Colon Health 101 March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States and the leading cause of cancer death in men and women under 50. Increasing awareness and sharing information to the public about screening tools is critical as CRC is highly treatable with early detection. In 2021, the United States Preventive Services Task Force lowered the recommended age for average risk colorec

February is Heart Awareness Month The month of February has lots of people seeing red thanks to Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month. In my opinion, every month should be a heart healthy one! Keeping the ticker in tip top shape should be a priority for all of us but with all of the processed foods, literally at our fingertips 24/7, it’s easy to hop off of the healthy merry go round.  Maintaining a heart healthy diet is as easy as adding a bowl of oatmeal to breakfast, eat

Happy New Year! Ever wonder where the tradition of celebrating New Year’s came from? Historians believe that it goes back 4000 years to Babylonian times but Julius Caesar is credited with moving the day from the Vernal Equinox (that’s in March) to January 1st in honor of the mythological Roman god, Janus. Janus was depicted as having two heads facing in opposite directions; one looking forward to the future and one looking in the past. While Western societies use the Gregoria

No matter which way you say it, ’tis the season to enjoy the celebrations of the holidays. Not only are there lots of parties bursting with yummy food but there’s alcohol a’ flowing! Primarily driven by festive social gatherings, alcohol can become more central to eating patterns at this time of the year. You know how much I love to add science into my blogs, so it’s the perfect time to talk about Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion (AKA action-reaction). There’s a device