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Do I Have to Cleanse My Colon?
Most people understand how important it is to stay clean on the
outside, but few realize that it's equally important to keep the
body clean on the inside. Your body is constantly performing
many natural functions to keep itself clean. Most of us take
these functions for granted until there's trouble. Periodic
cleansing and detoxifying helps to open up the eliminative
channels to keep the body systems running clean, uninhibited by
toxin and waste buildup.
Consider the cumulative effects of the years (or decades) of
donuts, potato chips, beef and soft drinks. Your digestive and
intestinal systems take care of some of that accumulated junk,
but these systems were not made to run on refined flours and
sugars.
Each of us is at risk for some sort of digestive disease.
According to "Colon in Crisis, A Secret Source of Disease" by
Dr. Michael Cutler, Colorectal cancers are the second largest
cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., obesity increases your odds
for colon cancer by 25-33%, and only 25% of Americans eat the
recommend 5+ daily servings of fruits and vegetables which are
high in fiber, anti-oxidants and promote colon health.
If you say yes to any of the following, you should cleanse your
colon. 1. Do you have a family history of polyps or colon
cancer? 2. Do you consume red meat more than two times per week?
3. Do you use tobacco, alcohol or other drugs? 4. Are you over
age 50? 5. Are you overweight? 6. Do you have diabetes or a
sedentary lifestyle? 7. Do you regularly have constipation or
hardening of solid waste in your colon? 8. Do you have bloating,
gas or excessive fullness after meals? 9. Do you have pain in
the lower esophagus with swallowing? 10. Do you have an "acid
heartburn" feeling in your stomach with or without meals? 11.
Does your stool "float" or appear greasy? 12. Does your stool
contain large pieces of undigested food? 13. Do you ever have
bloody or black-colored stool? 14. Do you have painful bowel
movements? 15. Do you have lower intestinal cramping associated
with meals? 16. Do you get a stuffy or runny nose during or
after meals?
Nearly 90% of all Degenerative Disease Begins in the Digestive
Tract
Imagine taking all of the food you eat for breakfast and putting
it into a container, sealing the lid and warming it to 98.7
degrees. Now take everything you eat for lunch and put it into
the container and reseal. Keep doing that with every meal you
eat until you finally have a bowel movement. Has that food been
in there for one day? Two? Maybe even many more than that. Now
open up the container and take a nice
good sniff. Now you have a
better idea of what is being "stored" in your colon. Do you
really want all that in your body?
When your body is forced to "store" rotting food much of the
toxins put off by the food will be reabsorbed into the blood
stream through the colon walls. These toxins can lead to
inflammation, the root of nearly every degenerative disease
known to man.
One Bowel Movement Per Day is Not Enough!
Most doctors will tell you that one bowel movement a day is
normal and they are correct. Most Americans do not have more
than that. However, it is not healthy. Even if you are "regular"
in how often or when you have a bowel movement, it can still be
damaging to your system if you have less than one movement per
meal.
Consider a train station. If three trains pull into the station
every day and only one train pulls out, you will soon have a
quite a train wreck!
Your Diet Determines the Health of Your Colon
Consider this. Today we eat an average of 500+ more calories
than we did 30 years ago. In addition, we eat less than 1/3 the
recommended daily intake of fiber each day, fewer than 13 grams.
Fiber is critical to absorbing the toxins we take into our
bodies, promote regular elimination and clean the intestinal
walls. The bonus, fiber also helps stave off hunger while
keeping up our energy levels.
It's understandable that we feel hungry an hour after eating
fast or processed foods. Our bodies are not getting the
nutrients we need. These foods also don't contain the enzymes
that help to break down the foods so that our bodies can
assimilate what little nutrients they may actually have.
So What Can You Do?
Most important, decrease your intake of fast and processed foods
and increase your intake of natural, uncooked vegetables and
water. However, while these factors are critical, they rarely do
enough by themselves. It really is essential to perform a colon
cleanse at least twice each year.
A colon cleanse may help you add years to your life but it will
definitely help you add life to your years!
About the author:
Nicole Bandes is a Certified Herb Specialist that has been
helping others to regain their health and vitality since 1999.
Nicole's Natu
ral Health weekly column is a "Dear Abbey" style column that
allows her to share her knowledge to simple questions regarding
the use of natural supplements and keep her readers educated on
the latest news regarding natural supplements.
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