Health Tips - Colon Cleansing
What juice will clean my colon of old fecal matter?
I've read that humans carry between 5 to 7 lbs
of caked fecal waste in their intestinal tracks
Believe it or not, but the best juice to cleanse
your colon is water!
When it comes to vegetables, the best vegetables
to juice to clean your colon are those that have a yin or cooling ability.
Constipation indicates your body is too hot. Let me explain...
First, to be honest, many people have more than 10 lbs of caked fecal matter.
John Wayne had something like 40 pounds and Elvis Presley had about the same,
if I remember correct. In fact, Elvis died sitting on the toilet. He had so
much compacted fecal matter that he literally gave himself a heart attack trying to force a bowel movement. Elvis isn't the only
person who has done this... may others have had the same problem.
You don't need expensive bowel cleansing programs. You just need to apply some
common sense in combination with the taking advantage of ancient wisdom.
First, you need to look at lifestyle. You need to eliminate as many processed foods as you can. These foods have no fiber and get stuck in
the body.
Second, realize the bowels need moisture to work properly. You can have all the
fiber in the world, but if you don't have moisture in the bowels, then the
fiber can't do very much. So you need to make sure you are drinking lots of
water... juice, tea, coffee, sodas, etc all do not constitute as water... you
need water and water by itself. Although tea has water in it, once you turn
it into tea, the constitution has changed and the body no longer recognizes the
tea as water. This same rule applies to juice, sodas, etc.
Third, foods that are high in yang (hot) energy will naturally burn the
moisture from the body. So even if you are drink lots of water, if you have too
much yang energy, then the water is burned up by the yang energy. Foods that
are high in yang energy include but are not limited to deep fried foods, BBQ /
grilled foods, alcohol and other foods like green peppers, garlic, ginger, spicy foods,
etc.
Taking all of this into account. What you need is to ensure you are drinking
lots of water, getting sufficient fiber by eating whole foods and/or even
taking a fiber supplement... not eating too many yang foods while having foods
that are slightly more yin (cooling) so the moisture stays in the bowels. But
if you have too much yin energy then instead of constipation, you will have
loose bowel movements and even bowel movements that appear diarrhea like in
nature.
Licorice tea is excellent for helping to bring moisture to the bowels.
Additionally, the yogis of India say that licorice creates a scent that attracts women
(possibly another bonus!).
More than juice, what you need to do is think of some foods to eat to help
cleanse the bowels. Apples, melons and papaya are some fruits that come to mind to help cleanse the
bowels. Papaya is a great cleanser but I wouldn't have it all the time because
papaya can also create too much dampness in the body.
Drink green tea instead of coffee... green tea has a slight cooling effect on
the body whereas coffee is a factor in constipation.
Eat vegetables like carrots, corn, squash, bamboo shoots and
definitely eat some zucchini (or any squash
for that matter)... one of the best natural cleansers is zucchini though. Beets also do good too. Beets can really help to purge the
bowels of old fecal matter but don't be surprised if your bowel movements or
urine turn red after eating beets. But I would focus less on juicing and more
on the foods you eat because that way you get fiber too.
Sure, the vegetables you juice will have an impact, but it's diet and lifestyle
that will have the biggest impact on constipation, cleaning and preventing fecal matter from compacting
within the colon.
You will know when your body has enough moisture in the bowels and fiber
because the bowels movements will be relatively easy and the actual bowel
movement itself will create a coil like shape.
Eliminate those hot (yang) foods, incorporate some cooling foods... and eat
some whole grains such as brown rice.
Also, it's worth noting that cold drinks and cold foods can lead to
constipation.
Believe it or not, but cold drinks and foods make your body hot. Thus burning
up moisture in the body. The reason why is because when you have something
cold, while it may be refreshing to your mouth, as soon as it lands in your
stomach, your stomach needs to warm the food or drink. To do this, the body
pushes lots blood to your stomach. Of course, this then robs other parts of
your body of blood. But it also robs your body of moisture. Cold foods and
drinks should be avoided.
Please also remember that the colon is a muscle. When you have old fecal matter
stuck in your colon, it becomes like cement along your colon wall. It prevents
the colon muscle from squeezing. In turn, this contributes to a lazy
(weak) colon which in turn makes the constipation issue worse.
So we want to ensure we are drinking enough water because that's what really
begins to allow the old fecal matter to be removed. It's not a quick process to
clean out the colon, but it is not a difficult thing to do either.
Constipation is more of a lifestyle issue... juice has an impact, but if you
fail to fix the lifestyle, the constipation will just continue. Just make some
of the minor changes / adjustments above and I am sure you will notice a huge
difference.
One last thought, try to get to sleep early... around 10 PM is good... 11 PM is
acceptable, but any time you go to sleep after midnight, you make your body hot
by stressing the hormones and adrenal glands... meaning you burn more moisture
in the body.
Ultimately, become aware of the visible and hidden factors that lead to
constipation.
Colon cancer is one of the easiest cancers to prevent!