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Fitnessgenes Limited

Application US20190267128

Published 2019-08-29

Determining An Optimal Wellness Regime

A method of determining an optimum wellness regime includes identifying one or more traits—one or more physiological, behavioral and/or biological states of a user; identifying one or more genetic factors and one or more environmental factors of the user that are relevant to one or more of the traits; assigning a weighting to each genetic and/or environmental factor for the traits that defines the likely effect that the genetic and environmental factor has on the traits; calculating a trait score for each trait based on the weightings assigned to each trait; defining a trait profile for the user from the trait scores; and determining, based on the trait profile, a wellness regime that is optimized to the goals of the user.

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34 Independent Claims

1. A method of determining an optimum wellness regime that best meets one or more wellness goals of a user, said method comprising the steps of: identifying one or more traits, said traits being one or more physiological, behavioural or biological states of the user that are potentially relevant to the wellness goals; identifying one or more genetic factors of the user that are relevant to one or more of the traits; identifying one or more environmental factors of the user that are relevant to said one or more of the traits; assigning a weighting to each genetic and/or environmental factor for the traits, said weighting defining the likely effect that the genetic and environmental factors have on the traits; calculating a trait score for each trait based on the weightings assigned to each trait, each trait score indicative of the likely biological, behavioural or physiological response of the user to the trait; defining a trait profile for the user from the trait scores, said trait profile characterizing the user's likely biological, behavioural or physiological response to a wellness regime; determining, based at least partly on the trait profile, a wellness regime that is optimised to the wellness goals of the user.
4. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the step of determining a wellness regime further comprises the step of: determining one or more recommendations based on the trait profile, said recommendations providing an actionable outcome for the user.
7. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the traits include one or more of insulin sensitivity; obesity risk; gut microbiome profile; blood testosterone levels; dyslipidaemia, lactose intolerance, blood triglycerides level, blood glucose levels, oxidative muscle dominance, saturated fat level, satiety, folate metabolism, homocysteine levels, methionine levels, caffeine metabolism, hypertension levels, omega 6 intake or omega 3 to 6 ratio, circadian rhythm, sleep disturbance, trainable VO2 max, salt sensitivity, workout recovery between workout sessions, workout recovery during a workout session, lactate clearance levels, basal metabolism, lean body mass, endurance capability, power capability, conscious restraint, binge eating propensity, emotional eating propensity, eating behaviour and body fat.
8. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the genetic factors are genetic variants.
10. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the trait profile characterises biological systems of the user, said biological systems providing a representation of the user's physiological, behavioural and biological propensities and/or health status.
12. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein at least one genetic factor, and/or at least one environmental factor, are relevant to multiple traits.
13. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the weighting assigned to the genetic factors, and/or the weighting assigned to the environmental factors, are different for different traits.
14. A method according to any preceding claim wherein the wellness regime is one or a combination of a nutrition plan, wellbeing plan, fat loss plan, muscle building plan, strength training plan, microbiotic supplementation plan, or a medical regime.
15. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the wellness regime is selected from a database of known wellness regimes.
16. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein trait scores are calculated from the interaction between one or more genetic factors, between one or more environmental factors, and/or between a combination of genetic and environmental factors for each or a combination of traits.
17. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein separate trait scores are calculated for each separate trait or for combinations of traits.
19. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein a trait score is modified by direct biophysical data.
22. A method of any preceding claim wherein the step of determining a trait score comprises the step of: cross-referencing the one or more genetic factors and/or the one or more environmental factors relevant to said trait and calculating the trait score for each trait based on the cross-referencing.
23. A method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of calculating the trait profile comprises the steps of: assigning each trait a default trait score indicating the average predicted response of an average user to said at least one variable; and updating the default trait score with the trait score.
24. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the trait profile is calculated from the hierarchical, synergistic, additive, subtractive or antagonistic interaction of the trait scores.
25. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of calculating a trait profile comprises the step of weighting the trait scores according to the wellness goals of the user.
26. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the weighting of a genetic or environmental factor for a trait is zero.
27. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of determining a wellness regime that is optimised for the user comprises the step of matching said trait profile to one or more reference trait profiles.
31. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the trait profile suggests the user's propensities to phenotypic expressions.
32. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the genetic and environmental factors are scored according to ensemble research to determine a factor score indicative of the user's genetic and environmental factors compared to the ensemble research.
34. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the genetic and environmental factors are scored according to feedback from the and/or other users to determine a feedback score indicative of users feedback.
35. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the trait scores are modified using the feedback score of each genetic and environmental factor.
36. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of determining which wellness regime is optimised includes the steps of: identifying a wellness goal of the user; querying a database of traits relevant to wellness goals for the wellness goal; and prioritising the traits identified by the database for the wellness goal.
38. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of determining which wellness regime comprises the steps of: cross-referencing the user's trait profile with trait profiles of other users of a databank of known wellness regimes; and determining one or more optimum wellness regimes from the databank of wellness regimes, by selecting one or more known wellness regimes deemed most beneficial by users of similar trait profiles.
40. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the user provides a feedback response regarding the wellness regime.
41. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of determining a wellness regime comprises the step of selecting a wellness regime based on previous user feedback responses.
48. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the genetic factors, environmental factors and traits define a profile for the user.
49. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the genetic factors are identified from one or more of: a laboratory DNA test; a user DNA test; or medical laboratory data.
50. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the environmental factors are identified from one or more of: health and fitness applications; questionnaires; mobile applications; medical history; laboratory data; health and fitness monitors, user location, user psychological history, location conditions, or a computing device.
51. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the wellness regime is predicted using an artificial intelligence computing device.
52. The method of any preceding claim, further comprising the step of exporting information representative of said trait profile to a third-party server.
54. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the method further comprises the step of interfacing with external data sources on a third party server to supplement and/or incorporate user data within the trait profile.
57. A system for carrying out the method of any preceding claim.
58. A computer readable medium containing instructions that, when read by a processor, cause that processor to implement a method according to any preceding method claim.