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Ginger Gael
Ginger Gael is designed for you. It gives you a place to track your experiences, notice patterns and explore what may be influencing how you think, feel and function. By bringing your own data together with science, Ginger Gael helps you understand yourself better, because nobody knows your experience better than you.
Ginger Gael began with a very personal purpose. I developed it while creating a care plan for my husband, who is living with leukaemia. What began as an attempt to better understand and support his individual needs developed into a focused exploration of his MC1R gene and how genetics, biology, psychology and everyday life might interact within one person.
Ginger Gael grew from that experience, but it has developed far beyond its original MC1R focus. I wanted to create a place where people could explore their own patterns rather than being fitted into somebody else's idea of what they should track.
People with MC1R variants can use the app to explore experiences relevant to MC1R, but you do not need to have red hair or an MC1R variant to use Ginger Gael. Anyone can create an account and personalise their experience. You can choose what is relevant to you, track it over time and explore how different aspects of your health, behaviour and everyday life may relate to one another.
The purpose is not simply to collect numbers. It is to help people recognise patterns, ask better questions, access evidence-based information and understand the science behind what they are discovering about themselves.
Science should not only be written for scientists. It should also be understandable and useful to the people whose lives it is trying to improve.
Enjoy your journey of discovery 💫