The colon is the place where a lot of the absorption of nutrients takes place. Forget the stomach, that breaks food down and begins the digestive process, or rather continues the process begun in the mouth with our teeth and saliva. Once through the stomach and pushed into the colon, there is still work to be done. Imagine how much faster and more efficiently the whole digestive system could do its job if the nutrients were presented to it in a more easily managed form? A juice fast does just that.
Juice Goes Right To Work!
Juice goes right to work. When you take a stack of vegetables and run them through a blender or juicer you process the nutrients and…
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Posted on February 9th, 2012 in
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tags: Detox, fruit juice, juice fast, vegetable juice, water, weight loss
Cleansing one’s colon is not a common dinner party topic of conversation but it came up the other night at an intimate eight person get together I hosted. As well as my partner and I, the other three couples were all into keeping healthy and staying in shape, but none of us are what you could call health nuts. The one thing we all agreed upon was that your colon is vital to your health, or more specifically, the cleanliness of your colon is.
Are Your Supplements Clogging Your Colon?
Between us we either take or have taken just about every health product available on the market. When we started to talk about the positive effects of some great products like Phen375,…
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If you are feeling lethargic, listless and totally without energy, yet otherwise you are fit and in great shape, something is wrong. Feeling tired is perfectly OK if you can justify it. Working out, working in the garden even just working on your tan (relaxing) can tire you out but there is a difference between that kind of tired and the other kind. The kind you can’t explain.
Listen To Your Body
We should listen to our bodies more often because they will tell us everything we need to know. I don’t mean they will explain what is happening to us like a friendly GP or your ripped personal trainer might. What I mean is the body will tell us when we…
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In today’s high stress and high pollution world, our bodies are plagued by unwanted microorganisms. Most of us suffer from digestive upsets like constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating most of the time, due to the rich food that we eat and the fast paced lives that we live.
What are probiotics?
Probiotics are the “good” bacteria that can make our bodies stronger and also enhance our immune system, and re-balance our alimentary tracts environment which is essential for our intestinal health and also for our entire body’s immunity and defense. During the normal course of our lives, a large amount of unhealthy bacteria build up in the alimentary tract, which cause digestive upsets and problems like constipation and diarrhea. In such situations…
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While in the strictest sense of the word, colon cleansing isn’t really ‘necessary’ for weight loss, it does dramatically improve the results. You can lose weight by diet and/or exercising but there are a number of issues that colon cleansing in relation to a weight loss regimen can correct.
The first problem that dieters encounter when trying to lose weight is that they often feel overly fatigued.
This is usually the result of the fact that calories have been reduced and the digestive tract isn’t operating optimally. Sufficient nutrients aren’t making it through the walls of the intestines to fuel metabolism and this leaves you feeling sluggish and tired. Sugar is usually converted to glucose quite quickly and that provided energy, but…
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Sometimes the terms colon cleansing and detox are used interchangeably and sometimes they can mean the same thing. The difference is in what you are trying to accomplish. Colon cleansing is usually understood as a process for eliminating built up waste and fecal matter from the digestive tract in order to establish more efficient digestion and metabolism of foods we are eating. Colon cleansing is often an integral part of weight loss regimens because it enables the body to better utilize nutrients that are being ingested so that metabolism can be fueled more efficiently.
In detoxifying the colon the emphasis is placed on ridding the body of toxins that can cause a multitude of health related issues. The digestive system is made…
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In recent years there has been a resurgence in the belief that colon cleansing is beneficial to maintaining good health. Although the concept is by no means new, it has gone in and out of favor with medical practitioners and it has only recently come back to the forefront as a necessary process.
The benefits of colon cleansing were first documented as far back as the ancient Egyptians in 1500 B.C. They believed that toxins released as a by-product of decomposition of foods in the intestines would infiltrate the body through the bloodstream and cause a number of illnesses and diseases. They believed that the colon needed to be totally evacuated in order to protect the body from being attacked by these…
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One of the main issues with having a toxic colon is the fact that it could be a breeding ground for parasites which can go on to infiltrate the bloodstream and wreak untold havoc throughout the entire body. There are any number of parasites that are known to colonize in the intestines and some of them are as simple as single-cell protozoa while others can be more complex helminths such as tapeworms or roundworms. Having a parasitic infestation can be manifested in symptoms such as:
- stomach pain
- diarrhea
- nausea
- bloating or gas
- weakness
- fatigue
Because those symptoms are also indicative of a huge number of other conditions, it is essential that you get a proper diagnosis from a medical professional before assuming that you have intestinal parasites.…
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Although we hear it from every direction that we should eat diets high in fiber, it isn’t always exactly clear what they mean by fiber. We are told to eat whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables as well as legumes, but the thing is, they never tell you that there is a difference in dietary fiber. There are two classifications and both are essential for maintaining good health, yet one isn’t really used as a colon cleanser but it can relieve constipation. Fiber can be categorized as soluble or insoluble.
Soluble fiber actually doesn’t cleanse the colon as effectively as insoluble fiber, but its healthful benefits are tremendous. Foods in this class of fiber include grains like oats and legumes like…
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Many people aren’t aware of the fact that it is extremely difficult to gauge the dosages of herbs when they are brewed in teas. Because you steep the tea, if you steep it for shorter periods obviously the dosage will be less but if you leave it steeping too long you can have a brew that is just too potent. Senna can have some severe side effects if brewed too strong.
One of the things that make Senna effective as a colon cleansing agent is that it is a bowel stimulant. This means that it stimulates peristalsis which is the contraction of smooth muscles in the colon that push foods through in waves in order to be eliminated. People have suffered seriously…
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