The truth about DNA testing by mail

So much information and so much confusion. If you are curious about where your ancestors came from or perhaps you are concerned about possible diseases that were transmitted. Mail-order DNA tests can be an easy way to get answers. Dozens of companies offer these tests, which can be performed with a saliva sample or swab taken from a cheek. The problem is that you may learn elements that are not pertinent to the facts.

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Taking care of the skin at the table

Contrary to what the manufacturers of very expensive moisturizing, nourishing, toning, anti-wrinkle fluids, elixirs and creams, etc., would have us believe, the health and beauty of the skin depends only

A Heart Disease?

Fatigue can sometimes be a warning sign of a heart problem.

Sweet dreams for bright days

For those who already struggle to sleep during the rest of the year, the arrival of summer, with its bright days, evenings with friends that would never want to

Cerumen this unknown, or not?

Earwax, like many other bodily secretions, is unfairly considered a useless organic material that can sometimes even create quite serious problems. For example, when too much accumulates in the ear

Are our toilet habits normal?

Does it often happen that you have to get up during the night to urinate? Is the “hesitant bladder” a real thing? And when should one seek medical attention?

Plastics: how to avoid contamination

The problem is serious, and photos of paradisiacal seas turned into floating plastic dumps or fish with guts full of synthetic debris demonstrate this unequivocally. To solve this, we need

If it is Stroke that causes memory loss.

Brain tissue that has suffered a sudden blackout of blood supply due to a stroke will have to resume its functions by revascularizing. Functions such as attention, language, thinking, or

Alcohol: when does pleasure become a problem?

Not being able to do without drinking while trying hard. Drinking in secret from family and friends. Giving alcohol priority over professional commitments, family and social relationships, giving up trips,

Having fun is the secret of well-being

“Laughter is good blood” is not just a popular saying. Several studies conducted over the past decades have indicated that this is indeed the case. Laughing, distracting oneself, spending time

Hair falling out more than usual? Here’s why

Hair is strongly affected by health status general organism, but also the lifestyle one leads, the stress level, the medications one takes, and, in both men and women, of hormone

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