But after a simple mouth swab test she now knows her mental health issues are part of who she is – written in her DNA. She was then advised on what lifestyle changes she could make to ­improve her mental health. But with the help of her ­DNA test, Anna knows this could be down to her genes and issues with her sleeping pattern. “I’m not ashamed or embarrassed that I’ve had mental health issues so I want to bring up my son with that being normal for him to understand. “And with tests like these we have a choice to have a head start on perhaps what they have in store mental health wise.”

Source: Daily Mirror June 09, 2018 18:33 UTC