Better Health Through Colonics

We are all exposed to thousands of toxins and chemicals on a daily basis at work, in the home, through the air we breathe, our food and water supply, and through the use of pharmaceutical and over-the-counter drugs. In addition, we are eating more sugar and processed foods than ever before in human history. Each year the average American consumes 150 lbs of sugar and 566 cans of soft drinks. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that is equal to 52 teaspoons of added sugars per person per day. Can you imagine sitting at the kitchen table eating 52 teaspoons of pure sugar - every single day? Well, that's exactly what most of us are doing without even realizing it! Junk food consumption has increased drastically in the last few decades. Compared to 1981, in 2001 the average American consumed in one year: 45 large bags of potato chips - up 78%; 120 orders of French fries - up 130%; 190 candy bars - up 80%; 120 pastries or desserts - up 95%; 150 slices of pizza - up 143%. Junk foods and soft drinks contain dangerous additives, chemicals, and many are laced with excitotoxins found in such ingredients as monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame (NutraSweet®), cysteine, hydrolyzed protein, and aspartic acid. Excitotoxins are substances added to foods and beverages that literally stimulate neurons to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. No wonder nearly half of the U.S. population has at least one chronic condition, and 60 million have more than one. The movie, Super Size Me, documents precisely the negative physical and psychological long-term effects that take place, when one consumes too much junk food.

Understanding that our quality of life is determined by our daily choices, we have the power to improve our health and well-being quickly and dramatically. Optimum nutrition is a key factor, but our health depends not only on what nutrients we eat, but how much of those nutrients are absorbed and how well and regularly the body's waste products are eliminated. With the proper use of cleansing and detoxification we can maintain health and vitality, even as we age. We shower, brush our teeth and wash our hair on a daily basis, but we tend to ignore cleansing our insides until some form of disease sends us a wake-up call. Believe it or not, our insides, especially the colon which functions as the "sewer system" of our body, also requires regular cleaning. Common symptoms such as constipation, parasites, IBS, gas, bloating, stomach pain, chronic fatigue, digestive problems are more than just an inconvenience - they can all be signs of a toxic colon, which can lead to long-term health problems and serious disease. Many health authorities feel that disease begins in the colon and ironically, the colon is one of the most neglected areas by the medical establishments.

To be in optimum health the colon must be functioning normally. Any cleansing program should begin in the colon, the last portion of the digestive system. The colon's job is to compact the chime, absorb water, and receive B-vitamins that are produced by healthy intestinal bacteria. We could actually compare the function of the colon in our bodies to a sewer system in a large city. Just imagine for a second what would happen if the sewers in our area became clogged by some debris. Undoubtedly, within a short time the whole neighborhood would be filled with filth and an unbearable stench. This is the same process that occurs in our bodies when the elimination system is not functioning properly. When the colon is clean and healthy, we experience an overall well-being. When it is congested with stagnant waste, poisons back up into the system and pollute the inner environment. This is called autointoxication or self-poisoning. The theory of "autointoxication" states that stagnation of the large intestine (colon) causes toxins to form that are absorbed and poison the body. Some proponents depict the large intestine as a "sewage system" that becomes a "cesspool" if neglected. Other proponents state that constipation causes hardened feces to accumulate for months (or even years) on the walls of the large intestine and block it from absorbing or eliminating properly. This, they say, causes food to remain undigested and wastes from the blood to be reabsorbed by the body.

Combining colon cleaning, fasting, and home colonics has been proven to be a recipe for extraordinary healing and rejuvenation. Use colonic irrigations to speed up the evacuations of toxic debris and you will find fasting and colon cleansing easy and rewarding. Otherwise, the discomforts might be unbearable, and also possibly unhealthy for you. Toxins will be eliminated into your bloodstream at an accelerated pace. If your internal organs aren't healthy, they will be overloaded and taxed. If you start cleansing at your convenience in the privacy and comfort of your own home, you can expect a long healthy life. A colenema board may be used for life by the whole family in the comfort, safety and privacy of your home. The colenema board technique sends water flowing slowly all the way through the entire length of the colon in a continuous flow, gently. The flow is generated naturally by the forces of gravity and obstructions in the colon, not pumps, and is completely safe to use alone. Nothing is intrusive or mechanical. There is no need to get off the board to eliminate. Elimination is done while laying on the board which rests over the toilet. You lay comfortably on your colenema board throughout the session. Self administered home colonic irrigations - Colenemas - must not be confused with enemas. As with herbal colon detox products, enemas won't remove the accumulated toxic debris from you colon or small intestines. At best enemas flush out the rectum and a small part of the descending colon; but they do nothing for the transverse and ascending portions where years of afoul debris, toxic waste, and impacted feces have accumulated. Enemas can also be a real mess to handle. Instead of only a few quarts as in an enema, a thorough colenema irrigation gradually flushes about 5 gallons of water through the colon during a single session, naturally and rhythmically over the course of a session. Colonic irrigations are a must because the impacted mucus sticks to the walls of the colon like Velcro. Therefore continuous flowing and fairly large quantities of water are needed to release it for evacuation out of the colon. Otherwise only very small amounts will be eliminated, negligible amounts. A session can last from 20-60 minutes; depending on the users proficiency and previous colon hygiene. The cleaner the colon, the more water can enter and, the shorter time you'll need to spend on the colenema board per session in your bathroom. On a good colenema board with the appropriate guidance and supervision, the whole process is simple, quick and easy. Home colonics are the quickest, safest and least expensive way to eliminate the pounds of morbid toxic waste in your colon and small intestines.
If you are unwilling to administer your own colenemas at home, and since your doctor will not, or cannot administer them for you, you will have to find a colonic clinic, which can be costly and not completely beneficial. Clinics generally administer pump-powered colonic irrigations, which require careful supervision from a trained therapist. Twelve visits to the clinic are the minimum required to cleanse the colon. A session can cost between US$80-250, depending on your locality. Pump powered colonic irrigations don't do anything to remove the accumulated mucus, plaque, and toxic debris collection from your small intestines, (which are 21-26 feet in length versus 4.7-6 feet for the colon). That means no benefit is derived to your digestive system, which means your body does not gain better assimilation of nutrients from the foods you eat. Nor does your body get a chance to effectively build new tissue. In short, colonics at a clinic are not what bring about rejuvenation and healing. At the best they remove some plaque, mucus, and impacted feces from the colon. At worst, they deceive you into believing that vibrant sustainable health will be achieved in light of the colonics. They have neither the time nor the inclination to guide and educate you towards better health. They don't do anything to educate you on the primary causes of the toxic build-up in the first place... so you find neither the motivation nor the energy to change old habits and develop new ones: new sustainable lifestyle changes.
Many health alternative companies(I found them online) provide additional products which can be used along with home irrigations (colenemas), such as herbal cleansing supplements and they also provide information on juice fasting, education, and professional guidance. Some believe, juice fasting is therapeutic. Home colonics help in a big and a very important way to ease the detoxification process initiated by juice fasting. They believe, alternatively fasting once a week for 24-36 hours with nothing but purified water and juices is also an excellent year-round maintenance program between major cleansing fasts. They all believe fasting is the most effective of all methods for stimulating elevated secretions of growth hormone (growth hormone is what slows the ageing process), detoxifying the blood and all other bodily fluids and tissues, excreting accumulated wastes from the colon and other organs, dissolving tumours and cysts, repairing tissues and healing internal and external injuries. Some advocates of fasting, do not recommend colenemas or any supplements whatsoever during cleansing fasts. Instead, they advise nothing but distilled water, although water fasting should not be done by the novice cleanser. Some believe an effective maintenance program might be a 3-day fasts every three to four months, drinking only purified water during the three days. However, four, five, or maybe six water fasts are required to remove the same amount of toxic waste from the colon as one fast done the juice fasting + home colonics + herbal cleansing supplements way. It has been observed that you will experience lots of discomfort from the fast if you are not flushing the accumulated toxins out of your colon twice daily. A lot! Others recommend one 24-36 hour fast per week throughout the year. In addition, a very strict diet or mostly raw foods between fasts is observed. Some recommend for seven days, you eat nothing at all, but you won't feel hungry because you take an intestinal cleanser. Others believe, you will need to do at least once a year a thorough cleansing of your colon. Some of the companies provide a comprehensive structured 7 day online guided cleansing program that is safe and suitable for ages 18-65. They believe "seven is a sort of 'magic number' throughout the realm of nature. It takes exactly seven days to cleanse the entire bloodstream by fasting, and it requires seven days to thoroughly rid the lymph of toxins. On a larger scale, it takes seven months to balance the endocrine system through proper nutrition and exercise and seven years to replace every cell in the body. They all believe a workable health and rejuvenation strategy requires long-term supervised guidance and support from others who are on the same path.
Choose the program that works best for you. You'll be shocked what comes out of your body! Mentally and physically you will feel that you are doing the best you can for yourself, to maintain good health throughout your life.