Take Control of Your Health
By: Dr. Mercola
Date: 14 August 2014
Mother's Fears Are Passed to Children Through Smell, Study Suggests
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- Hereditary trauma can be passed down from generation to generation, such that children may suffer from the same behavioral issues, fears, and phobias as their parents
- In an animal study, newborn pups learned to fear the smell of peppermint their mothers had been conditioned to fear prior to pregnancy
- Traumatic stress alters “microRNAs” in mice blood, brains, and sperm, leading to significant alterations in offspring that impact behavior
- An imbalance in microRNAs in sperm, brought on by trauma, is one way in which emotional trauma is passed down through generations, a factor that is likely triggered when the body produces too much stress hormone
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