I just recently endured my first colonoscopy! Thankfully, it was a success!
Although I’m in my mid 30s and you usually don’t need a colonoscopy until you are in your 50s, my older sister had some pre-cancerous colon polyps removed. As a result, her doctor recommended that all of her siblings get scoped… just to be safe.
So Wednesday at 2 p.m., I began drinking a 4-liter jug of Colyte, with lemon-lime flavor crystals. So, I’d …
By Bob Condor
It is not surprising that South Dakota State University is a leading research center for analyzing the health value of flax seed. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that North Dakota is the top state for flax production, followed by Montana, South Dakota and Minnesota.
What’s a bit surprising is that a distinguished professor at South Dakota State, Chandradhar Dwivedi, points to flax meal as potentially superior to flax oil for health purposes. You can buy high-quality …
By Bob Condor
You might say a successful colonoscopy is all in the entrails, er, details
This screening test is a rite of passage for anyone over 50—and earlier if there is family history. While it is mildly invasive—and not more than that—it tends to be the test most of us put off, well, the most.
Bad idea. The DHB (Daily Health Blog) is not about marching out statistics to make you feel guilty or scared enough or both to …
