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I recently saw an article on Rovinia Brock who has a new book on the importance of family health history, Dr. Ro's Ten Secret to Livin' Healthy. She makes some good points about things to look for in the family and how it can help us to stay healthy.

*Talk with immediate family. You can find out lots of past and present health information that may indicate genetic health risks or probabilities.

*Do some investigation. Check death certificates, obituaries, old family lettters to see if any diseases or health problem are mentioned.

*Go to family reunions. If you're lucky enough to have a family reunion go and talk to family members.

*Be specific. If you're doing family health histories have dates of birth and death, causes of death and as much medical information as you can gather.

*Use a genealogical chart. This can make it easy to see if a disease is passed from generation to generation.