Going Beyond the Cleanse

Cleansing is not a magic bullet, or a one-time thing.  It actually happens as you live a healthy lifestyle with a healthy diet.  A healthy diet is primarily plant food, living food.  Living food nourishes the cells that make up your body.  Occasional cleansing between stints of binge eating of dead, fast food, is not a path for good health.

Following are Excerpts from “Back to the Garden” magazine, March/April 2007.  Going Beyond the Cleanse by Michael Donaldson, PhD.

Constipation is a major issue in America. More than 4 million Americans have frequent constipation and spend $725 million on laxative products each year. Constipation is more than just annoying. If your colon isn’t working right, toxins tend to get reabsorbed by the body. Three separate studies among Japanese, African Americans, and Caucasians show that people who suffer from constipation or use laxatives very often have at least a 200 percent increased risk of colon cancer.

Along with constipation, several other common health issues in the intestinal tract (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, diverticular disease, hemorrhoids, and irritable bowel syndrome) affect about 16 million people in America.

So many of us have unhealthy digestive tracts. What do we do to regain our health in this area? The good news is that whatever helps our intestinal tract also helps the rest of the body, so it is a win-win situation. There isn’t one treatment for the heart, another for the lungs, a third for the immune system, and so on. What is healthy for one part is healthy for the whole body. What damages one part hurts the whole body.

Dr. Donaldson lists some major components in a healthy person’s life – going beyond the basic cleanse. It is the diet that supports colon health day in and day out.

  1. Exercise – this stimulates peristalsis and helps with all areas of our health.
  2. Fruits & Vegetables – essential for fiber, softer stools, finding up cholesterol, detoxifying chemicals from the liver, vitamins & minerals providing essential nutrition for the cells.
  3. Vegetable Juices – helps any inflammation in the bowel, where the lining in the GI tract can be replaced naturally in 4 days.
  4. Meat – bad for you, avoid it.
  5. Water – keep urine a pale pink color which indicates that you have consumed enough liquid.
  6. Flax – good source of soluble and insoluble fiber plus essential fatty acids and other antioxidant properties.
  7. Omega 3 Fats – fights inflammation in the body.
  8. Vitamin D – lack of Vitamin D has been related to some cancers and heart disease.
  9. Probiotics – beneficial bacteria are our first line of defense, strengthening the immune system, also aiding in fighting inflammation.
  10. Body, Soul, Spirit – Freedom and healing is having a deep relationship with Jesus Christ.

[Michael Donaldson, Ph.D. is Research Director of the Hallelujah Acres Foundation. His research studies have been published in many medical and nutrition journals, including BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Nutrition & Food Science, and Nutrition Journal.]

Note from Lyn:  My most recent constipation remedy is quite simple.  Anyone who has never gotten relief from the traditional constipation formulas can try this simple DIY recipe.

Creamsicle Constipation Remedy:

1 heaping teaspoon beet powder (often found in health food stores, or online)

1 rounded tsp magnesium (I use “Calm” powder)

1-2 tsp acacia fiber powder (found in health food stores)

Mix these 3 ingredients together and place in a large glass.  Add approx. 1/3 cup of lukewarm/warm water to begin activating the mixture.  The mixture will become a light pink foam.  Add approx. 1/2 cup of room temperature water and keep mixing.  Drink it down.  Chase it all down with another glass of water.

This is the most delicious constipation drink I have ever tasted.  I find it begins working right away and good results often happen by the next day.  I find that taking this Constipation mixture mid afternoon on an empty stomach works well.  I hope you find it as tasty and effective as I do!

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