA2A, PPARGC1A, ABCC9, MTNR1B, PRIMA1

This report is available with the Methylation Bundle (Health Intelligence), alongside the core reports included with your Gene Food DNA test. Current bundle pricing is shown above.

Like all our tests, the Insomnia risk report is a simple cheek swab test. A self-addressed return envelope is included with the test kit, as are detailed instructions for taking the test. The swab sample is sent to our CLIA-certified laboratory in Houston, where the sequencing occurs.