At INFOVALLEY we believe in WELLNESS. Wellness does not mean only a healthy body and sound mind. Wellness means being genetically healthy beside physically well. We at INFOVALLEY believe that understanding our genetic wellness is the solution to a healthy future.
World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or symptoms. INFOVALLEY takes the WHO definition of health one step further and views wellness as a dynamic state of health in which an individual continually progresses towards their maximum potential and higher quality of life.
The INFOVALLEY Wellness Quadrant to distinguish between SICKCARE and WELLNESS. We believe that all everyone in the world will fall into the INFOVALLEY Wellness Quadrant. Sick care is associated with treatment of diseases while wellness is associated with preventive medicine.
The INFOVALLEY Wellness Quadrant (IWQ™) has 4 quadrants with each quadrant representing the different concepts of wellness and sick care:
Wellness and
Prevention
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Clinically
Negative; Molecularly Negative
(Upper Green
Quadrant)
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Individual is healthy
with no genetic risks or clinical symptoms.
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Clinically
Negative; Molecularly Positive
(Upper Yellow
Quadrant)
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Individual has
genetic variations that may cause susceptibility to diseases but show no clinical
symptoms.
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Sickcare and
Therapeutics
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Clinically
Positive; Molecularly Negative
(Lower Yellow
Quadrant)
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Individual has no
genetic risk for getting diseases but has clinical manifestation of disease.
The illness may be acquired as a result of unhealthy lifestyle habits and
environment.
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Clinically
Positive; Molecularly Positive
(Lower Red Quadrant)
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Individual is sick (both
genetically and clinical disease is manifested and will require treatment )
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In Wellness, we strive to keep you healthy and disease free. Genes contains DNA which is the code for our body and its functions. Our genes hold all these information which could help you identify mutations or variations that may predispose you to getting certain diseases. By understanding our genes we will be able to prevent or delay the onset of diseases as well as learn to manage our health better. Wellness is an important part of medicine and should redefine future healthcare.
With the INFOVALLEY Wellness Quadrant (IWQ™), INFOVALLEY aims to drive the realization of wellness potential by transforming “sickcare” to true healthcare.
By Dr Oliver Chew & Dr Premalatha,
Clinical Research Scientists
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