“DNA is just a tape carrying information, and a tape is no good without a player. Epigenetics is about the tape player.”
Professor Bryan Turner (Birmingham, UK)
Agent Orange
Many children of veterans exposed to Agent Orange and their families want to have their DNA tested. At one time there was a program, University of South Carolina-The Center for Developmental Disabilities, for the children of Vietnam veterans which offered genetic counseling but was discontinued.
Genetic Testing
In this section you will find information about genetics, if you want to be tested and where you can be tested. You will also learn about “Body Burden Testing”. This type of testing might be easier to obtain and could be less expensive if you have been exposed directly. Since the dioxin was passed genetically, for the veterans' offspring, then "Body Burden Testing" would would only detect dioxin which has accumulated in the body from direct exposures.
According to epigenetics, genes do not determine your health outcome. Epigenetics says you can rewrite your genetic expression through your mind. "You can actually come with mutant genes and rewrite their expression and have normal expression with a mutant blue print. There are no limitations imposed by your genes." Dr. Lipton
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Fibromyalgia is characterized by unexplained, widespread pain throughout the body. Talk to your health care provider if you experience unexplained and extreme exhaustion or pain.
During Mental Health Awareness Month this May, connect with Veterans who have found ways to improve their lives. Visit MakeTheConnection.net/Connect and watch Veterans like you
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