Earlier this summer, Get Your Rear in Gear Founder Kristin Tabor got the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Eric Dozois, Program Director for Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. As part of their conversation, the two discussed early onset colon cancer and how everyone, especially young people, can be [...]
Get Your Rear in Gear Fort Myers co-chair Dr. Janette Gaw was recently interviewed for a “Health Matters” story posted on NBC-2.com in Fort Myers, a partnership between the station and Lee Memorial Health System. The story focused on the importance of a colonoscopy for the diagnosis and potentially the prevention of colon cancer. Other [...]
Researchers at Loma Linda University School of Public Health recently released findings that a diet high in cooked green vegetables, dried fruit, legumes, and brown rice may decrease risk of colon polyps and therefore colorectal cancer. The study was published in the Nutrition and Cancer journal. Lead author of the study Yessina Tantamongo, MD, summarized [...]
The following question was received through the Get Your Rear in Gear website. If you have a question for our panel of doctors, submit it here. Please recognize we may not be able to answer all questions received. Question from Christina: I was diagnosed 8 years ago with ulcerative proctitis that I was told only [...]
Question from Get Your Rear in Gear reader: I’m getting really frustrated here. I’m 29 5’6″ and 165 lbs. I go to the gym 4 times a week and every one of those days I do one hour of high intensity steady cardio. And I include strength training (resistance machines) on two of those days. [...]
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves: 8 Calories: 160 Fat: 9.5g Protein: 8g Carbs: 9g Fiber: 5g You need: 6 red bell peppers 8 oz pepper-jack cheese, shredded ½ (15 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed ½ cup frozen corn kernels, thawed ½ cup fresh salsa 4 green onions, thinly sliced [...]
QUESTION: I have been dieting and Exercising for the past 3 months and have successfully lost about 12 kgs. My weight is 66kgs and my height is 5’3”. I am 25 years old. However, I am now unable to lose weight due to the weight loss plateau. I am a strict diet and do 40 [...]
The American Cancer Society’s 2011 guidelines and the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force continue to foster that people 50 and over should begin their annual screening using one of the screening standards below: Colonoscopy every 10 years – The gold standard Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years Double-contrast barium enema every 5 years CT colonography (virtual [...]
An article by Leslie Goldman in the July 2011 edition of Runner’s World magazine gives you the perfect excuse to enjoy summer produce: to stay hydrated during runs and summer work outs. The article calls out some of summer’s best fruits and vegetables, including strawberries, avocados, cucumbers, and tomatoes, as ways of not only getting [...]
There is currently a lot of talk about the recent study that says colon cancer patients that begin chemotherapy shortly after surgery have a higher survival rate. The study’s lead author is Dr. James J. Biagi, a medical oncologist and head of the oncology department at Queens University, in Kingston, Ontario. The study was presented [...]
