Dr Pete's Health Secrets

    American's over reliance on laxatives has spurned a nationwide shortage !!! Constipation is becoming an ever increasing health problem in our modern society as we rely on proceesed foods and less on whole meals.  As published in the American journal of gastroenterology in 2012,  the incidence of colon cancer is 1.78x higher in those suffering from chronic constipation. This vindicates an earlier report in the same journal in 2003, in which those who had less than three bowel movements a week were twice as likely to develop colon cancer. This underscores the need to have regular bowel movements. In this article I shall examine ways to make it easier. But there are several other ways to produce free-flowing bowel movements. To avoid laxatives all together. Surging demand for over-the-counter laxatives among American consumers has led to a shortage of polyethylene glycol, the generic name for Miralax and Glycolax raising concerns among those who rely on the product...