Colon Cleansing

Modern medicine has saved us from many diseases, but it has also breed many new ones. Long-term use of antibiotics, combined with a poor diet and lifestyle have led to a variety of "new" modern ailments. These not only include diseases, but things such as candida albicans, acne, leaky gut syndrome, brain fog, abdominal pain, constipation/bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, and obesity.

All of these are caused by toxins, that is the result of a clogged colon. To restore our health, we need to clean our diet. We also need to clean our colon. These articles will introduce you to bowel cleansing: why we need to do it, how to do it, and what to eat during a cleansing regimen.

If you think most Americans are full of crap, you're right. According to USA Today, "Most people who eat the standard American 'goo and glue' diet have about 5-10 pounds of matter stored in the colon." What is this "matter," and more importantly, does it matter? Apparently so, according to this spam e-mail I recently received:

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You may know them by other names: "herbal cleansing," "colonics," or "detoxification." They're herbal diets that clean you out like the Roto-Rooter guy: a one-way ticket on the Dookie Express. The e-mail had five uses of the word "colon," but ironically it was punctuated with no actual colons.

Now, I eat pretty badly. I'm on the SNIKTA diet, which is the Atkins diet in reverse: 100% carbs. Three bowls of sugared cereal for breakfast, cookies for lunch, and a hoagie roll for dinner. You know what's the bread of life? Bread. That's why they call it that. So if anyone's colon needed cleansing, it was mine. And possibly James Lipton's. I'll bet that guy's butt has seen more action than a Korean bathhouse.

So I scoured the Internet for something that would scour my intestines, and eventually found my way to DrNatura.com, which sells all-natural colon cleansing products. The site also features graphic photos of their customers' copious bowel movements, a new genre of hardcore I'm calling "poo-rnography." You get the idea;-)

Foods containing white (bread making) flour
Processed foods such as pasta or baked goods
Sugar or food with sugar in it
Significant amounts of meat
Pork
Processed meats
Milk (plain, whole milk yogurt made from organically fed cow's milk is okay)
Peanut butter (this may be continued after the cleanse)
Cheeses (some in moderation after the cleanse is okay)
Eggs
Soy products.
Caffeine (which is in coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas, chuppa-chups). The problem here is that many people need to take 3-6 weeks to come off caffine, to prevent healing reactions such as headaches. Do the best you can for now.
The following oils: Canola, cottonseed, hydrogenated oils, margarine, vegetable oil or any oil that does not say it is cold-pressed (Use virgin olive oil or cold pressed sesame oil)
Butter (it is okay to have this after the cleanse)
Artificial sweeteners especially aspartame (nutrasweet)
Microwaved food (a convection oven is okay)
Normal table salt (sodium chloride). Use Celtic sea salt (Hand harvested, sun-dried sea salt which is GREYISH in colour)
Monosodium Glutamate
Artificial Colourings (eg as in Gatorade)
Seafood that are garbage eaters (eg oysters)
Restrict all cooked food to fresh vegetables and grains. Some nuts and seeds can be eaten but always in small amounts -- 1/3 of a cup or less at a time and not frequently.

The problem with cooked food is that much of its nutritive value is destroyed in the heating process. All enzymes are destroyed, about 83% of the vitamins, plus the heat changes many of the protein structures into a form that is very difficult to assimilate.

Restrict all cooked food to fresh vegetables and grains. Some nuts and seeds can be eaten but always in small amounts -- 1/3 of a cup or less at a time and not frequently.

The problem with cooked food is that much of its nutritive value is destroyed in the heating process. All enzymes are destroyed, about 83% of the vitamins, plus the heat changes many of the protein structures into a form that is very difficult to assimilate.

When fruit and vegetables juices are consumed, 92% of the nutrients are able to reach the cellular level. This is because the pulp has been removed and very little digestive energy is required. This is also true of Vital Nutrition Plus when consumed with adequate liquid intake.

Juicing with Plus is the fastest way to nourish the cells and rebuild the immune system and essential body organs.

Drink Water!!