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Alternative Ways to Keep Your Colon Healthy
As you explore the world of alternative and herbal health care, you'll find
yourself frequently coming across remedies which involve
colon cleansing and support.
Because the colon plays a critical role in the everyday operation of your
body, when many problems occur in the body they can often be traced back to
problem in the colon itself.
Something many people don't seem to realize, is that many diseases and chronic
conditions are actually a result of other problems. Too often when someone is
sick, they try to treat the symptoms of that sickness instead of trying to
resolve whatever underlying causes are actually creating the problem.
When you have a fever for example, you won't usually fix that problem by
putting an ice pack on your head, right? Instead, there is something else
wrong inside your body that's causing the increased temperature. Time has
taught us that usually there is some kind of bacteria or infection inside the
body, and our body has elevated it's temperature to try and burn those germs
out.
And the same applies to many other illnesses. What happens as a result of the
illness is not usually the actual cause of the illness, so treating those
symptoms will do little to solve the problems.
Now, the colon is a major organ in our body. It averages about six feet long,
and it's primary function is to carry out toxins and wastes. The liver
actually filters those toxins and bacteria, then sends them to the colon for
disposal. The colon proceeds to move everything along it's entire length,
eventually expelling that waste out the rectum.
If the colon is not healthy however, or it's blocked by dry, old waste build
up, the waste can sit around for far too long. And over time, that stagnated
waste will often start leaking toxins through the thin colon walls, back into
our blood stream. This causes the rest of the body to have major problems,
because they're effectively being poisoned by these leaking wastes.
Now the best way to keep your colon healthy, is to drink plenty of water and
make sure you get enough fiber in your daily diet. The water will keep the
stools soft and easy to move through the colon completely, and the fiber
provides the bulk our colon needs to help move everything through efficiently
too.
When health issues and sicknesses are severe enough, the fastest way to start
healing is to do an enema. This flushes a lot of the old dry build up from the
colon quickly, which allows your body to start dumping the extra toxins
faster. Many people are uncomfortable with the idea of doing an enema however,
and that's ok too. There are several herbs which work wonderfully for helping
the colon start getting rid of built up wastes and toxins. Using the herbs can
take a little longer than an enema treatment will, but they will work.
Cascara Sagrada is an herbal laxative for instance, that can help cleanse the
colon. This herb also stimulates the bile production of the liver, which helps
to speed up the removal of toxins from the body. Garlic is an herb that kills
and expels parasites, which is often needed when a colon cleanse is needed.
Colon cleansing is a topic you will come across frequently when researching
alternative remedies for various ailments, so we'll cover it in more detail
with future articles.
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