Navigating Privacy in Genetic Testing

Episode Highlights with Dr. Erika Gray

• Understanding privacy concerns with genetic testing, especially in light of the security breach with a major DNA company recently 
• Samples sent to testing companies are de-identified and not connected to personal data
• Security concerns and how to make sure yours is safe
• How their specific testing has layers of encryption and is not even mined for data
• You can use an alias on your genetic testing 
• The limits of genetic testing and what it can and can’t tell us 
• Genetics is a screening tool and not a diagnostic tool — related to cancer risk and expression
• More related to choline and how this can be really beneficial for focus and attention 

Resources We Mention

• My Toolbox Genomics - Use code wellnessmama for a discount