So I'm joined in the kitchen today
with super rock star chef, Chef Blais,
Richard Blais is here,
(audience cheers) Dr. Ian's here too.
So here's the gist of this:
you took a DNA test, one of those swab-y things.
You're here to break down what you learned
from his DNA.
Yeah, so he's swabbing to get his DNA,
you can get it in your blood,
you can get it through secretions, you know, like saliva,
and this test was called DNAFit,
and what this test basically says is,
"We will look at your genetic profile."
All of us are different because of our genes.
Our genes are like the seeds of who we are
and they sprout every second, every year, right?
The idea is look at what your genes say
and see whether or not there's certain conditions
you are at risk for, or if there's certain types of foods
you need to pay attention to to help you prevent
certain types--
Because knowledge is power, so if you know
that your family is pre-disposed to this,
that, or the other, you can preventatively
change your habits.
That's right.
And remember, your genes are who you are.
They will stay that way.
But the question is how will your genes express themselves?
And we, to some degree, have control
of how our genes express themselves.
And so with Richard, we wanted to look at
his nutritional complement to how he expresses
in his genes, and we found out a lot, by the way.
I was concerned, Dr. Ian, and Rach,
that it was going to reveal that I was 40% ranch dressing.
(audience laughs)
So Dr. Ian, my results were interesting.
Yeah, they were, and let me explain to you.
So first of all, the good news is this:
you are not sensitive to carbs,
you are not sensitive to fats,
and you are not lactose intolerant.
So what I've done is, I've designed some food
based around what my genes told me, right?
Which they told me I needed to--
basically I have a sensitivity to salt
so that I shouldn't--
which really is horrible for a chef, by the way.
His results show that he is sensitive to salt.
You have to be careful.
If you are salt sensitive, sometimes what happens is
you end up having high blood pressure
because you retain water.
So the good thing about this test is
even if your parents don't have high blood pressure,
or other family members, you may be at risk.
So Richard is going to make something
that is lower in salt.
The next thing is anti-oxidants, okay?
He has an increased need for anti-oxidants.
Let's talk about this for a quick second.
Can we talk about what is an anti-oxidant?
Yeah, let's talk about that.
I don't know. That's a good point.
We all know we want them, but do you know what they are?
Okay, so your body produces,
and from your environment you inhale or consume,
things that are called free radicals.
These are small chemicals that can damage your tissues
if they build up in large supply.
What an anti-oxidant does is it actually neutralizes
the free radicals.
It makes it no longer harmful.
And so we want to increase our anti-oxidants
to fight the free radicals to prevent having disease.
Now, anti-oxidants are made in your body,
but they're also consumed with foods
that have vitamins A, C, and E,
and foods that have selenium.
So I'm going to show you a graphic of what it looks like.
In the middle, the globe in the middle, is your cell.
It's releasing these anti-oxidants that bam,
take away the red dots which were the free radicals
therefore the free radicals no longer exist
and therefore now you are not at risk
for certain types of diseases.
That's cool. (audience applauds)
Amazing.
That's why we put blueberries in the chicken.
To get those anti-oxidants.
Now last thing I want to say,
Richard, before you go to your food, is this.
That also shows that he has an increased need
for cruciferous vegetables because his profile said
that his enzymes that help his body detoxify--
what do we mean by that, detoxify?
It means that your liver, your kidneys,
and other organs will cleanse your blood
of these toxins that accumulate all the rest of your life.
You gotta get them out of there.
Your body does it naturally, but sometimes,
you can boost it with certain foods
that activate enzymes in your liver that help you detoxify.
He needs more cruciferous vegetables,
things that are leafy green vegetables.
And they're good for everyone.
They're good for everybody.
They're anti-carcinogenic. Yeah, absolutely.
(audience applauds)
Before you go, I want to say this,
your study also showed, your results also showed
that you have a sensitivity to caffeine,
which does not mean that he's going to bounce off the walls
when he drinks caffeine, but it means
that he could be at increased risk
for bone de-mineralization.
So you gotta be a little careful
how much caffeine you consume.
Wait, I didn't know, if you drink a lot of coffee,
that affects your bone density?
Yes, it can affect leaching from your bones, yeah.
Oh my gosh!
I drink a lot of coffee and I love salt.
I'm a chef, so thank you so much for this.
It's been a great, revealing day for me.
(audience applauds)