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When my husband, a doctor, went in for his first routine colonoscopy at 45 years old, he said nonchalantly, “I’ll be done by noon. Then we can grab lunch.” He recommends that his patients be screened on time, so he was simply following his own advice.He had no symptoms suggesting…

Growing up in the Egyptian city of Port Said, Suzy Karadsheh and her dad would head to the local market after school every day to pick up fresh produce for dinner.Once at home, she would do her homework in the kitchen, inhaling the fragrant garlicky, spicy, or tomatoey aromas as…

As a gastrointestinal physiologist —a scientist that studies the digestive tract — Jordan Haworth is well-versed in the ways fiber is important for our health.”Fiber has more benefits than just helping you poop,” Haworth, who is based in the UK, told Business Insider. It helps lower cholesterol levels, balance blood…