A Body and Colon Cleanse
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site editor Linda I. Griffith, last update: 2/18/2012 4:42:34 PM.
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A body colon cleanse is actually a basic cleansing of the colon that has the added effects and benefits of cleaning out other organs as well. Bowel movements are essential to your health. If you do not have at least one regular bowel movement every day, you are on the road to eminent disease. Therefore, a colon cleanse is an essential step in the maintenance of your health. When you do a colon cleanse, this is the first step in a total body cleanse.
An internal colon cleanse is the first step to the body overhaul. This is because the colon is the last place food passes in the process of digestion. If you try to internally cleanse another organ such as the liver or lymph system first, you are only ensuring that the excreted toxins get recycled back into the body.
First let's look at the reality of toxins in the body. The foods we eat, drug use (over the counter as well as prescriptions) and environmental exposure all contribute to the collection of toxins in the human body. Fats turn into toxins as do free radicals. These internal toxins must be processed and eliminated from the body in order to maintain a good balance of health. This is why the digestive system is so important.
If the digestive system is slow, i.e., you do not experience a good bowel movement every day (ideally, you should have a bowel movement after every meal), your body has more time with toxic waste sitting idle inside. The longer the toxic waste sits in your colon, the more time it has to ferment and cause damage. It is not uncommon for many people to have this toxic waste stuck to the walls of the colon for many years! As it sits there, it becomes putrefied and this makes it fertile ground for the breeding of disease.
Mucoid plaque forms along the walls of the colon. The colon is designed to slough off this plaque in the form of thin layers regularly. This happens when fiber absorbs liquids and runs along the walls of the colon. But because our diets do not include enough fiber, most of us have several layers of built up plaque that is difficult to remove. A colon cleanse will help break this plaque loose and flush it out of the body.
You can see that a body colon cleanse is not only beneficial, but actually necessary to your health. When you cleanse the colon internally, you will be setting many factors to the overall health of your body in order. A body colon cleanse is the first step to a thorough and complete internal cleansing.