| Have you been feeling irritable, tired or | | | | byproducts of this interaction are called |
| overweight lately? Have you felt like you are | | | | bacterial poisons by the Royal Society of |
| not as healthy as before? Has your feeling of | | | | Medicine. By allowing this putrefied material |
| well being deteriorated with age? If yes, | | | | to stay in the body longer than necessary, we |
| your problem could be toxins, which can be | | | | allow toxins to go through the intestinal |
| eliminated by a colon cleansing diet. | | | | cells lining the colon and enter the |
| | | | bloodstream. |
| "Death begins in the colon", say digestive | | | | |
| experts. 57 leading physicians met and | | | | Toxins that get into the bloodstream and |
| discussed this issue before the Royal Society | | | | settle in our tissues can cause problems |
| of Medicine of Great Britain. They concluded | | | | ranging from fatigue to headaches. |
| that toxic colon, technically known as | | | | Constipation and infrequent bowel movements |
| alimentary toxemia is linked to almost every | | | | can also reduce or negatively affect the |
| chronic disease known to man. There are more | | | | absorption of nutrients by the body, |
| than 35 bacterial poisons that can get | | | | depriving us of vitality and energy. |
| absorbed through our intestines causing toxic | | | | |
| colon. | | | | Thankfully, we can use colon cleansing to |
| | | | improve the health of our intestinal tract. |
| It is unlikely that you would connect your | | | | We can detoxify our bowels and achieve 2-3 |
| heart trouble, depression or headaches to a | | | | bowel movements daily if we use our body's |
| toxic colon, but that is precisely what the | | | | own processes of natural elimination. The |
| Royal Society of Medicine report suggests. It | | | | easiest way to cleanse the colon is to eat a |
| is important to understand the working of the | | | | fiber rich diet. |
| colon in order to comprehend this connection | | | | |
| and appreciate the dangers of constipation. | | | | Indigestible plant parts are referred to as |
| | | | fiber. Fiber is of two types - insoluble and |
| The colon is also called the lower bowel or | | | | soluble. Insoluble fiber, also called |
| large intestine. It is positioned at the end | | | | roughage, comes from foods like fibrous |
| of our digestive tract and measures | | | | fruits, vegetables and bran. It helps in |
| approximately five-feet. Most of the | | | | providing bulk to the bowel and cleaning the |
| nutrients contained in our food are absorbed | | | | wall of the intestine, thus promoting regular |
| by the time food gets to the colon, and | | | | bowel movement. Foods such as fruit pectin |
| largely toxins or fibrous waste is left for | | | | are a source for soluble fiber. It forms a |
| elimination. For regular bowel movement, | | | | gel on dissolving in water. It therefore |
| digestive experts recommend a daily dose of | | | | provides the benefit of absorbing excess |
| 20-35 grams of fiber. Sadly, in the United | | | | toxins and cholesterol in our intestine and |
| States, most people get about half of the | | | | providing food for the intestinal flora. In |
| daily fiber requirement and thus our colons | | | | addition to building a healthy digestive |
| are suffering. | | | | environment, soluble fiber also helps form |
| | | | our stool. |
| The colon can be viewed as the body's sewer | | | | |
| system. Its job is to "flush" waste from our | | | | Experts across the world recommend consuming |
| bodies ideally twice or thrice a day. | | | | more fiber so our digestive system can |
| According to naturopathy, less than 2 bowel | | | | receive its health benefits. Increasing fiber |
| movements daily is considered constipation. | | | | intake promotes a healthy colon and toxin |
| Constipation means that wastes are sticking | | | | elimination. It is easy and convenient to use |
| around longer than required making it easy | | | | supplements to fulfill our daily fiber needs. |
| for pathogenic bacteria to act on them. The | | | | |