[Leonard_B]

This is an interesting concept, one I would have never actually given deeper thought to. They say our brain is hardwired to the health and function of our gut so everything we put into our digestive system will affect our brain and vice versa with mental trauma, emotions, and so on.

IBS is said to be caused by mental stress and harboring too many toxins within the digestive tract is said to increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s.

The connection both ways are pretty fascinating and I feel like the “gut feeling” notion is down to past experiences we store in our subconscious memory warning us of physical or mental danger. I would further like to look into and see if there are connections with the flight or fight response as well.

[Leonard_B]

I am not sure if this is the case for all cancers but I know in breast cancer, DNA methylation is one of the three known layers of epigenetic control of germline and tissue-specific gene expression. In normal healthy cells, the repetitive genomic sequences are almost always heavily methylated. So this kind of testing would possibly show early signs within the DNA that can cause breast tissue to mutate via loss of methylate.

[Leonard_B]

Based on what I have read, this is not worth the risk. As Carla mentioned, there is a risk of miscarriage. You will have to discuss your options first with your doctor if you absolutely need or want the testing to be done.

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