Eating the Flesh of our Ancestors

Is the Buddhist term to describe what happens when we do things that are bad for our body

Such as
Eating poisonous foods or foods that make us obese.
Over drinking
Using addictive substances
Smoking etc

To protect the gene pool handed down to us by our Ancient ancestors, we must not mistreat the body.
This is (genuinely) one of the reasons I eat well and go to the gym. Its out of respect to my ancestors, and the dna they have given me.

I know it sounds weird, but its true. Your body is an inheritance from your ancestors.

Recent research has also shown that what we eat in this lifetime, affects (at least) the well being of our GRANDCHILDREN.

So if you care about the health and wellbeing of any grandchildren you may have, eat well, and they will benefit DIRECTLY

I quote
Biology stands on the brink of a shift in the understanding of inheritance. The discovery of epigenetics – hidden influences upon the genes – could affect every aspect of our lives.

At the heart of this new field is a simple but contentious idea – that genes have a 'memory'. That the lives of your grandparents – the air they breathed, the food they ate, even the things they saw – can directly affect you, decades later, despite your never experiencing these things yourself. And that what you do in your lifetime could in turn affect your grandchildren.

BBC Horizon The Ghost in Your Genes
See
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/ghostgenes.shtml