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Have you had a lifelong struggle with obesity that you trace back to habits you learned from your overweight parents? Is there heart disease, auto immune diseases like crohn's, fibromyalgia ect., diabetes or cancer in immediate family or your family history? Tragic family health issues greatly influenced Michelle's life. She knew that because of her genetic makeup she had to address obesity, and potentially serious health issues early on in her life. She needed to implement a plan designed specifically for her body and do everything possible to avoid poor diets and lifestyles that greatly contributed to her family's health issues. She discovered nutrients that helped reduce or eliminate some of the symptoms her family had experienced.Michelle has overcome great odds in achieving superb health and maintaining a healthy weight. She wants to share her secrets with you! --- from book's back cover ... Read more

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Doctors, midwives, and health care workers spend considerable time discussing issues concerning reproduction with their patients. The importance of this aspect of care is growing as advances, for example in DNA technology and ultrasound scanning, increase the amount of information that can be given to prospective parents. Persons wishing to have children may seek advice because of concern about genetic disease. There may be a family history of genetic disorders, or a previous child may have been born with a congenital malformation. This work addresses the concerns of many prospective parents, such as interpretting the results of prenatal screening tests, an ultrasound examination or amniocentesis, and determining the risk to the fetus of infections, smoking, drinking, or taking medicines in early pregnancy. This comprehensive volume summarizes recent advances in the understanding of congenital and genetic disorders. It enables health workers in primary care to explain the relevant concepts and risks clearly to their patients. ... Read more

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This report examines the application of classical and molecular genetic technologies to micro-organisms, plants, and animals. Current developments are especially rapid in the application of genetic technologies to micro-organisms; these were studied in three industries: pharmaceutical, chemical, and food. Classical genetics continue to play the major role in plant and animal breeding but new genetic techniques are of ever-increasing importance. Among the issues discussed in this report prepared by the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Congress are: methods of improving the germplasm of farm animal species, risks of genetic engineering, patenting living organisms, and public involvement in decision making. The Office of Technology Assessment was assisted by an advisory panel of scientists, industrialists, labor representatives, and scholars in the fields of law, economics, and those concerned with the relationships between science and society. ... Read more