I'm at a slightly higher risk for type 2 diabetes, and my grandmother had diabetes. My hemoglobin a1c, which is one of the measures, started being a little high when I was drinking a ton of that coconut water.
My parents were passionate about what they did, very cheap, and very focused on doing good in society.
Our approach to medicine is very 19th-century. We are still in the dark ages. We really need to get to the molecular level so that we are no longer groping about in the dark.
I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.
The consumer is really underutilized in health care.
I think there's a point to regulating, because there are snake oil companies.
I'm action-oriented.
As a parent, the most responsible thing I can do is get as much information about my children as possible so I can then think through how I can make them as healthy as possible.
I do believe at some point in time everyone will be genotyped at birth.
I guess I'm just fiercely independent.
Being able to do research in a real-time way is the way research needs to be done in the future.
We don't have enough data about how lifestyle decisions impact our health.
23andme is very independent and committed to focusing on transparency.
Nobody can quantify for you what's the impact of eating fiber every day, for instance. We can say we think it's good. But some people might say 'Oh, it reduces your risk of colon cancer by 20%, some people might say it reduces your risk by 25%.'
We all want our genetic information. Why would you not want genetic information?
TIVO was a big shift in how people watched TV, but everyone understood the concept of TV. No one really understands the concept of, well why would I want my genetic information?
I think the biggest problem in clinical trials is that they are underpowered. And that fundamentally, the studies are just too small.
I had a very unusual childhood in that I grew up on the Stanford campus and I never moved.
I carry my iPad and laptop with me everywhere.
There's massive government initiatives going around the world, and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.
