Saturday, November 22, 2008

Antidepressant Drugs Destroy DNA of Sperm

Antidepressant Drugs Destroy DNA of Sperm

One of the most important themes emerging in the latest research on food and medicine is the destruction of human DNA by toxic chemicals. In turns out that many medicines cause irreversible DNA damage that's passed on to offspring, resulting in infertility within 3 - 4 generations.

New research now links antidepressant consumption with dangerous increases in the DNA fragmentation of sperm cells. DNA fragmentation more than doubled from 13.8% to 30.3% -- a stunning increase on DNA "errors" that would typically lead to either birth defects or the rejection of the fetus by the mother's body (automatic biological abortion, which is increasingly common).

Just as alarmingly, "Up to 35% of men reported significant changes in erectile function and up to 47% reported ejaculatory problems while receiving paroxetine," the study's authors report.

The bottom line? Taking SSRIs may very well destroy your genetic future. It also means that the laws of natural selection are working against those who take pharmaceuticals.


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