Presumably, one day, you will be able to show up at a doctor’s office, with not just a list of complaints, but-charted your DNA blueprint. This is the beauty of pharmacogenomics, where science interplays with uniqueness giving out treatments that are as varied as human fingerprints. And guess what? This is not just from some space age future movie fantasy it is real and is happening in this very hour!

As early as healing traditions such as the Ayurvedic model of health, individual constitution of a person has been given due consideration. Do you recall when an Ayurvedic doctor decides your Prakriti; whether you are a Vata, Pitta or Kapha and prescribes treatments based on this? Actually, what modern genetics is doing is something quite similar but under digital from an analogue world.

Sharing Excerpts from “The Genetic Revolution in Medicine: Genomics, Therapeutic Cloning, Gene Patents, Drug Design, and More”, by John Hudson Cooke

Personalization does not allow for the generic ‘every patient is one and the same’ healthcare system model. Instead of fixing you according to what is good for the average individual, doctors are now looking at your genes to see how you will react to particular therapies. For instance, scientists could use your sample to decide if a drug would effectively treat an illness and if you are prone to certain diseases.

Let us consider cancer treatment as the example. In the past, people diagnosed with similar cancer type would be given similar treatments. However, in genetic profiling doctors can know mutations that are exist in a tumor and the drugs which can affect the mentioned mutations are administered. It’s like coming across the ideal key to fit a most difficult or stubborn lock.

Ayurveda Experience Meets Genetics

If you have ever sample Ayurveda, you would know, Ayurveda is all about customization. An Ayurvedic practitioner may concoct a herbal medicine or advise on the right cleaning regime after profiling your body and its dysfunctions. Now picture this with your genetic data thrown into the equation. Imagine if your genes told you not only the likelihood of your getting certain diseases but also which ayurvedic plants or treatments are right for you?

How Genetics Are Shaping Personalized Medicine: hundredfold the Future of Tailored Healthcare

Presumably, one day, you will be able to show up at a doctor’s office, with not just a list of complaints, but-charted your DNA blueprint. This is the beauty of pharmacogenomics, where science interplays with uniqueness giving out treatments that are as varied as human fingerprints. And guess what? This is not just from some space age future movie fantasy it is real and is happening in this very hour!

As early as healing traditions such as the Ayurvedic model of health, individual constitution of a person has been given due consideration. Do you recall when an Ayurvedic doctor decides your Prakriti; whether you are a Vata, Pitta or Kapha and prescribes treatments based on this? Actually, what modern genetics is doing is something quite similar but under digital from an analog world.

Sharing Excerpts from “The Genetic Revolution in Medicine: Genomics, Therapeutic Cloning, Gene Patents, Drug Design, and More”, by John Hudson Cooke

Personalization does not allow for the generic ‘every patient is one and the same’ healthcare system model. Instead of fixing you according to what is good for the average individual, doctors are now looking at your genes to see how you will react to particular therapies. For instance, scientists could use your sample to decide if a drug would effectively treat an illness and if you are prone to certain diseases.

Let us consider cancer treatment as the example. In the past, people diagnosed with similar cancer type would be given similar treatments. However, in genetic profiling doctors can know mutations that are exist in a tumour and the drugs which can affect the mentioned mutations are administered. It’s like coming across the ideal key to fit a most difficult or stubborn lock.

Ayurveda Experience Meets Genetics

If you have ever sample Ayurveda, you would know, Ayurveda is all about customization. An Ayurvedic practitioner may concoct an herbal medicine or advise on the right cleaning regime after profiling your body and its dysfunctions. Now picture this with your genetic data thrown into the equation. Imagine if your genes told you not only the likelihood of your getting certain diseases but also which ayurvedic plants or treatments are right for you?