Check Your Genome

Gene mutations can predict how you’ll respond to certain substances. Here’s what genetic testing outfit 23andMe can tell you about how you might react to the drugs below.

Drugs for which your 23andMe results can indicate your chance of adverse effects:

• // Birth control pills (blood clots)

• // Statins (cholesterol drug; muscle weakness)

• // Fluorouracil (chemo drug; toxicity)

• // Hepatitis C drugs (bruising or bleeding)

• // Alcohol and cigarettes (cancer)

• // Abacavir (HIV drug; nausea, rashes)

• // Floxacillin (antibiotic; liver toxicity)

• // Caffeine (heart attack)

• // Lumiracoxib (arthritis treatment; liver toxicity)

Drugs for which your results can suggest dosing guidelines or how well you’ll respond to treatment:

• // Warfarin (blood thinner)

• // Antidepressants

• // Metformin (diabetes drug)

• // Clopidogrel (clot-buster)

• // Hepatitis C drugs

• // Naltrexone (addiction treatment)

• // Bucindolol (beta-blocker)

• Input | Exercise

• 1 Conserve Your Willpower: It Runs Out

• 2 Shorten Your Workouts

• 3 Make a Sport-Specific Playlist

• Input | Information

• 4 Learn to Read a Scientific Report

• 5 Don’t Ignore Data

• 6 Check Your Genome

• Input | Sleep

• 7 Sleep or Else

• 8 Know Whether to Caffeinate or Nap

• Input | Nutrition

• 9 Be a Discerning Pill Popper

• 10 Eat This Meal

• 11 Beware of Food Trends

• Output | Performance

• 12 Do the Right Things at the Right Time

• 13 Heighten Your Senses With Call of Duty

• 14 Get to Know Your Poop Bugs

• Output | Wellness

• 15 Dial In Your Happiness

• 16 Avoid Unnecessary Procedures

• Output | Longevity

• 17 Get a Standing Desk

• 18 Learn to Live Longer