A DNA test gives you more information than just your ethnicity. A DNA Test can offer benefits to determine genealogical factors such as diseases that may exist or that you may be predisposed to. For instance, my grandfather on my father’s side died of multiple sclerosis at the age of 44. My DNA specified the gene which carried that possibility of MS and showed the chance of me getting it. It also pointed out my inability to take drugs like warfarin. (In 2014 and again in 2017, I had a bleed out due to blood thinners, warfarin and eloquis). I now refuse to take any blood thinners. This can give you information that will allow you to change lifestyle habits that may contribute to your potential problems pointed out by your DNA testing.

In 1991 hikers stumbled onto a body thawing in 10,000’ glacier between Austria and Italy, that had been mummified, along with several implements such as a copper ax, grass shoes, a knife made of stone, leather leggings, and a quiver of arrows. Otzi (the Iceman), quickly became a scientific treasure. Otzi’s DNA showed that he had predisposition to heart disease and lime disease. A CT scan revealed that what killed him was an arrow lodged deep in his shoulder which hit an artery. Otzi would have bled to death rapidly. Otzi was shot and left to die and becomes a 5000 year-old open murder mystery. “Otzi” is the oldest human mummy known at this time. His frozen corpse carries many secrets from the past. Watch Youtube “Otzi, The Iceman, 5000 year old Murder Mystery”

From Otzi’s DNA it was determined that he was 5300 years old, and his gear suggests that he was a farmer. What can Otzi’s DNA tell us about our own history? Studying Otzi showed that he was born in Sardinia. Researchers were able to link other modern-day Sardinians to Otzi with DNA testing.