Colon Cleansing
How Does Colon Cleansing Work?
Colon Cleansing
uses herbs and natural supplements to help your body mend its internal
organs and restore you to health.
The crucial part of a colon cleanse is the addition of Psyllium to your diet. When taken with water, the Psyllium expands in the bowels, forming a bulky, jelly-like substance. Its rough texture helps it to scrape along the sides of the colon, completely painlessly, and remove the excess waste matter and toxins from your digestive system.
A laxative is often used with Psyllium to aid in the movement of fecal matter from the bowel. However, when Psyllium is in its liquid form many people find it sufficient.
Colon Cleansing Techniques
The first stage in a colon cleanse is to change your diet - eating fresh organically grown vegetables is a great start and will stop any more toxins from entering your system.
Think about what you eat - fast food is overloaded with additives, beef has added growth hormone, even fish are full of the various chemicals that are pumped into the oceans. So the first stage in your cleanse is to cut out these unnecessary toxins. Don't drink any coffee, alcohol or sodas. As for food, eat small amounts of vegetables and fruit, preferably with high water content.
The second stage involves adding a cleansing supplement to your diet. The two most common are Bentonite and Psyllium, which work best in combination. The Bentonite absorbs the toxins, while the Psyllium pushes them through and out of your system.
Psyllium
Add
one or two tablespoons to a glass of water and take with your meal, once or twice daily. Psyllium is a natural
fiber that helps the digestive system to work more quickly and effectively. All that old
waste matter that is clogging your colon will be pushed right through.
Bentonite
The indigenous cultures have been using Bentonite clay's healing and detox properties since before recorded history.
It has been scientifically proven to absorb toxic substances inside the intestine.
The recommended dosage is to mix one teaspoon with eight ounces of water.
You can also pour 2-3 ounces into your bath water to absorb toxins from the outside.
An excellent way to improve your cleanse is to combine it with a healthy juice fast.
Colonics
Colonic irrigation is not just a new age fad - it was even more popular during Egyptian times! This is a gentle method of cleansing the colon of toxins and accumulated waste matter. Regular colonics help to keep your digestive system, kidneys, and liver functioning properly to cleanse your system regularly on its own.
Otherwise known as Colon Hydrotherapy, colonics are the more direct route to a clean colon. A typical procedure lasts 45 minutes
During a session, the patient lies down and is first given a gentle but firm massage in the lower stomach area. This is to loosen the materials tha the colonic will hopefully expunge. A small, sterile and disposable plastic tube is then inserted into the rectum and warm water is passed into the colon. Clients typically report a warm feeling but often have little sensation of the coloniic.
Colonics are a great short-term solution, but should always be combined with a better diet. You may also find that several visits are necessary, to really clean yourself out.