Obtaining An Accurate Family Health History is Crucial

Having an accurate family health history is just as important as excising or eating right—maybe even more important. Knowing the health risks that run in your family is one of the most crucial things you can do to help your doctor understand and diagnose potential genetically-linked diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mental illness. Heredity expert, Dr. Joshua Schiffman from Huntsman Cancer Institute explains how you can start collecting, and maintain, an accurate family health history. He also talks about tools that can help you organize the information, and what to do with it afterwards. You can go here and here for additional information.