Boost Your Digestive Health with Safe Colon Cleansing
Safe colon cleansing is more than simply taking a laxative, purgative or enema and passing a bowel motion. Many people use products such as laxatives or purgatives when they think they need a 'good clean out' and they have come to think of these as cleansing their colon. Using laxatives, purgatives or enemas are short term measures for a complex problem and they can cause harm. Safe colon cleansing involves altering/improving what enters the colon as well as enhancing the function of the colon itself. Proper colon cleansing aims to effectively remove the toxins that enter the body and are produced by the body as a part of digestion as well as removing toxins that are stored in the body. These cannot be achieved by the use of laxatives, purgatives or enemas alone. Proper colon cleansing enhances digestion by making sure that the small and large intestines work effectively - thus enabling the breakdown of food, absorption of nutrients and efficient removal of toxic waste material.
The colon or large intestine is one part of the digestive system. It stores and then removes wastes that our body is unable to digest - it is the stage in digestion that is immediately before elimination via the rectum and anus. It is too simple, however, to see the colon as just a storage and removal unit. It also plays a vital role in various aspects of digestion. The colon contains many bacteria. Over 400 species of bacteria weighing almost 4 pounds (1.5 kilos) live in the digestive tract of healthy humans. Live bacteria make up about 30% of the mass of a stool. Some of these bacteria are potentially harmful and can cause disease. However many are friendly and have a beneficial effect in our bodies. They:
Lower the pH making the environment unsuitable for antibiotic resistant bacterial strains and 'supergerms' and infections in people who have a compromised immune system.
Manufacture B vitamins (biotin, B3, B5, B6, folic acid and B12) and vitamin K. The also influence the digestion of vitamins A, B and K.
Encourage the peristaltic movement of the colon so that the material can pass through and this be eliminated.
Help to reduce high blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.
Help to manage high stress levels and food cravings.
Help to eliminate bad breath.
Help to balance sex hormone levels and enhances fertility.
Produce lactic acid and enhance the digestibility of foods.
Assist in the prevention of osteoporosis.
Ferment the indigestible dietary fiber to produce butyric acid - this is the main energy source for the cells of the colon. Low butyric acid levels have been associated with inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer.
Enhancing the function of beneficial bacteria is a part of proper colon cleansing. This will assist with many functions of the colon but it is only are part of the process involved. Improving the digested nature of the material that enters the colon is another part. The material that enters the colon from the small intestines needs to be well digested or there will be a 'clogging' in the colon itself. Similarly if there is clogging in the colon - for what ever reason, then the progress of food through the small intestines will also be influenced - disrupting the overall digestive process.
The small intestine is where the main processes of digestion take place. The small intestine has three distinct parts - the duodenum (just after the stomach), the jejunum and the ileum (which connects with the colon). The lining of the small intestines has many tiny folds called villi. It is over the surface of these folds that nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. The villi produce enzymes to help absorb nutrients. If the small intestine is not working properly it can lead to multiple nutritional deficiencies. The villi also play an important role in blocking the absorption of substances that the body does not want - such as chemicals, bacterial products, large food molecules that have not been completely broken down. Some foods and drugs such as anti-inflammatory drugs will make the villi more permeable to unwanted substances. The body then responds to these substances with an immune response. This immune response is linked to conditions such as food sensitivities, arthritis, skin problems migraine headaches and chronic fatigue syndrome. Proper and safe colon cleansing will address these issues and ensure that the substances entering the large intestine are properly digested and the nutrients needed by the body are absorbed.
Proper colon cleansing enhances digestion by making sure that the small and large intestines work effectively - thus enabling the breakdown of food, absorption of nutrients and efficient removal of toxic waste material. This process requires more than taking a laxative, purgative or enema and passing a bowel motion.
Discover how to properly cleanse internally to gain and maintain your health. Get your copy of Safe Colon Cleansing: Your Good Health Guide and begin now. Then get on with really enjoying life.
27.07.2007. 20:10
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