DNA testing - find out what's going to kill you

**Double Trouble** · 2nd-July-2007, 12:29 PM

Just watching Pip Schofield on This Morning (I know...it's a week before pay day, otherwise I'd be retail therapying it like a woman possessed). They are talking about death this week (cheery) and there is a new test you can take, which looks at your DNA to find out what you are most likely to die from.

The thinking behind it is that what we die from is 50% DNA and 50% life style, so if you know what you are likely to die from you can do stuff to try and change it.

It can even tell you if you are likely to get Alzheimer's. You can't do much about that but at least you can get everything in order before your mind wonders off to wonderland.

It costs £850 for the test, advise and aftercare. Would you take it?

Daisy Chain · 2nd-July-2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Double Trouble

It costs £850 for the test, advise and aftercare. Would you take it?

What? And spoil the surprise?

Daisy

(An Immortal Little FLower)

*Lee Bartholomew* · 2nd-July-2007, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Double Trouble

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The thinking behind it is that what we die from is 50% DNA and 50% life style, so if you know what you are likely to die from you can do stuff to try and change it.

50% DNA and 50% lifestyle?

What about accidents and murderous monkeys?

**Double Trouble** · 2nd-July-2007, 12:40 PM

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(An Immortal Little FLower)

Of course, it can't predict if you are going to get run over by a number 7 bus.

**Double Trouble** · 2nd-July-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by woodface

What about accidents and murderous monkeys?

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Originally Posted by Double Trouble

Of course, it can't predict if you are going to get run over by a number 7 bus.

SeriouslyAddicted · 2nd-July-2007, 12:51 PM

Nope - not only would I spend the whole time worrying about whether every little pain etc was the onset of whatever was going to kill me, I reckon it could cause problems getting life cover etc. Pretty sure when I got my mortgage one of the questions they asked was have you ever been genetically tested. Pretty sure I already know what is going to finish me off anyway (excluding any number 7 buses)

*Lee Bartholomew* · 2nd-July-2007, 12:54 PM

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Pretty sure I already know what is going to finish me off anyway (excluding any number 7 buses)

But I don't dance with you anymore and my spins have got much better.

**Double Trouble** · 2nd-July-2007, 12:59 PM

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Nope - not only would I spend the whole time worrying about whether every little pain etc was the onset of whatever was going to kill me

I think, if I was loaded and could afford to spend the money, I would have it done. If you look at it positively, you could prolong your life. I'm all for that.

Did you know the average ages for death in this country?

81 for women and 77 for men. If we all took the test and acted on the results, we could all live much longer.

**Dreadful Scathe** · 2nd-July-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by woodface

50% DNA and 50% lifestyle?

What about accidents and murderous monkeys?

that Sir , is a damn good point

TurboTomato · 2nd-July-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Double Trouble

Just watching Pip Schofield on This Morning (I know...it's a week before pay day, otherwise I'd be retail therapying it like a woman possessed). They are talking about death this week (cheery) and there is a new test you can take, which looks at your DNA to find out what you are most likely to die from.

The thinking behind it is that what we die from is 50% DNA and 50% life style, so if you know what you are likely to die from you can do stuff to try and change it.

It can even tell you if you are likely to get Alzheimer's. You can't do much about that but at least you can get everything in order before your mind wonders off to wonderland.

It costs £850 for the test, advise and aftercare. Would you take it?

Nope. I'd rather not know.

**Dreadful Scathe** · 2nd-July-2007, 01:08 PM

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Nope. I'd rather not know.

i think the point is that you WON'T know even if you pay for this test, you are paying for a best guess based on current knowledge of DNA. i.e. a complete guess with a hint of lemon

Mezzosoprano · 2nd-July-2007, 01:19 PM

NOpe - rather not know thanks... every twinge...."oh well, that's the start of it then"....

no thanks! Enjoy life - unless you believe in reincarnation (and that sounds like a lotterly... "Oh yes!, I always wanted to come back as a frog!") it's a one shot deal!

**Trouble** · 2nd-July-2007, 01:25 PM

nope i would not want to know either cause

1. you dont really know
2. you would spend the rest of your life trying to avoid something that you dont really know about
3. Live longer, live longer, who wants to live longer, i dont want to get to the point where walking is impossible, having somebody wipe my flower for me and worse still my back flower ,,.....eeerouuukk i would rather be dead.
4. £850, you can buy a lot of wine with that. !!

Little Monkey · 2nd-July-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by woodface

What about murderous monkeys?

Oi!!!

What have you got against monkeys?

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Originally Posted by Double Trouble

I think, if I was loaded and could afford to spend the money, I would have it done. If you look at it positively, you could prolong your life. I'm all for that.

Did you know the average ages for death in this country?

81 for women and 77 for men. If we all took the test and acted on the results, we could all live much longer.

The thing about living longer, though, is that you don't get any more youth, you just get more old age.... If you could somehow slow down the aging process, so you could enjoy more of life while you're still young, strong and at the peak of your life, then yeah. But I've never quite seen the attraction of living as long as possible. Give me a guarantee that I'll be the fittest 70-80-90-100 year around, that I'll still be able to live a full life, and won't spend the last 20 years of my life in a nursing home, then maybe I'll reconsider. But as my granny said: 'If I end up in a nursing home, unable to take care of myself - please kill me'.

And apart from DNA and life style, I could get run down by a bus tomorrow, get shot, die in a plane crash or terrorist attack, fall down the stairs and break my neck, slip in the bath and drown............... Ooooh, the possibilities are endless!

TurboTomato · 2nd-July-2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe

i think the point is that you WON'T know even if you pay for this test, you are paying for a best guess based on current knowledge of DNA. i.e. a complete guess with a hint of lemon

I'll keep my £850 then, thanks.

**Freya** · 2nd-July-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Double Trouble

I think, if I was loaded and could afford to spend the money, I would have it done. If you look at it positively, you could prolong your life. I'm all for that.

Did you know the average ages for death in this country?

81 for women and 77 for men. If we all took the test and acted on the results, we could all live much longer.

Erm having had experience of working with the elderly, and while it's very rewarding, i would hate to be in some of their shoes! And exactly what LM said!

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The thing about living longer, though, is that you don't get any more youth, you just get more old age.... If you could somehow slow down the aging process, so you could enjoy more of life while you're still young, strong and at the peak of your life, then yeah. But I've never quite seen the attraction of living as long as possible. Give me a guarantee that I'll be the fittest 70-80-90-100 year around, that I'll still be able to live a full life, and won't spend the last 20 years of my life in a nursing home, then maybe I'll reconsider. But as my granny said: 'If I end up in a nursing home, unable to take care of myself - please kill me'.

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Oi!!!

What have you got against monkeys?

He's obviously heard about blaze's Violent Little Monkey!

**Double Trouble** · 2nd-July-2007, 01:47 PM

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The thing about living longer, though, is that you don't get any more youth, you just get more old age....

You are being too negative. You are assuming that old age means 'dead with a heart beat'. My uncle is nearly eighty. He goes dancing most nights with his (new) wife, pub quizzes, bingo, he travels all over the place.

What about your family? Even if you were old and knackered, wouldn't you want to be around as long as possible to see your children and grandchildren grow up?

DD+ · 2nd-July-2007, 01:48 PM

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4. £850, you can buy a lot of wine with that. !!

**Trouble** · 2nd-July-2007, 01:51 PM

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What about your family? Even if you were old and knackered, wouldn't you want to be around as long as possible to see your children and grandchildren grow up?

dont be silly, when my kids have kids, im leaving the country.

**ducasi** · 2nd-July-2007, 02:23 PM

Save yourself the £850 and take a look at what your parents or grandparents died of. You're likely to go the same way as one of them.

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Double Trouble Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Waltham Abbey Posts: 4,182 Status: quo are a bunch of ageing hippies Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 4 Rep.: 1402	DNA testing - find out what's going to kill you Just watching Pip Schofield on This Morning (I know...it's a week before pay day, otherwise I'd be retail therapying it like a woman possessed). They are talking about death this week (cheery) and there is a new test you can take, which looks at your DNA to find out what you are most likely to die from. The thinking behind it is that what we die from is 50% DNA and 50% life style, so if you know what you are likely to die from you can do stuff to try and change it. It can even tell you if you are likely to get Alzheimer's. You can't do much about that but at least you can get everything in order before your mind wonders off to wonderland. It costs £850 for the test, advise and aftercare. Would you take it? __________________ "I'm Jewish. I don't work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor."

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SeriouslyAddicted Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tunbridge Wells Posts: 416 Status: No Status Rep Power: 2 Rep.: 62	Re: DNA testing - find out what's going to kill you Nope - not only would I spend the whole time worrying about whether every little pain etc was the onset of whatever was going to kill me, I reckon it could cause problems getting life cover etc. Pretty sure when I got my mortgage one of the questions they asked was have you ever been genetically tested. Pretty sure I already know what is going to finish me off anyway (excluding any number 7 buses)

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Mezzosoprano Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: in a world of my own... where people are nice and there's lots of honey! Posts: 1,009 Status: No Status Rep Power: 1 Rep.: 200	Re: DNA testing - find out what's going to kill you NOpe - rather not know thanks... every twinge...."oh well, that's the start of it then".... no thanks! Enjoy life - unless you believe in reincarnation (and that sounds like a lotterly... "Oh yes!, I always wanted to come back as a frog!") it's a one shot deal!

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Trouble Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Waltham abbey Posts: 3,457 Status: knackered but smiling :) Rep Power: 2 Rep.: 1037	Re: DNA testing - find out what's going to kill you nope i would not want to know either cause 1. you dont really know 2. you would spend the rest of your life trying to avoid something that you dont really know about 3. Live longer, live longer, who wants to live longer, i dont want to get to the point where walking is impossible, having somebody wipe my flower for me and worse still my back flower ,,.....eeerouuukk i would rather be dead. 4. £850, you can buy a lot of wine with that. !! __________________ BEING GORGEOUS COMES SO NATURALLY TO ME !!

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ducasi Lovely Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 9,745 Status: simply bushed! Rep Power: 6 Rep.: 3375	Re: DNA testing - find out what's going to kill you Save yourself the £850 and take a look at what your parents or grandparents died of. You're likely to go the same way as one of them. __________________ Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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