Well, I hope it doesn't hold too true... my grandfather had a stroke at 40 and died of heart failure (much later, though)... Another reason I'm on the paleo diet! On that note, I went to the drug store to get another of those home cholesterol tests the other day. They told me they didn't carry them anymore because they'd all been recalled. John ---------- John, It's interesting that you mentioned a Jewish grandfather in relation to bowel problems because as a serious dog breeder, we have noticed a pattern that genetic traits often skip a generation. I have a pup now who is so much like his grandmother - NOT his mother - that it's frightening!! --Paula-- [log in to unmask]