#379: How Genetic Testing Helps You Personalize Healthcare & Vaccine Support With Natalie Samson

Genetic testing is more than just ancestry results. It can be one of the most powerful tools for supporting your child’s long-term health and making informed medical decisions. In this empowering episode, Dr. Elana is joined by board-certified genetic counselor, Natalie Samson, to explore how DNA testing can help personalize everything from supplements to nutrition, vaccine protocols and emotional well-being.

One of the most important parts of this conversation is how genetic insights can help assess vaccine risk. You’ll learn how inflammation markers, methylation, detox pathways and oxidative stress genes can influence how a child responds to vaccines. With this information, parents can feel more confident in their ability to support their child’s unique biology before and after vaccines.

Natalie makes complex science feel easy to understand, offering real-life examples for moms who want clarity, not confusion. Dr. Elana also shares how genetic testing helped her tailor supplement plans, prepare for pregnancy and feel more grounded in her family’s health decisions.

Whether you are planning for pregnancy, navigating chronic symptoms, or facing vaccine decisions, this episode offers trusted education and encouragement so you feel informed and prepared.

Topics Covered In This Episode:

• Genetic testing for personalized health plans

• How epigenetics influences chronic disease risk

• DNA-based vaccine risk assessment and immune support

• Understanding detox pathways and inflammation markers

• How genetic insights guide nutrition and supplement choices

• Supporting children’s emotional health through neurotransmitter genetics

Show Notes:

• Mention this podcast episode, and you can get 15% off an appointment with Natalie

• Follow @goldengeneticshealth on Instagram

• Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell’s Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child’s number one health advocate!

• Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD’s online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

• Listen to today’s episode on our website

Natalie is a dedicated Board-Certified Genetic Counselor devoted to transforming healthcare through personalized, integrative, and preventative approaches. She established her own practice, Golden Genetics to introduce an integrative and holistic approach to genetic counseling and testing, combining it with nutrition and nutrigenomics. She focuses on cancer, neurology and nutrigenomics and she aims to provide preventative and personalized care in genetic counseling and testing.

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