DNA test result

Have been reading with fascination various reports about my DNA. I guess I’m lucky because it looks like my risk for just about everything is either lower than average or average. Only for a type of glaucoma which is more common among people of European ancestry is my risk slightly less than 3x higher.

This is good news also because it just means that I should keep a look out and be sure to have my eyes checked.

Some salient things I found out which are relevant:

• Likely sprinter Yaay!
• Slow caffeine metabolizer (and I’ve basically strongly sensed this for a long time)
• Lower risk for Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and just about every other disease listed!
• Slightly higher risk for bipolar disorder
• Significantly lower risk for Coronary Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
• Unlikely to taste bitter
• Slightly higher risk for liver cirrohsis (have known that my liver is sensitive and have had issues with chemical and other substance sensitivites)

Some health results are scary. Results for Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and some mutations which increase the likelihood for breast cancers are not automatically displayed. One has to first click through and read some information to prepare one for the potential results if one’s risks are higher. Genetic counseling is available and people with results which indicate significant risks should talk to a genetic counselor and get more info.

In the end, I try to live as healthy a lifestyle as possible. I’ve been vegetarian most of my life and try to eat only organic food.

Too bad I don’t have any kids since I seem to have pretty good DNA. But health is not as important as other factors (being stupid, obedient, aggro, unconscientious, eco-rapists) for reproductive “success”. In fact being too healthy is something that is deselected.

One last thing – I’ve sensed for a while in some way that my eyes might not be as good as I get older.

Not having vision is like having protection from the world. It means people cannot harm me. I’ve almost taken comfort in the idea of the world slowly fading out from my vision because I don’t even want to see most things anymore.

I’ve also always felt this strong, innate impulse to help anyone I see who is blind. Occasionally one will see a blind person navigating out somewhere in public and I always make it a point to offer to help guide them along their path as much as necessary.