When you think of testosterone, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? A sense of masculinity in an overly assertive or aggressive way, right?
Simply put, without cortisol we would not get up in the morning! It often gets a bad rap but not enough cortisol is worse in many respects than too much.
Conjugation means to join and so this process involves adding a specific molecule – chemical groups – to metabolites produced in phase I to make them water soluble and therefore make them less harmful.
First originating in northern Europe around 2000 BC, saunas have a rich history. It seems people intuitively knew there was more to taking a sauna than it simply feeling nice or it being a pleasant way to socialise in the harsh winter months.
Master Your Health With Our New Omnos Wellness 360 Blood Test Kit
Thomas Olivier
Combining the successes of our Wellness Complete and Sex Hormone Complete at-home blood tests, the Omnos Wellness 360 blood test is our most comprehensive testing kit.
How do I know if my gut microbiome is healthy? How gut microbiome testing can help.
Abby Driver
Feeling bloated and fatigued all the time? Suffering from chronic infections? Perhaps you're dealing with unexplained brain fog? All of these symptoms, and plenty more, could be down to the state of your gut microbiome.
How Oestrogen Can Be Connected to The Gut Microbiota with Test Pairing
Catarina Veiga
Relying on a single test can create more questions than answers. In this instance for example, we look at coupling two different tests to investigate how oestrogen related conditions can be connected to the gut microbiota.
The Link Between The Gut and Hormones and How It Can Affect Your Health
Abby Driver
We know each one plays a vital role in keeping us healthy and feeling vital, but our gut health and hormones influence each other in more ways than you might think.
What Is Vitamin D and What Does It Do for Your Body?
Christian Thomson
Vitamin D is most famous for its impact on bone health, although it has many more functions and a fairly complex relationship with the immune system. Here's all you need to know about Vitamin D to improve your health.
This year we're celebrating DNA day a little differently by offering a complimentary genes test when purchasing one of the three Omnos tests for this promo during the whole week from 25 to 29 April 2022.
What Is Epigenetics and How Can It Influence Our Health or Even Our Children's?
Abby Driver
In this article we take a look at the science of epigenetics and its impact on child development. Read on for a clear epigenetics definition and find out how you can use what we know about epigenetic research to benefit your family.
Omnos conducted a research in February 2022 to understand the nation’s response to medical care and the democratisation of health. Fascinatingly, the data shows more people are keen to learn about their health, open to at-home testing and research.
Type 2 Diabetes: symptoms, genetics, and impact on women
Julie Penfold
Diabetes is an increasingly common chronic condition affecting millions of people in the UK. Type 2 diabetes is, in part, inherited but environmental factors could also play a role.
Two men, different backgrounds, sharing the same vision and belief on the future of health, decide to join forces and create Omnos, the intelligent health system that has helped thousands of people in their health optimisation journey.
Five easy steps to successful and sustainable health optimisation
Thomas Olivier
People around the world are desperately seeking better ways to get healthy, but most of them lack the knowledge or are paralyised by too much information for it to be effective long term. The question is, what can you do now to make a difference in your health?
A 3 step journey to promote balance across all body systems
Thomas Olivier
The time has come to replace the purely reductionist ‘eyes-down’ molecular perspective with a new and genuinely holistic ‘eyes-up’ view of the living world, one whose primary focus is on evolution, emergence and biology's innate complexity. Carl Woese 2006
8 trends paving the way to a new health architecture
Thomas Olivier
The convergence of technological advancement and ever-growing access to health data at our fingertips is slowly shifting our relationship with our own health, paving the way towards a new health architecture.
What is genotyping and 3 reasons why we use it as a way to unlock the secret of your genes
Thomas Olivier
Decoding the human genome sequence is the most significant undertaking that we have mounted so far in an organised way in all of science. Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH)
What If you could choose any health model you want, would you not choose one that works for you? One that deliver results and makes you happy? One that removes the guesswork and offers the support you need to reach your goal, one that educates you instead of leaving you in the dark?
Your body is a fine tuned machine that is constantly repairing the damages caused by the environment in which it lives. Your cells turn your experience into biology.
To be honest, I don't know much about cars.I may have changed a tire once or twice or made sure the oil levels never ran out but otherwise left the rest to the experts.But if you want a car to perform optimally, I know it requires a lot of fine tuning and engineering.
In our days and age, where media are constantly reminding us of the importance of our look and physical appearance. We often tend to undermine the importance of our mental health.
Could your cognitive performance be pre-disposed by your genes
Thomas Olivier
Have you ever experienced that feeling of frustration when you cannot find your words but somehow you know it is there; however, it does not seem to be available for you at this very moment?
Improving our lifestyle to reach our optimal best is not a fiction from a futuristic movie. It is now very possible.The constant and exponential evolution of technology and growing access to information, make this even more of a reality.
The Health Alliance forecast on Obesity is alarming. It is reported that 69% of women and 76% of men may be overweight or obese within the next decade. It is important for you to realise that the problem of obesity has many contributing factors.
In the action-thriller blockbuster movie Limitless released in 2011, a writer takes an experimental drug that allows him to use 100% of his mind, making him evolve into the perfect version of himself.
With so many supplements on the market, the weekly promising miracle pill that will cure every ailment possible, it can be pretty confusing to know what vitamins and supplements are worth being taken. Here is for you some valuable informations that will lead you to the right choice.
Habits promote a meaningful and long-lasting (personal) change for those that I work with.And secondly, whether we like it or not, we are our habits, and they are us.