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Change is an Inevitable Process, Learn to Embrace It

Nothing on this planet stays the same throughout. Change occurs whether we are ready for it or not. The universe doesn’t wait for us to get comfortable. Darwin proposed that the life we see now too arose through a series of variations in the environment and hence fluctuations in the genes of the populations all starting from a common species of life about a million years ago. From single celled algae to a multi celled human being. When almost every day the nature is adjusting to a million little changes, why do we fuss about not being able to cope up with the constant changes in our lives? 

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You change. I change. We change every day, every moment. To say a person is a happy or unhappy person is ridiculous. We are a thousand different variations of ourselves every hour. A year changes you a lot. You cannot even imagine how much things would change in a year. Have you wondered what you would be or who all would be around you next May? 

“It’s funny how day by day, nothing seems to have changed, but looking back, everything changed.”

While we are all cribbing about how fast everything is changing, how people change when they leave to settle in a new place, how your favorite TV show has just ended, how your school has ended, how things are simply ending, we are losing out on the new beginnings that come along with every ending. 

We have built a wall around ourselves, as a defense measure for our comfort zone. We are living in a place where we are content with our daily routine. We are scared or change and constantly try to recover from or get things back to normal (what we deem normal) as quickly as possible from even a little change dumped upon us. 

This is because we are not confident about our capability to deal with an unexpected change, so we put on a fake smile and wait for things to get normal. Even though the technologies have developed, man has mastered in almost all fields, our societal mindset still remains stagnant.

People have this perception that changes are bad. They feel that a man is supposed to stay the same throughout his life. If he is trying to adjust to a new personality or lifestyle, he isn’t supported by the majority for his new endeavor. This impulse to get back on track is responsible for our failure to sense and interpret the changes and develop healthy strategies to deal with it.

Instead of learning from our mistakes and taking note of the circumstances, we are busy trying to bury feelings and pretending to be just fine. For example, ageing is a natural phenomenon. But as soon as we notice some wrinkles or dark circle, we rush to get ourselves an anti-aging cream. We lose someone, we do every possible thing to keep our mind off them, and engage ourselves in some job or the other. 

Yes, changes are confusing. Confusion immediately thrusts us into a world which makes us feel hopeless about ourselves. But what we really need to remember is that “change is not a sign that we’ve failed. It’s a sign that we’re still alive.”




Is it Okay to Lie? How Honest Should We Be?

I was sitting at a cafe, sipping my latte, when I heard a kid ask his mom why was honesty the best policy – something about what his teacher said when it came to lying and being honest. Listening to their conversation got me thinking.

“Honesty is the best policy.” Is it always though? 

Is being completely honest and open with everyone always a good idea? Are we never supposed to lie to anyone, even if it is to make someone feel better? 

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If a child comes up to you, asking if her drawings are pretty or not, would you mock the little girl because she couldn’t get the tree right? Or would you simply smile at her, and encourage her to draw more? I believe that it is ok to lie as long as the intention is good considering that the person cannot perceive the truth. It is acceptable to lie whenever that person doesn’t have the maturity to understand the truth.

‘The truth’ itself is an individual concept. There are a lot of differing opinions, different backgrounds, and different perceptions of the same fact. What may be true to you may not be the same for me. Everybody will appreciate your honest, straight-forward nature as long as you don’t give them one of your truth doses. 

Let’s take an example of the most common situation: ‘Do I look fat in this dress?’ Somewhere in the back of your head, you know that you are looking fat, but just when someone else points it out to you, you hate it. But if you like yourself in that dress, others’ opinions cannot bother you. Your perception is your reality. 

The amount of honesty depends upon our relationship intimacy levels. How close are we to the person? Because we are no one to trouble random people with our honest opinions and thoughts. Not everyone is going to acknowledge our radical honesty. If you are honest with everyone, people won’t trust you to keep their secrets.  

Ironically, this means they won’t be honest with you. The closer you are to the person, the more truth you must tell. But, the most intimate connection you have is with your own self. Never, ever lie to yourself. Tell yourself the whole truth, nothing but the truth. We all occasionally engage ourselves in the self-lie-denial. We are sometimes so afraid of the truth that we refuse to accept it; we chose not to recognize the reality, a defence mechanism we all use to erase uncomfortable memories and situations. Sometimes our heads need to admit what our hearts already know.

We can’t build relationships on the basis of a lie. But, white lies are harmless. Small untruths told to spare someone’s feelings or from politeness are just fine. Even if we are to tell someone some harsh truth, we should go about it calmly, making sure that we don’t upset the other person. 

So, is it okay to lie? Yes, ‘everybody lies and everybody dies.’ The truth is that not everything is black and white, grey is what we need to learn to embrace.




5 Healthy Recipes for Kids

Having kids means being on the lookout to make everything healthy. Kids can be fussy about what they eat, and some kid won’t eat anything that even resembles a vegetable. You can always hide it in their favorite food, but they are brilliant when it comes to picking out the broccoli and Brussel sprouts.

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Here are some ideas that might help you get your kids to eat or drink healthy. One thing I have noticed is that a little theatre goes a long way with children. So, try making their food appealing; it will pull on their little curious minds and make them want to try it.

1. Healthy Pizza

Pizza is an absolute hit with many kids. If they don’t eat vegetables, or crib about it often then hiding them in their favorite food is the best way to go about it. Instead of using the regular pizza base, use a multigrain one to make it healthier. Switch ketchup with pesto sauce or homemade tomato sauce. Choose toppings that work well for your kids. Do not add all the veggies they don’t add, try sneaking in one at a time.

2. Melon and Kiwi Fruit Smoothie

Smoothies are a favorite for many adults and kids. They are a delicious way to gobble down some of the healthy things, and also make for a perfect evening snack. This particular one has been my favorite since I found the recipe. All you have to do is blend the melon, kiwi, grapes, and papaya with honey and oats. Everything you have in there is healthy and can be a breakfast or snack substitute.

3. Eggs-in-the-Hole Toast

Eggs-in-the-hole is a personal favorite, more of comfort food. Take brown bread, multigrain, ragi, oats – any sort of healthy bread and cut out a shape in the middle with a cookie cutter. Using cookie cutters give you a choice from many different shapes. Put the bread in the pan and crack open the egg in the hole. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper, and you are done.

4. Dressed Up Fruit Salad

Now, this is nothing iconic but is the definition of healthy. Children don’t make a fuss about fruits as much as they do with vegetables. So, it usually isn’t that difficult getting them to eat fruits, but on the rare chance that they are fussy about it – cut up fruits in different shapes. A pretty dish is more likely to be eaten by them. Make a story about it; use different shapes to represent something. Get your creative juices flowing.

5. Chips and Dips

Instead of serving them chips, slice up veggies like carrots and cucumbers, and serve them with hummus, salsa, or black bean dip. Tastier the dip, easier it is to get them to eat the veggies. Tortillas and pita can do too. A mix of all of these in moderation can give them a wide selection, and because they are eating tiny amounts of everything, it gives them a little less to complain about.




Why Waking Up Early is a Good Idea

As much as we all love sleeping, we don’t realize how beautiful the world is at dawn. The sun has a different shade of an orangish-red hue; a slight cold breeze; whizzing chirr of the insects; the world is just beginning to awaken. Early mornings capture nature’s beauty in the most memorizing manner. 

Waking up early in the morning keeps your body and mind fresh for the rest of the day – you get breath in the fresh air before the air is polluted again by the traffic and also get to bask in the sunlight. People usually have misconceptions regarding early mornings, and consider getting up early exhausting. Change your attitude when it comes to waking up early. Imagine a perfect morning that is beautiful and full of opportunities every night before you go to sleep. Imagine yourself feeling fresh and energetic as soon as you wake up and then carrying on the same attitude for the day. Life is what you make of it. 

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Start your mornings by things you like to do – going on morning walks, reading novels, listening to the radio, hitting the gym. You can dedicate the early morning to yourself and get a few peaceful hours in before your kids wake up. With kids, you know how difficult it is to sit down and relax, this gives you a perfect way to charge yourself for the chaos that ensues as soon as the children are out of bed.

Early rising can boost your mood for the entire day and improve your sleep cycle. By waking up at least an hour early, you can use the quiet morning time to mentally organize or plan out your day. The best way to avoid hitting the snooze button a hundred times is, by setting your alarm clock at least 20 minutes earlier than normal. Let’s say today you set the alarm at 8:40AM instead of 9:00 AM, the next day set your alarm to 8:20AM, afterwards 8:00AM and so on till to get the hang of it. This helps you ensure that you listen to your body and ease it into a new routine and don’t spend your whole day feeling tired and restless.

Try to turn off your phones and laptops an hour before you want to go to sleep, because the bright lights suppress the hormone melatonin, messing up your sleep. Avoid using electronics or looking at screens before going to bed, studies have shown that it makes us difficult to fall asleep. Waking up early means you have to sleep early because we need to get the proper amount of sleep needed by our body.

If you can manage to instill the habit of getting up early in your children as well then you can have a nice and peaceful bonding time with them. You can do activities together like going on a walk or reading. It will just make it more fun and give your kids a chance to enjoy an activity in harmony with you. You can have a proper family time before they go off to school, you can teach them how to do things and have them help you prepare breakfasts. You can also teach them meditation and yoga to start the day right. The possibilities, that waking up early brings, are endless.




Phoenix Dispensary Anniversary Celebration on May 15

Phoenix Dispensary is celebrating its 4th year in the cannabis industry, and we’re excited to bring you the most comprehensive lineup of the best cannabis products, services, and local events—all in one place. At Phoenix Dispensary, we strive to provide you with the best customer service. From our highly trained staff, to the best cannabis products, to exclusive loyalty programs and more, we’re dedicated to ensuring you have a memorable experience.

A few days ago, the Phoenix Dispensary in the city of Phoenix, Arizona celebrated their 5th anniversary. In the past, the dispensary has held an anniversary party of sorts, but this year they’ll be doing something a lot different.

word-image-8674 Saturday, the 15th. In May, the Giving Tree Dispensary will celebrate its 8th anniversary with a one-day festival featuring raffles, on-site vendors, food trucks and special sales. In addition, the Katatonic Diamond Bar will offer an exclusive cocktail called Terps on the Rocks. The limited edition co-production will feature an original work by Phoenix-based artist Ashley Macias. Only 500 copies will go on sale, the first at Giving Tree and the second at select Arizona pharmacies on the 22nd. The month of May will be on sale. With every purchase of Katatonic, customers will receive a limited edition poster, a collector’s pin and a sticker featuring the artwork. There will also be a raffle for the original painting by Masias. Katatonic Diamonds was developed as a means to deliver large, quantifiable doses of THCA and is known as the purest isolate in Arizona, tested at 99-100%. Katatonic’s pure THCA turns into THC when smoked and produces a clean, clear, cerebral high. The Giving Tree Dispensary has been serving Phoenix residents since May 2013, and with founder Lilah Mazor Power at the helm, it has become one of the most popular and trusted dispensaries in Arizona. Giving Tree is known for its personal buying advice and 30-day risk-free guarantee on all purchases. Earlier this year, the company unveiled a new open store concept optimized for product exploration and social interaction, with a lounge-like atmosphere and other interactive elements.

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Getting Pregnant When You Have PCOS

If you are given a diagnosis of PCOS by your doctor, it can be very depressing. For all that it’s one of the most common fertility issues faced by women in the UK – with an estimated 20% of women in the UK experiencing symptoms – it’s still not well understood, and can be communicated poorly by a doctor who’s not an expert. Today we’re taking a look at the condition and exploring the realities of getting pregnant when you have PCOS, to help clear away some of the fear and mystery.

PCOS Issues

First of all we have to understand the problem the condition actually poses. Part of the suite of symptoms that make up this syndrome is your body overproducing androgen. It’s typically described as a male sex hormone, but ow levels of androgen have their place in a woman’s body, doing more than 200 jobs around the endocrine system. In too high a concentration, however, this hormone can affects your menstrual cycle.

PCOS and ovulation are inextricably linked. The androgen in your system causes eggs to mature slowly, meaning ovulation might be delayed from your usual cycle and hard to predict. In some cases, PCOS causes you to skip ovulating altogether. The eggs remain in the ovary, suspended before maturity as the ‘cysts’ that give the syndrome its name.

Stimulating Ovulation

The most important thing you can do to give yourself better chances of getting pregnant when you have PCOS is encouraging your body to ovulate on a more regular schedule. There are fertility drugs that can help with this, but they also come with a list of side effects, and can have a dramatic effect on your mood so they may not be the right solution for you.

One of the things that can really help is losing some of the weight that PCOS causes you to gain. Because PCOS is ultimately driven by overproduction of insulin, insulin resistance and weight gain are two of the symptoms, but if you can address these symptoms, you can actually reduce the grip PCOS has on your body.

Reversing the weight gain encourages your body to reduce its level of insulin production – this makes losing more weight in future easier, and for many women this step is enough to stimulate regular, spontaneous (eg. without medical intervention) ovulation. If you combine this weight loss with techniques like BBT tracking to identify ovulation, you can boost your chances of conceiving naturally, even with PCOS!




Assessing What You Need for Your Career Path

As you find yourself leaving school, often you find yourself bombarded with information and advice about what to do next. For many, their path is obvious, either wanting to go into a specific role straight out of school/college, perhaps an apprenticeship or just a straight-forward job. Or, the answer for many is to go to university to specialise in a particular subject/vocation. This article isn’t going to be another lecture of what you should do disguised as advice. Instead, I’m going to try and show the tools you need to help assess for yourself what you need to do next.

FIrstly, spend time to work out what truly motivates you.  If it’s money, then a vocational degree might be your best bet. With these sorts of degrees opening the world of work to you at graduate entry-level, with good chances of promotion. If your motivations stem more from helping people, or wanting to make a difference, it might be worth looking at the specific careers that offer this. For example, from school you can find social work jobs or apprenticeships. You could also choose a degree such as medicine, nursing, or midwifery. These may still be considered vocational degrees, but in a very different sense, that is removed from the world of business.

It’s also important to be honest with yourself about your strengths and weaknesses. This can be a tricky process, as it’s never nice to admit what you’re not good at. Doing this though will only ever help you; finding a job can be a hard process, so knowing that you’re playing to your strengths is a good mental coping mechanism during this process. Overall, theoretically speaking speaking, this should also make your job hunt as short in duration as possible. This doesn’t mean, on a practical level, that you should always expect this. You should also make sure you’re assessing your strengths and weaknesses constantly throughout your life, as you cannot expect them to always stay the same as time passes.

These aren’t the only areas of self-assessment to consider. The point though is to make sure you take the adequate time needed to check in with yourself about the next steps in your career, no matter what stage it’s at. Advice and knowledge from others is of course of paramount value, but don’t allow it to be your only guiding principles, make sure they come from within as well as outside of yourself.




Dixie Awakening Orange Zest Tablets

Dixie Awakening Orange Zest Tablets are a great potential weight loss supplement, however, it has been found that these diet pills are not safe to use when you are pregnant, so are not to be taken, whilst pregnant.

Dixie Awakening Orange Zest Tablets brings you the best in natural health. Our product contains a natural orange flavoring that is extracted from the rind of the orange peel. The rind is then steeped in water to produce this clear orange oil. The oil is then mixed with the other ingredients used in the tablets, and the finished product is then encapsulated in an attractive tablet.

If you have ever had trouble sleeping, then you know how hard it can be to find a solution. Stress, too many thoughts, restless, and maybe medication has not had the desired effect that you are looking for.  The good news is that this is not something that should be seen as a permanent problem.  There are actually a few different ways to naturally fall asleep, without sedatives, anti-anxiety pills, or even sleeping pills. One of which is Dixie Awakening Orange Zest Tablets.  Dixie Awakening Orange Zest Tablets is not an ordinary sleep aid tablet.  It is a tablet that has a high concentration of magnesium.  This tablet is said to help soothe your breathing

Today we’re going to talk about Dixie Awakening Orange Zest tablets, or as I like to call them, my weed pills. On you. Last June we tested Dixie Elixir Half & Half, licensed in Maryland by Curio Wellness, and it proved effective, though not cost-effective for high-tolerance people like me.

It doesn’t matter! I have refined my method of using incense blends and have found a solution that gives consistently positive results. When I try to take the infusions within an hour or two of a full meal (which is generally recommended before taking any medication), I get zero, zero, zero, even with relatively high doses. I really, really have to do too much, and then when it works out, I’m amazed.

As a result, I started avoiding dyes because Dobby is a busy elf, but that’s no longer an acceptable solution because they’re really popular, and I also moved into a new apartment in Baltimore, and when I get a note under the door saying I smell like weed, I go into a positive state. I’m trying to be really cool and discreet this time. On rare occasions, I have learned from my mistakes. Summary.

But like I said, I have a new thing this time. If I have something to nibble on – a CLIF bar, crackers with peanut butter, something small – or if it’s been long enough since my last meal and I’m starting to get a little hungry, I can make the meds work, even in small doses, no matter what time of day. If I have nothing in my stomach, it usually doesn’t work.

Soft drinks seem to have a negative impact on whether or not a meal is successful, so it’s better to avoid them altogether. Again, I want to point out that this method is for those who have not had much success with incense blends in the past. If you are just starting out, treat the medication with respect. Eat something first and then tickle it slowly – a word I know, use correctly and would like to see recognised as such. How about a high five? Ah, yes. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. We can go now.

So we put food back on the menu. We are still investigating whether this product can replace the need to smoke, but in lower doses, and we are looking for something that will help us function in the same way as flowers and tobacco.

Gentleman has subjected Dixie Awakening Orange Zest tablets to several tests. Each tablet, or herbal pill, contains 5 mg. On different days I took 15, 20, 25 and 30 mg. The onset of the disease is relatively rapid. I took a 30 mg dose at 6:19pm and felt the effects start at 6:35pm, about 15 minutes later, which is very impressive. Wait until half an hour.

After taking 15 mg, I went for a run on the treadmill downstairs and felt the Dixie pills kick in during the last half of the run. Suddenly my mood improved, I had energy and my abstract visualization improved. I saw the goal in my mind and ran towards it with determination. I had also left my keys in the machine and had to ask a friendly neighbor if I could enter the room. The mood improvement lasted about an hour, I did some good stretching, then it was time for a cigarette.

At the 20 mg dose, I was in a good mood for 2-3 hours and could finish my morning list without needing an extra cigarette, but that disappeared shortly after lunch. I wondered if I could do it in the afternoon and tried 25mg. He couldn’t eat a full meal, but the psychoactivity had reached the threshold of disturbance. I have a hard time concentrating and when I try to talk out loud, I distort the words and say something stupid, like “Take me for a ride” instead of “Take care of yourself” or “Have a good conversation.

I forgot to take Dixie excitement tablets and ended up in a nice vape shop with the owner, so I started talking business, but halfway through I realized I was straying off topic and couldn’t concentrate enough to claim anything. I had to turn it off and walk away from Yes, which sucked, but I wasn’t rocking back and forth on the floor mumbling something about spiders or anything. I couldn’t think in the moment in a social situation and I didn’t want to stay in the shadows. ….

The 30 mg trial was a bit of a bummer. My notes after insertion are as follows: 7:46 am comedown hunger?. then 8:15 am hunger nausea, then small cheese pizza, then 10 am withdrawal. So clearly I was hungry before I realized it, and I certainly wasn’t going down (remember it doesn’t work well on an empty stomach?), but this time the meal did last an hour and more. The total time from start to finish was 3 hours and 25 minutes.

Overall, I am very satisfied with the Dixie Awakening Orange Zest tablets. I think it was the first time I got an IV in a pharmacy and thought: Oh yes, let me go back for more!

The price seems reasonable: 20 pills for $24, and 60 pills can be purchased for $60, which brings the price to 1/5 mg, or about $4 for 2-3 hours of relief from anxiety and depression, during which time I can still do things, but probably not things that require interaction with other people, which is what I am, not the time-traveling cyber shark that many rumors are about. Curio also makes Dixie relaxation tablets, I’ll check them out soon.They’re small, easy to swallow and they come in a variety of flavors. They’re known as “carbo-pops” or “carbo-flavors” and are a popular form of low-carbohydrate supplement in the country. But are they safe? Dixie Awakening Orange Zest Tablets are made by a subsidiary of the Southern Company, a major US utility company. These tablets are marketed as a complementary agricultural product that can be used as a feed for livestock to help improve their health and reduce the risk of disease.. Read more about synergy mixed berry tablets review and let us know what you think.{“@context”:”https://schema.org”,”@type”:”FAQPage”,”mainEntity”:[{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”How do you take awakening tablets?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:” The tablets are usually taken with a glass of water.”}},{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”What are Dixie tablets?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:” Dixie tablets are a medication that is used to treat the symptoms of diarrhea. It is also used to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).”}},{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”What are awakening mints?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:” Awakening mints are a type of mint that has a stimulating effect on the body. What are the benefits of awakening mints? The benefits of awakening mints include: -Increased alertness -Increased focus -Increased mental clarity -Increased energy What are the side effects of awakening mints? The side effects of awakening mints include: -Nausea -Headache -Dizziness -Insomnia -Dry mouth -Nervousness”}}]}

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How Stock Screeners Can Improve Your Trading Strategy

If you’re thinking of getting involved with investment trading, then the first thing you’ll need to do is learn as much as you can about the market. The more you understand things like stocks, and the businesses or “securities” that list them online, the less likely you are to waste your money on a stock strategy that isn’t right for your needs.

As you begin to learn more about the stock trading market, you’ll discover that there are tools available online to help beginners make more informed trading decisions. For instance, a stock screener is a trading tool that investors can use to filter a large selection of stocks into a more manageable list of potential investments. Here are just some of the ways that stock screeners like the Finviz can improve your trading strategy.

Stock Screeners Save Valuable Time

There are thousands of stocks available on the market at any given time, and stock screening databases will help you to browse through a subset of them, based on the specific filters and choices that make you more or less likely to choose a stock. For instance, you might decide that you only want to invest in a stock that sells for a specific price or has a specific history of growth. Once you determine which metrics you’re going to use in your stock screening strategy, the screener will simply filter out any options that don’t match with your criteria. This means that you can save a lot of time that you would have spent filtering through stocks that aren’t relevant to you.

Stock Screeners Remove Bias

When you’re first getting started with stock selecting, you may not realize that certain biases are playing into your decisions. Over time, you begin to notice these behavioral biases and attempt to filter them out of your choices. However, while you’re watching the latest stock market news, your stock screeners will make it easier to detect your bad investing decisions.

Stock screeners force you to look at potential stocks from a highly logical and numerical perspective. There’s no background knowledge on a company available when you’re using a stock screener. Instead all you have are numbers with which to make your decision about which stocks you should purchase. Once you’ve narrowed down your choices logically, you can always do additional research into your chosen stocks to ensure that you’re making the right decisions.

Stock Screeners Unveil New Investment Opportunities

Finally, one major benefit of using a stock screener is that they allow you to unearth potential opportunities for investment that you might not have seen or considered otherwise. If you’re browsing through thousands of stocks on any given day, the chances are that you’ll ignore a few that you might have been better off looking at in closer detail. Stock screeners will eliminate the stocks that are wasting your time, so you have more chance to focus on the stocks that matter. Additionally, a stock screener will also ensure that you don’t forget to consider some of the smaller and less familiar stocks that often get overlooked in the trading market. These stocks can sometimes be the best investments.




Top 5 Questions to Ask Before A Paternity Test

Although paternity testing has now become a standard way to determine if someone is or is not the father of a child, there are many doubts about how it all works. With that in mind, here are some researched answers to commonly asked questions.

  • What type of test kit is the best?

Since there are so many test-kits now available for DNA testing in the marketplace, it can be hard to decide which one to use. The best way to make a decision is to do research on the manufacturer. If, as an example, you were to use YourDNA, you would find many online resources to learn more about the company and their paternity test kits.

  •  How accurate are paternity tests?

Although paternity testing has developed a reputation for accuracy, it is still technically possible for an occasional error to occur. Unfortunately, when this does happen, those concerned may never realize that an error has been made.

There are two ways to eliminate errors, even if they are unlikely to occur:

The alleged father and the child can have their DNA tested in three independent locations. If even one location shows a negative result, then the man is not the father. While a positive result could be due to an error, a negative result is conclusive.

The most accurate tests are those that use tissue or blood samples from the alleged father, the mother, and the child. The accuracy ranges from 90 to 99 percent.

  • What is the highest level of accuracy possible?

If your test comes back as 99.99 probability, it means that the accuracy is between 99 percent to 99.9999 percent. It is not possible to get 100 percent, because an absolutely perfect criterion is not used in DNA testing. If the result is a 99.99 probability, the chances that a man is the biological father is about as certain as you can get.

  • Is it possible to not know if the tester is the father?

Although a negative result shows that a man is not the father and a positive result shows that a man is probably the father, it is possible for a man to not know either way. 15 markers are used to determine results. While most tests show either “not excluded,” which means “yes,” or “excluded,” which means “no,” it is also possible to get another answer: “inconclusive.” An inconclusive result is due to one of two reasons: the sample did not have a high enough level of DNA or the father and child’s DNA is not unique enough to match them up. Both problems—insufficient DNA in the sample or insufficient DNA uniqueness—can be resolved by also getting the mother’s DNA. With more variables to work with, the medical technologists will be able to get to a “not excluded” or an “excluded” determination.

  • Is a mother able to get a DNA test done while she is still pregnant?

A DNA test requires a comparison between the child’s DNA and the father’s DNA. This can pose a problem, then, if the child has not yet been born and is still a fetus in the womb. Technically, it is still possible to get enough of a DNA sample from the child but it is not recommended. The child’s DNA can be obtained through chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis, but both are invasive procedures, which carries the risk of a miscarriage. For this reason, if though the risk is a small one, it is not recommended by the medical profession.

The answers to these common questions are useful to know before taking a paternity test.