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A Guide to Starting a Homemade Colon Cleansing Diet |
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Written by Sara K Gidson
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Thursday, 20 March 2008 |
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The colon is an essential part of your body's digestive system. If it becomes clogged, the body is no longer able to remove waste, toxins and bacteria. These unhealthy waste products begin to accumulate inside the colon and are recycled back into your body, causing them to affect other organs in the body.
by SaraKGidson
The colon is an essential part of your body's digestive system. If it becomes clogged, the body is no longer able to remove waste, toxins and bacteria. These unhealthy waste products begin to accumulate inside the colon and are recycled back into your body, causing them to affect other organs in the body.
Therefore, a blocked colon can cause many symptoms you may not be aware of, such as:
1. Bad body odor
2. Reduced appetite
3. Problems with weight
4. Foul smelling breath
5. Slow down in energy
6. Gas
7. Bad moods
8. Weaker immune system
These symptoms serve to illustrate why it is important to ensure that your colon is clean . To cleanse your colon, you can use the many colon cleansing products which are available on the market today. Before using these products however, you need to ensure that you have done your research.
While many people use colon cleansing products to cleanse their colon, an alternative is to use a homemade colon cleansing diet. This will not be effective as some of the products available but will give you a long, slow gentle cleanse. With the correct ingredients, a homemade colon cleansing diet can effectively cleanse your colon, ensuring that you feel refreshed and renewed.
The first ingredient you should start consuming is some sort of priobiotics. These can be found in the many yogurts at your local supermarket. Priobiotics will increase the good bacteria found in your digestive tract and help combat the bad bacteria and toxins that can be inside your colon.
Fiber is the second ingredient you should begin to consume more of. Fiber will encourage more bowl movements and help remove built up waste. Psylluim powder is high in fiber but you can also begin to consume high fiber foods to boost your intake.
The third step is to change your diet to one that is more balanced and healthy. To do this, you need to start eating more vegetables, whole grains and fresh fruits. Also, you should increase you intake of water to 6-8 glasses per day.
The final step is to start adding specific colon cleansing ingredients to your homemade colon cleansing diet. Foods that will help in increasing your bowl movements are lemon juice, grape juice, apple cider vinegar and cayenne. Herbs that will also help and you may want to try aloe leaf, cascara sargrada, ginger, cayenne pepper and senna. These herbs and foods can be combined in drinks, added to meals or consumed separately.
In summary, a homemade colon cleansing diet can be a cheap alternative to using a colon cleansing product. Once you have finished your diet you will need to keep the foods that you eat balanced and healthy to ensure that your colon stays cleansed. You may also wish to investigate using a specific colon cleansing product if you are wanting a more thorough colon cleanse.
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