Atlas Genetics

01/24/2026

Forget the idea that your brain peaks in your 20s. A new Australian study published in Intelligence found that overall mental functioning may actually peak between 55 and 60, driven more by gains in judgment, emotional control, and decision-making than raw speed. Researchers analyzed 16 psychological traits and found that while some abilities slow with age, others strengthen enough to improve overall cognitive performance well into later life. The takeaway challenges old assumptions about aging and productivity. Age is a poor proxy for capability, and experience, emotional regulation, and measured thinking may be the real cognitive superpowers.

07/27/2025

The most powerful medicine isn’t found in a pill bottle, it’s found in connection.

This quote by perfectly captures what I’ve witnessed after 30+ years in functional medicine: Community is medicine.

The emerging field of sociogenomics shows us that our social connections literally change our gene expression. When we’re surrounded by love, support, and meaningful relationships, our bodies respond at the cellular level; reducing inflammation, boosting immunity, and promoting healing.

I’ve seen it firsthand: 15,000 people in our community lost 250,000 pounds not just through better nutrition, but through the power of connection and shared purpose. When we heal together, we heal faster and deeper.

Your relationships are like a prescription-strength medicine for your mind, body, and soul. The strongest predictor of longevity isn’t your cholesterol or blood pressure, it’s the quality of your connections.

So ask yourself: Who is your community? Who loves you? Who do you love?

That’s where your healing begins. Tag someone you love below 🫂

06/25/2025

Most babies are low in bifido.

76% of U.S. infants have gut dysbiosis, lacking key Bifidobacterium, increasing risk of eczema, allergies & asthma by age 2. My Baby Biome, the largest U.S. study, uses advanced metagenomics & AI to reveal the urgent need to restore infant microbiomes.

06/04/2025

Profound new research:
'Aberrant gut-microbiota-immune-brain axis development in premature neonates with brain damage'
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312821003802?via%3Dihub

"Notably, Klebsiella overgrowth in the gut is highly predictive for brain damage and is associated with a pro-inflammatory immunological tone. These results suggest that aberrant development of the gut-microbiota-immune-brain axis may drive or exacerbate brain injury in extremely premature neonates and represents a promising target for novel intervention strategies."

"Most notably, we found that networks produced with samples from infants without severe brain injuries displayed a more central role of PDGF-BB as compared with infants with severe brain injuries, whose networks were rather centered around interleukin 17a (IL-17a)"

Note: this Proteobacteria overgrowth is also likely cause of the preterm birth per research, as well as increased risk of adverse v-accine reaction.
h/t Gemma Herbertson, Diets for Epilepsy group