Maintaining Colon Health
How to Maintain Your Health and Vitality Through Internal Cleansing
Understanding that our quality of life is determined by our daily choices, we have the power to improve our health and well-being quickly and dramatically. Optimum nutrition is a key factor, but our health depends not only on what nutrients we eat, but how much of those nutrients are absorbed and how well and regularly the body's waste products are eliminated.
With the proper use of cleansing and detoxification we can maintain health and vitality, even as we age.
Each year the average American consumes 150 lbs of sugar and 566 cans of soft drinks (“liquid candy”) (1) . According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that is equal to “52 teaspoonfuls of added sugars per person per day.” (2) Can you imagine yourself sitting at the kitchen table gobbling down 52 teaspoons of white sugar – every single day? Well, that's exactly what most of us are doing without even realizing it!
Of course detoxification should not be limited to the colon. It is just as important to detoxify the liver, kidneys, arteries, and in general, every cell in the body. But internal cleansing must start with the colon, because if this region is kept unclean, it will contaminate every other part of the system.
The importance of internal cleansing can best be summed up in the words of Dr. Paul Bragg, one of the “fathers” of natural medicine in the U.S. and the author of dozens of highly successful health books:
With the proper use of cleansing and detoxification we can maintain health and vitality, even as we age.
Each year the average American consumes 150 lbs of sugar and 566 cans of soft drinks (“liquid candy”) (1) . According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that is equal to “52 teaspoonfuls of added sugars per person per day.” (2) Can you imagine yourself sitting at the kitchen table gobbling down 52 teaspoons of white sugar – every single day? Well, that's exactly what most of us are doing without even realizing it!
Of course detoxification should not be limited to the colon. It is just as important to detoxify the liver, kidneys, arteries, and in general, every cell in the body. But internal cleansing must start with the colon, because if this region is kept unclean, it will contaminate every other part of the system.
The importance of internal cleansing can best be summed up in the words of Dr. Paul Bragg, one of the “fathers” of natural medicine in the U.S. and the author of dozens of highly successful health books:
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