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Beth — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:09:24 +0000

Detoxification

Detoxification is very important to cleansing your colon. It should be done 1 to 2 times per year, depending on how bad your diet is, where you live and your overall habits in general. Detoxification can be described as the process of clearing toxins from an individual’s body while neutralizing the toxins at the same time. Most of the toxins we get come from the food we eat, drug use and environmental factors.

Psyllium Husk

In order to properly detoxify, one must make dietary and lifestyle changes. These types of changes will allow the person to reduce their intake of toxins while improving elimination. Avoiding chemicals from foods and other sources, as well as refined sugar, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and many drugs, can help to minimize the toxin load.

Probiotics can also be very beneficial to helping an individual cleanse his or her colon properly.

Cleansing Your Colon Naturally

If you plan on cleansing your colon naturally, it’s important that you follow instructions exactly and precisely. You’ll need to put together a proper colon cleansing diet and may consider taking some colon cleansing supplements. Certain herbs are known to kill parasites and intestinal worms. Some herbs contain digestive enzymes and naturally contain Probiotics, which are known as beneficial bacteria. Some herbs benefit the liver, gallbladder and the intestines. Some herbs to consider include psyllium husk or psyllium seeds, cascara Sagrada, slippery elm and flax seed.

Removing waste from your colon is a good place to start. Typically, an American diet holds up to eight meals of undigested food and waste material within the colon. A high fiber diet tends to only hold three meals, rather than eight.

Constipation and Diarrhea

Constipation and diarrhea are good indications of colon problems. More serious problems, such as cancer and immune system dysfunctions typically begin with a toxic bowel. Having regular bowel movements is extremely important. People who have a healthy functioning colon should be having a bowel moving three or more times a day.

When we have issues with constipation and diarrhea, the inner walls of our colon become impacted and encrusted with hardened and dried fecal matter. This can cause many problems for us.

Dietary fiber is extremely important when it comes to cleansing our colon. Dietary fiber can be divided into two basic categories: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber dissolves in water and insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water. Both provide bulk in the large intestine, encouraging regular bowel movements. The digestive system can benefit greatly from soluble fiber.

Psyllium, oat bran, apple pectin and guar gum all have the ability to lower blood cholesterol levels, which is a positive thing. Psyllium is excellent for various digestive problems. It can help combat digestive problems such as constipation, diarrhea, diverticular disease and colitis. Many people use it as part of a colon cleansing program and it may be used to help prevent colon cancer. While we are alive, it is estimated that we consume somewhere around 90,000 pounds of food and 55,000 quarts of liquid. For most Americans, most of that food and drink consists of hamburgers, sodas, cakes, cookies, pastries, potato chips, ice cream and pizza; not exactly a healthy way of looking at things. Many of these foods are to blame for digestive issues.

If we eat a diet high in fat and low in fiber, this slows our intestinal transit times down, which eventually affects our digestion. By making sure we eat a diet full of healthy fiber and low in fat, we will be aiding our digestive tract while ensuring regular bowel movements.

Supplements for Colon Cleansers

Beth — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:04:57 +0000

The colon is used to eliminate waste from your body. Therefore, it is important to keep it healthy and clean. If not, it can become overworked and clogged, making elimination difficult.

In keeping the colon healthy, there are many different supplements available.

Probiotics are dietary supplements or foods that contain beneficial or good bacteria, which is like the bacteria normally found in your body. Probiotics help to reduce the amount of toxic chemicals in your body including bacteria and fungus. Probiotics can be taken as a vitamin supplement or they can be found in such foods as yogurt, fermented and unfermented milk, some juices and soy drinks. Probiotics are best taken twice a day, thirty minutes prior to eating.

Milk thistle is a powerful supplement for detox. Milk thistle actually supports the liver, but this is helpful for a detox in general. Milk thistle is helpful if you consume excessive amounts of alcohol or fat in your diet. This can also help your colon as alcohol and fat can create problems for the colon.

Fiber supplements are probably your best bet when it comes to colon health. If you are not getting enough fiber in your diet, you can take supplements. A fiber supplement can help your body maintain your cardiovascular system by fueling its natural cleansing system. Along with colon health, studies have also shown that daily fiber supplements lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, reduce inflammation, and prevent your arteries from hardening.

There have been numerous studies that show that fiber can help prevent colorectal cancer. A recent National Institutes of Health study concluded that fiber from grains and whole grain foods helped reduce the risk of intestinal cancer and lower gastrointestinal cancers.

Further, there has been a large focus lately on the acai berry. It is being marketed as a dietary supplement that has many benefits, which include improved digestion, increased energy and a detox aid. The Acai berry is sold in tables or powder for making drinks.

Another thing you can try is fennel. It is a natural diuretic. It can rid your body of excess water and strengthen the walls of the bladder.

Another possibility is birch extracts, which are also detoxifying. Birch can be taken in a pill or vitamin type form.

Finally, Vitamin D is a supplement that may help with digestion and may reduce cancer risks. Your body produces acid to digest food; however, in high amounts this digestive acid can be cancerous. Studies have shown that Vitamin D can help your body alleviate some of this acid before it can lead to colon cancer. Vitamin D also helps protect against other types of cancer, helps your heart, strengthens your bones by helping your body use calcium, and boosts your immune system function.

In using these various supplements, you can help keep your colon healthy. The supplements all have different benefits which may also include other health benefits along with the colon.

When is a Candida cleanse needed and how do you do it?

Beth — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:53:27 +0000

Candida can live in the small intestines, where the good bacteria fights against the bad bacteria. However, at some point, the bad bacteria leads to an overgrowth of yeast or Candida and the healthy bacteria cannot survive.

A colon cleanse will help remove the toxic wastes, including the yeast overgrowth.

There are many types of colon cleansing for Candida. One such example is the use of probiotics, which can be considered the opposite of antibiotics. If you have yeast in your colon, you may not be getting all of the necessary nutrients from the food you are eating. If this is the case, you may have bloating, abdominal discomfort and flatulence.

However, there is a probiotic supplement to help restore the normal balance to your colon. This probiotic is Lactobacillus acidophilus, which helps prevent continued growth of yeast in the gastrointestinal tract. In using this probiotic, you are re-populating the colon with healthy bacteria, which will minimize intestinal symptoms.

Lactobacillus can also prevent food allergies. In taking this supplement, it decreases the production of antibodies that the body produces and therefore in turn reducing allergic reactions. If you have food allergies, you may also unknowingly have chronic Candida. As treatment, you should take a probiotic, especially if you are taking antibiotics.

Along with a probiotic, there are numerous multivitamins and supplements you can take to maintain digestive health and monitor a yeast overgrowth. First, you can start with a multi-vitamin that contains Vitamin A, beta-carotene, and Vitamin C for overall health. You can also add in the following supplements, which each have their own benefits:

Antioxidants – help the body deal with toxic by-products and improve immune functioning
Organic germanium – to aid in immune support and improve gut mucosa
Magnesium – it has been shown that individuals with magnesium deficiency may have chronic yeast overgrowth
Vitamin B, including biotin – to assist in replacing diminished colon bacteria
Coenzyme Q10 – to actually treat yeast overgrowth
Echinacea – to enhance immune system activity

One of the best supplements to dislodge and kill Candida is flaxseed oil. It is an essential fatty acid with antioxidant properties.

Finally another cleansing supplement is hydrochloric tablets. These should be taken with means, as they help to effectively break down food to better use the proteins, vitamins and minerals within the foods. Hydrochloric acid is already occurring in your stomach and works to kill harmful bacteria found in food. If you have low stomach acid, you may experience intestinal distress or food allergies. The supplements can help.

The last thing you should be aware of in cleansing your body of Candida is that these Candida cells are tough cells with a strong barrier. Because of this the antifungal medications that are supposed to relieve them may not be able to penetrate the cells. In order to prevent this, the medications can be taken with a digestive enzyme with cellulose. This enzyme will break down the yeast cells. Once the yeast cells are broken down, the medication will be able to work to rid your body of the yeast.

What are probiotics?

Beth — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:39:11 +0000

Colon health is of vital importance, as the colon has the important job of absorbing the necessary nutrients from your food and then in turn eliminating waste from your body.

Young woman eating yogurt

Your body is susceptible to many different kinds of bacteria.

This bacteria can create extensive problems for you colon and your digestive system in ways such as diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome or even ulcers. Some of these conditions can be counteracted or at least improved if you have some healthy bacteria. This healthy bacteria can be in the form of probiotics.

Probiotics are dietary supplements or foods that contain beneficial or good bacteria, which is like the bacteria normally found in your body.

Probiotics can be taken as a vitamin supplement or they can be found in such foods as yogurt, fermented and unfermented milk, some juices and soy drinks. As colon and digestive health has become so popular, there are now specific foods that contain probiotics, such as Dannon’s Activia yogurt.

Research has been shown that probiotics may help:

Treat diarrhea, especially following treatment with certain antibiotics
Prevent and treat vaginal yeast infections and urinary tract infections
Treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Reduce bladder cancer recurrence
Shorten the duration of intestinal infections
Prevent and treat inflammation following colon surgery
Prevent eczema in children

Additionally, probiotics are vital to proper development of the immune system, to protection against microorganisms that could cause disease, and to the digestion and absorption of food and nutrients. For example, when you take antibiotics, you are essentially ridding your body of all of the bacteria. In turn this may rid you of good bacteria, while on antibiotics you may become more susceptible to yeast infections, diarrhea or cramping. In using a probiotic, you may be able to counterbalance the bacteria and stay healthy.

You can obtain probiotics mostly from your foods, as explained above mostly dairy products of yogurt and milk. However, you can also buy probiotics in tablet or powder form.

Probiotics are sustainable within your body. Once they are ingested, in whatever form, they will sustain themselves in your intestine until they are destroyed by antibiotics or some other matter. There is no recommended daily intake of probiotics, especially since they are able to sustain for longer periods of time than a normal medication may be able to.

Probiotics can be given to children and infants. In fact, some of the baby formulas may already contain probiotics.

There are many kinds of probiotics that may have different benefits. Depending on the type of probiotic, you will have to determine the best time of day to take them. Some may be taken before meals, some at bedtime and some with water. For example if the probiotics are taken before eating, they may not be ingested in the right time to be actually implanted in the intestinal tract. To learn this, you will either read the directions on the supplements you purchase or you can consult your physician for the right direction for you.

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