Your Genes by Design

How Your Genes Shape the Way Your Body Responds

Using your genetic tendencies to make choices that support energy, hormones, sleep, and resilience in midlife

Jan 21 • Lauri Wakefield

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Why Lab Test Results Can Feel Confusing After 45 — And How Your Genes Add Context

How bloodwork, hormones, and gut testing each tell part of the story — but not the whole picture

Jan 7 • Lauri Wakefield

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December 2025

How to Read Your Genomics Report Without Getting Overwhelmed

A simple guide to understanding SNPs, pathways, and patterns — without drowning in data

Dec 24, 2025 • Lauri Wakefield

What a Genomics Test Can Really Tell You — and Why It Matters After 45

How functional genomics testing helps you understand your body’s natural patterns, tendencies, and needs

Dec 10, 2025 • Lauri Wakefield

How Your Genes Impact Overnight Glucose Regulation and Sleep Patterns After 45

Understanding the Biological Rhythm That Shapes Your Morning Glucose

Dec 3, 2025 • Lauri Wakefield

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November 2025

Genetics vs. Genomics: The Difference — and Why It Matters After 45

Understanding the difference between medical DNA testing and functional genomics — and how it explains the shifts you feel in midlife.

Nov 26, 2025 • Lauri Wakefield

Your Stress-Clearing Gene — How COMT Shapes Cortisol, Glucose, and Energy After 45

Why stress recovery feels different after midlife — and how your genes help explain it

Nov 20, 2025 • Lauri Wakefield

The Mind–Metabolism–Gene Connection: Why Stress Feels Different After 45

Why stress recovery changes in midlife — and how understanding your genes can help

Nov 14, 2025

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The Cortisol Curve — How Stress & Genetics Shape Glucose and Energy After 45

Why feeling “wired and tired” isn’t all in your head — your genes and hormones are part of the story

Nov 12, 2025 • Lauri Wakefield

How Breast Cancer Led Me to Functional Genomics

How understanding my genes helped me see my body in a whole new way

Nov 10, 2025

Metabolic Flexibility: How Your Body Balances Glucose and Fat After 45

How your body decides between burning sugar or fat — and why that choice changes in midlife.

Nov 5, 2025 • Lauri Wakefield

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October 2025

The Cholesterol Connection: Why APOE4 Links Metabolism and Memory

The genetic link between cholesterol balance and brain resilience

Oct 31, 2025

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