Sonia Azad, WFAA 8:37 AM. CDT May 09, 2017<\/p>\n
Most of us at some point in our lives have tried something to lose weight. So we can relate to Monica Fair. <\/p>\n
Ive always had this 12 to 15 pounds that I couldn't get rid of,\" said Fair, 47, who has experimented with trendy exercise programs and fad diets to no avail. <\/p>\n
I never could lose the weight, said Fair. As a matter of fact, I would gain muscle which would push the fat out and make me look bigger.\" <\/p>\n
It turns out the answer may be on the inside. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
DNA testing <\/p>\n
\"We're looking at genes that are responsible for your body composition, said Kurt Johnsen, co-founder of a Dallas-based company called Simplified Genetics. <\/p>\n
Hes a Kung Fu master, founder of American Power Yoga, and overall a pretty fit guy with a passion for helping others get healthy, too. <\/p>\n
I'm not a doctor, I'm not a scientist, said Johnsen, who sat down with WFAA at Plum Yoga, along Dallas popular stretch of Lower Greenville.I want to make sure what we do makes a difference.\" <\/p>\n
Since 2012, Johnsen says his company has tested the DNA of 11,000 people, analyzing genes to match you with the best type of workout, diet, and vitamins for your body. <\/p>\n
This is the most revolutionary thing I have seen in over 35 years,\" said Leisa Hart, the blonde bombshell behindBuns of Steel. Now shes 49, a mom, and still a beautiful fitness trainer. <\/p>\n
This is my job! I'm in good shape, said Hart, admitting that there is a side of her that the public didn't see. <\/p>\n
Working out that often and that intensely -- my face would be red, my head pounding. I would have to take a nap many times throughout the week, she recalled. That was my body screaming at me saying -- please just slow down! You're not supposed to work out that hard that often.\" <\/p>\n
Then Hart got genetic testing, which is really just a simple cheek swab. The swab is sent to a lab in Louisiana where your DNA is extracted and prepared for analysis. Results are put through algorithms that generate specific recommendations for you. <\/p>\n
I found out that when I was working out intensely, I was working out at much too high of a heart rate and I was working out for too long of a duration, said Hart. <\/p>\n
Based on her results, she actually needed to do less. <\/p>\n
To the eye, 53-year-old Rosanne Lewis is similar to Hart. But her genetic makeup is completely different. <\/p>\n
I stopped eating all this bread because I thought it wasn't very good for me. I started having nuts instead or I would eat cheese -- things I thought were healthier-- and I gained four pounds.\" <\/p>\n
Lewis results showed she can get away with mostly low intensity exercise. But this type of DNA analysis goes deeper: identifying your idea diet. The bread-lover, Lewis, is more sensitive to fats than carbohydrates, meaning she can eat her bread and do yoga in peace. <\/p>\n
I know now for the rest of my life what I'm supposed to do, said Lewis. <\/p>\n
With people putting a lot of stock -- and money -- into these tests, we wanted to get a doctors take on them. <\/p>\n
This is the start, at the very least, of something very interesting, said Dr. Leslie Cler, chief medical officer of Methodist Dallas Medical Center. <\/p>\n
Dr. Cler told WFAA that this type of genetics testing has been on the market -- offered directly to consumers -- for a decade, but still is in its infancy. <\/p>\n
Further, according to Cler, while different companies may get you the same results, their recommendations are open to interpretation. <\/p>\n
I don't think these tests are recommending anything dangerous to the patients -- not at all, said Cler. But as a doctor, if you came to see me and you said, I heard about this test, if I get it do you think that I'd be likely to lose weight? The answer is -- I don't know.\" <\/p>\n
Fair enough. But losing weight isn't always the goal. Remember Hart -- who scaled back on her workouts since getting her results? <\/p>\n
I feel so much better, said Hart. I feel like I could actually do more but I don't have to. <\/p>\n
Then theres Fair, who went from a size 10 to a size 6 after putting her results to use. She added fish to her vegetarian diet, and now incorporates a blend of low-and-high intensity workouts. <\/p>\n
It was life-changing to be able to actually get to my goal,\" Fair said. <\/p>\n
But what works for Fair wont work for everyone. Makes perfect sense if it boils down to DNA. <\/p>\n
On Tuesday morning Sonia Azad, Ron Corning, and Alexa Conomos got their tests back -- see their results below! <\/p>\n
Medical Study 1 by wfaachannel8 on Scribd <\/p>\n
Medical Study 2 by wfaachannel8 on Scribd <\/p>\n
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