If you're an executive working in a stressful environment, a keen sports person or competitive athlete pushing the limits, you may need help maintaining the delicate balance between optimal performance and overwhelm. My name is Debbi, former internationally acclaimed artist turned personal trainer/sports nutritionist, specialising in nutrigenomics.My early career as an artist trained me to explore the depths of meaning behind the purely visual presentation and my ultimate journey into nutritional science and personalised nutritional closely aligned the concept of peeling back the layers to reveal what lies below the surface.Born and raised in South Africa, I was exposed to the joy and challenges that nature offers. I am in awe of the human spirit and the ability to push boundaries.My job and environment allowed me to specialise in endurance sport.At the time, I helped many of my clients cross the finish line, literally. My core offering attracted weekend warriors and professional cyclists who wanted to get through some of the most challenging sports events in South Africa. These included:- The 8-day, 658 km Cape Epic, one of the most physically gruelling and mentally demanding mountain bike races in the world.- The Two Oceans 56 km ultramarathon and the 90 km Comrades Marathon, the oldest and largest ultramarathon in the world.I moved to London in 2017 where I specialise in helping sports people and executives stay in the game by helping them enhance cellular energy, avoid adrenal fatigue, optimise metabolic function and maximise their resilience.I was fascinated by how food, hydration and its constituents could affect energy levels and either make or break a race. As I delved deeper into the science I learned how genes could be activated by nutrients and this led me down the rabbit hole towards my passion for Translational Nutrigenomics.As a consequence, I founded Your Gene Team in 2019. This personalised service includes nutrigenomic evaluation, and tailored health and sports nutrition plans based on your test results. The service comprises three stages: identifying your DNA blueprint, assessing your biochemistry, and designing a nutrition and supplementation plan.In 2020, I published a book with my sister-in-law Helen called Cooking for Your Genes. It was nominated for The Gourmand World Cookbooks Award. This has now been reprinted by Thread Books as Eat to Heal.If you want to get over the finish line in good shape and extend your health span, reach out to me on debbi@yourgeneteam.com