Simple
Changes #38
Consider a Bowel Cleanse
‘Sir, I suggest your motives here
are totally intestinal!’ – toilet graffiti
‘Most people who eat the standard American ‘goo and glue’
diet have about 5-10 pounds of matter stored in the colon.’ – USA Today, 11th January 1999
‘Of all the polite topics of conversation, the state of
one’s intestines is probably at the bottom of most people’s lists. Let’s face
it: Irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, gas, diverticulitis and colon
cancer are simply not things we like to discuss. And yet, as the old expression
goes, death begins in the colon. Don’t believe it? Ask any coroner. Autopsies
often reveal colons that are plugged up to 80 percent with waste material.’
– Vegetarian Times, March 1998
‘Through my 25 years in medical practice and
healthcare… I have come to believe that the cleansing/detoxification process is
the missing link in Western nutrition and one of the keys to real healing. I
have seen hundreds of patients over the years transform regular or persistent
illness into health and greatly improved vitality.’ – Elson M. Haas, MD
NOT NICE, I KNOW
During the years I have reported
on health issues, I’ve spoken with literally hundreds of doctors around the
world. One of the most common statements they make? The key to long-term health is a clean, well-functioning digestive
system. Of course, with our drug-predominant medical culture, neglect of
the basics is virtually assured:
Optimum Nutrition - Real food
Optimum Hydration - Real water
Optimum Absorption - A clean, well functioning digestive system
Optimum Assimilation -
Adequate vitamins, minerals, etc.
Optimum Elimination – Regular, efficient bowel movements
These five make up the metabolic
processes by which the body replenishes itself with nutrients, repairs damage,
bolsters immunity and eliminates waste. At the heart of this wondrous creation
is the digestive system, whose chronic problems can bear grave ramifications
for every organ of the body:
STOMACH AND BOWEL
CANCER
CROHN’S DISEASE
(REGIONAL ENTERITIS)
ULCERATIVE
COLITIS
LEAKY GUT
SYNDROME
DIVERTICULOSIS,
DIVERTICULITIS
DYSBIOSIS
IRRITABLE BOWEL
SYNDROME (IBS)
COELIAC DISEASE
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
Chief
Causes of Digestive Diseases
·
Gluten/gliaden
damage from wheat, barley, rye and oat products
·
Bacterial
and/or mycoplasmic (fungal) infections
·
Small intestine
bacterial overgrowths (SIBOs), brought on by low digestive enzyme output and
excess histamine
·
Processed diets
·
Too much
refined sugar and grains (a high percentage of western grains, stored in silos,
are contaminated with aspergillus
moulds)
·
Too little
fibre
·
Clogged or
damaged villi receptors in the intestine preventing adequate nutrient
absorption
·
A generally
acidic, anaerobic internal environment, resulting in an inadequate immune
system response
·
Antibiotic
abuse
·
General drug
abuse
·
Poor water
intake
In her
best-selling book, Internal
Cleansing, Dr Linda Berry, a chiropractor and clinical nutritionist,
summarises the symptoms of self-poisoning as follows:
‘If you experience any of the
following symptoms, you may be experiencing autointoxication (a process whereby
you are poisoned by substances produced by your own body as a result of
inadequate digestion and elimination), and therefore you might want to consider
some type of internal cleansing program:
·
Allergy
or intolerance to certain foods
·
Bad
breath and foul-smelling gas and stools
·
Constipation,
diarrhoea, sluggish elimination, irregular bowel movements
·
Frequent
congestion, colds, viruses
·
Flatulence
or gas and frequent intestinal disorders
·
Frequent
headaches for no apparent reason
·
General
aches and pains that migrate from one place to another
·
Intolerance
to fatty foods
·
Low
energy; loss of vitality for no apparent reason
·
Lower
back pain
·
Lowered
resistance to infections
·
Needing
to sleep a long time
·
Pain in
your liver or gall bladder
·
Premenstrual
syndrome (PMS), breast soreness, vaginal infections
·
Skin
problems, rashes, boils, pimples, acne
Candida Albicans
… a usually benign and beneficial bowel yeast, can also be a troublemaker. When fed a
constant diet of its favourite totty, glucose (derived not only from sucrose,
but from bread, potatoes, sweets, alcohol, rice, etc.) and housed in its ideal
environment of acidic, oxygen-repelling, fermentation-rich tissues and ductal
structures, it multiplies prolifically and can damage healthy cells, producing
toxins that compromise the body’s own immune defences in conditions such as
‘candidiasis’, sometimes referred to as ‘the yeast syndrome’.
Gary Carlsen, of the
US Candida Wellness Center, told me in Denver: ‘The majority who have Candida do not realise they have it until they
become seriously ill. The symptoms are so numerous and seemingly unrelated that
it is very perplexing to both doctor and patient. Candida albicans is an
incredible destroyer of health and is the missing link in understanding many of
our modern-day diseases and poor health conditions. Candida robs the body of
its nutrition and poisons the tissues with its toxins.’
Those suffering from
candidiasis may have a history of use of antibiotics, prednisone or
other cortisone-type drugs. They are bothered by tobacco smoke and perfumes.
They can feel spacey or ‘not quite there’, variously suffering menstrual
irregularities, endometriosis, spots in front of eyes, diarrhoea, constipation, chaotic bowel movements, muscle aches and
prostatitis.
Associated
Complaints
Irritable bowel
syndrome, eczema, psoriasis, depression, irritability, pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS),
cancer, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis,
chronic fatigue syndrome (ME),
leaky gut syndrome, oesophageal reflux, lupus, gout, Crohn’s disease, hyperactivity,
infertility, herpes, chlamydia, Alzheimer’s, scleroderma, Raynaud’s disease, kidney stones, Cushing’s disease.
Causes
of Candida Overgrowths
Parasites, yeast, fungi and bacteria invariably proliferate
in moist, warm zones, especially when beneficial gut flora are killed by:
·
Antibiotics and
other drugs
·
Malnutrition
·
Constant cooked
food devoid of enzymes
·
An acidic diet [1]
·
Cigarette
smoking
·
Fluoridated and
chlorinated water consumption
·
Antacids
·
Excess sugar
and high-glycaemic carbohydrate intake
Detoxifying the digestive tract and replenishing the intestinal micro-flora can help:
·
Prevent illness
·
Improve your physical appearance
·
Control or eliminate yeast overgrowths
·
Boost your emotional well-being
·
Sharpen your mental capabilities
·
Give you better, more complete digestion
·
Eliminate unhealthy food addictions &
allergies
·
Help reduce or attain your ideal body weight
·
Help reduce the effects of ageing
Dr Bernard Jensen,
D.C., Ph.D., a world-renowned author of many popular health books, states: ‘In
the 50 years I’ve spent helping people to overcome illness, disability and
disease, it has become crystal clear that poor bowel management lies at the
root of most people’s health problems. In treating over 300,000 patients, it is
the bowel that invariably has to be cared for first before any effective
healing can take place.’
If you would like a simple program to cleanse and revitalise
the bowel, obtain a copy of my booklet, Digestive Heath.[2]
The goal is to help kill parasites and
fungal/yeast infections, clear out the bowel, and replenish with healthy
probiotics, the beneficial beasties which restore digestive balance. The
program lasts one month, with the active, flushing phase during the first two
weeks.
Copyright © Phillip Day 2006. Extracted from Simple Changes, Your 100
Ways to a Happier, Healthier Life
RESOURCES
- Phillip Day’s
Digestive
Health booklet
- Colonics
– magnesium oxide bowel flush powder (EClub members also get Digestive
Health free)
- Colonics
starter pack
- Vitamin
C plus bioflavonoids powder
- Allicin
capsules
- Wormwood
- Echinacea/Astragalus
- Essiac Tea
- Simple Changes, Your 100 Ways to a Happier, Healthier Life