« "Superman Returns" | Main | Diamond Cartel »

DNA Testing

Ever since I started reading

The Singularity is Near
I have become a bit more health conscious. I was surfing around and found that there are private DNA testing companies that will take a sample of your saliva on a swab and kick back a report of very specific recommendations for your overall health. For example, if you lack a GSTM1 gene than you will have problems processing toxins (i.e., chemicals that are put into food and even second-hand smoke) out of your body. Your gene profile can also tell you how effective your body will be at repairing tissues in your different systems. If you have a missing MTHR than you could be at greater risk for cardiovascular diseases later in life. I think I am going to take one of these tests. They only cost a couple of hundred bucks. I will report back on my findings.

By Myron Gushlak

Posted by Myron Gushlak on February 13, 2007 7:07 AM |

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)