today we're talking about family health and our guest is pamela mcdonald.e were talking about the amoe gene, what can we do about that? >> it's the gene that transports fat and cholesterol to the body so each of them have a different dietary requirement. if you have a four, you don't process cholesterol properly. if you have a three, moderately. if you have a two you use fat quickly. so each individual type, one from mom and one from dad gives us a recommendation. >> you have to have a test for that? >> it's very easy test. >> you can pay for it by

today we're talking about family health and our guest is pamela mcdonald. were talking about the amoe gene, what can we do about that? >> it's the gene that transports fat and cholesterol to the body so each of them have a different dietary requirement. if you have a four, you don't process cholesterol properly. if you have a three, moderately. if you have a two you use fat quickly. so each individual type, one from mom and one from dad gives us a recommendation. >> you have to have a test for that? >> it's very easy test. >> you can pay for it by insurance? >> yes, but you want a good conversation with your provider. >> now when you are talk about dieting? >> education is the key. we're into the media and the media revolution is here and everybody putting them into play in january. i think we've got to think differently now because the diabetes epidemic. there is a lot of silent disease. going through a nutritional program, i think we need more information. you need to get tested using the new tools. there are 13 different types of cholesterol. >> and this