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Constipation...
A Mild, Little Inconvenience Or A Serious Health Concern?
Most people talk
about constipation as a mild, little inconvenience...This is not
entirely true. To put it bluntly, if constipation is not addressed in
time it can slowly destroy a previously
healthy body.
We brush our teeth at
least 2-3 times per day (hopefully). We wash and clean the outside of
our bodies at least once every day. Many even wash their cars once a
week. Well how about the inside of our bodies? How often is it wise and
necessary to clean that part of our body (the Colon) that accumulates
more toxins, poisons, gases, old putrifying waste material, bad
bacteria, etc, etc, than any other part of the body?
Need proof?
Dr. Bernard Jensen,
one of America's foremost pioneering nutritionists and author of
numerous books on the subject, states it like this:
“The
fact of the matter is that constipation is the number
one affliction underlying nearly every ailment; it can
be imputed to be the initial, primary cause of nearly every disturbance
of the human system.” He goes on to say,
“In the 50 years
I’ve spent helping people to overcome illness, disability and
disease, it has become crystal clear that poor bowel
management (ie. Constipation) 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.”
These are powerful
words from Dr. Jensen and should at least make you aware that your
so-called “little” constipation problem, just may
be a significant health concern.
You see, what's so
dangerous about being constipated is that it's not a noticeable injury
like a broken bone or a cut or scrap. Constipation comes on slowly. You
don't notice it at first, or maybe you just brush off not going to the
bathroom thinking it's nothing, and then it slowly builds and builds.
You start feeling heavy, sick and bloated. You become more irritable.
You start taking pills or laxatives to get through the day, or you call
in sick to work.
You become so
accustomed to feeling tired, bloated, irritated, overweight, etc., and
you just don't suspect that your health is in danger. Or you may be on
medications to cover up such symptoms, never seeking the underlying
cause.
Living with this
regular or frequent constipation can be devastating... the bloating,
pain, straining, incomplete movements, and cramping. You're not alone...an
estimated 200 million people suffer from constipation
and do not have the required 1-3 bowel movements daily.
This problem can even
affect your emotional state. You can almost get to the point where you
don't want to do anything. You don't want to eat or go out because of
the constant discomfort.
Listen, we all know
pain and discomfort can really affect a person physically and
emotionally. But, did you ever stop to think... Why do I
have this constipation? What is this telling me?
The truth is, your
body is crying out..."SOMETHING'S WRONG HERE"!
You
Should Be Moving Your Bowels 1-3 Times A Day!
Maybe you feel that
your constipation isn't all that bad, but if you're not moving your
bowels 1-3 times a day...There's a definite problem.
Imagine having 1-3
easy, enjoyable bowel movements per day... no straining, no bloating.
Just easy, comfortable movements. What would that mean to you?
Good
Plumbing Vs. Bad Plumbing
Imagine for a second
that you have a 6-foot long pipe or tube in your house that carries
water from your sink to the sewer line. Good plumbing means that the
pipe is clear and all the water that goes down the sink gets through to
the sewer. No problems. No back-ups
Now what would happen
if that pipe became clogged with food particles or dirt? The water will
not get to the sewer efficiently, it may cause a clog and water may
back up into your sink. Not a good situation.
Right now, inside of
you, from the beginning of your large intestine to your rectum, there
is a 6-foot long tube responsible for getting all the waste out of your
body in the form of feces. When a person is constipated, the walls of
this tube are generally packed or lined with accumulated feces. The
average person, by the time they are 30 years old, in America, has
between 10 to 15 pounds of hard compacted fecal matter in their bowel.
Disgusting... YES. Sure it's disgusting but it's true. This causes BAD
PLUMBING to say the least!
It's
like trying to push a baseball through a garden hose.
You just can't move new fecal matter through a tube made smaller by
old, accumulated fecal waste.
This bad plumbing
causes extended periods of "intestinal overload" because your body
CAN'T respond to the immediate call of nature. In this condition, the
colon can neither absorb nor eliminate properly.
BOTTOM-LINE: A viscous
cycle ensues in which you feel like you have to go...nothing
moves...and more and more feces gets accumulated around this tube...on
and on and on...
WARNING!!
Why you will become seriously sick if you don't have regular bowel
movements...
When you have
constipation for a long time, you run the chance of becoming seriously
sick. Maybe not right away. This slow damaging process weakens your
body over a period of time. Its common sense that if your food stays
too long in your colon, you can expect rotting of fecal matter that...
- weakens
the colon walls and sets the stage for Diverticulosis, Irritable Bowel
Syndrome, Colitis, Cancer, Varicose veins, Hemorrhoids, etc.
- allows bad bacteria
to multiply and produce toxic gases and poisons, which enter the blood
stream and body organs
- changes
the required acidic condition of the colon to an alkaline condition
where bad bacteria multiply
- kills good bacteria
and provides a condition for yeast and parasites to multiply
- produces
toxins that move into your blood stream which affect the health of your
body and all of your organs and leads to a POLLUTED SYSTEM
Not Only
That...
Constipation has been implicated in the cause of numerous diseases and
disorders including:
Appendicitis (One of the most common abdominal emergencies in the U.S.
It has been estimated that more than 300,000 appendices are removed
each year in this country), Benign Tumors, Spastic Colon, and Crohn's
disease.
And
That's Not All...
Perhaps this doesn't surprise you. But take a look at the following
categories of diseases and disorders that can also be related either
directly or indirectly to the colon: Heart Disease, High Blood
Pressure, Stroke, Varicose Veins, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary
Embolism, Diabetes, Gall Stones, Kidney Stones, Obesity, Gout,
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Psoriasis, - Especially
Diabetes Mellitus, type II - "adult onset diabetes"; It has been
estimated that 3-10% of the population eventually develop known
diabetes and that a much greater proportion have the disease
undetected.
Now That We Know Constipation
Is A Serious Problem,
What Can We Do To Fix It?
Let's
first take a look at how most people are treating this condition...
If you were to go to your family doctor complaining about fatigue,
weight gain, hemorrhoids, gas, body odor, skin problems, headaches,
indigestion, depression, even abdominal pains, you'll probably hear
something along the lines of..."You are probably just
constipated. Here are some laxatives. Come back if that doesn't take
care of it."
This is serious
trouble waiting to happen!
Many conventional
doctors are under the misconception that having a bowel movement every
two or three days is sufficient and even "normal" for some. This is a
dangerous fallacy! A person with a healthy colon should in fact have two
to three bowel movements per day, or one for each meal
eaten. Elimination should be complete, fast and easy. The stool should
be light brown in color, long and large in diameter, "fluffy" in
texture and floating on top of the water. There should be no offensive
odor and it should break apart with the toilet flushing. Going to the
bathroom once every few days, sitting there straining for half-an-hour
and passing black, hard "pebbles" that drop to the bottom is not only
abnormal, it is also serious trouble waiting to happen
If you're not
eliminating approximately the same amount that you are eating, then
what do you think happens to the remainder? The accumulation of old,
hardened feces sticks to the colon walls, inhibiting its proper
function of absorbing the remaining nutrients from the fecal matter.
Instead it
is forced to absorb toxins from the build-up and from
the parasites that make this debris their breeding ground. The passage
through which the feces are forced to travel is also greatly reduced in
diameter so the stools become much narrower - even as thin as a pencil
sometimes.
This
constipation cycle can NOT be broken with conventional medical
treatments!
It's not getting to
the cause of your problem! Are those laxatives doing anything to change
the internal environment of your colon? When the laxatives stop
working, then what will you do? Did you know those laxatives, over an
extended period of time, actually weaken the muscles responsible for
moving toxins from your colon out of your body?
The number one, proven
way that has thousands of people finally living constipation-free is...
Colon
Hydrotherapy
Physician-supervised
colon hydrotherapy, or colonics, is a safe effective method of
treatment for various conditions. The therapeutic goals are to balance
body chemistry, eliminate waste and toxins, stimulate the immune
system, and restore proper tissue and organ function.
Most importantly,
colon hydrotherapy has the ability to get you on the road to ending
your struggle with constipation. Once and for all, you can have the
freedom and normalcy of regular bowel movements.
Colonics
Can Help YOU Even If:
You've tried
everything to ease your constipation and nothing has worked
You're so backed up
that you only move your bowels once a week or less
You've been suffering
with constipation for as long as you can remember
You have other
serious digestive issues
You want to regain
the comfort of regular bowel movements
A colonic cleanses the
entire five-foot length of the colon, unlike an enema, which cleanses
only the 8-12 inches of sigmoid colon. It strengthens the muscular tone
of the colon, re-establishing normal peristalsis. By cleaning the
colon, the body is able to assimilate certain food nutrients more
easily and as old, unhealthy matter leaves the colon, the opportunity
for the growth of important friendly bacteria increases.
When considering
colonics, some people have a tendency to become embarrassed, even
fearful. There is really no reason for this. This manifests because it
may all be "unknown" to you, you're not sure of what to expect.
So, to ease your
trepidation, here's...
WHAT TO
EXPECT:
The usual colonic
irrigation lasts about 45 minutes. All tubes are disposable. We use an
FDA-approved colonic machine with a sophisticated water filtration
system. After gentle insertion of the speculum (we show each client how
to insert the tubing-it is very simple), it is attached to two plastic
tubes. One brings the clean, filtered water into the body and the other
carries out the waste, gas, undigested foods, parasites, yeast, etc.
The therapist then adjusts the water pressure (very gentle flow) and
the temperature.
The process is an
alternating cycle of gently filling the colon with water and releasing.
During the session you are covered at all times. As the treatment
continues you may see mucus, gas, parasites, new and very old fecal
matter that has broken loose from the colon wall, or other waste
passing back into and through the clear glass viewing tube in the
machine. Our therapists are all trained, seasoned and experienced. They
will make you feel comfortable with the process and are there
throughout the session to assure you have best possible experience.
There is absolutely nothing to be embarrassed or nervous about.
Believe me when I
sincerely say...We have done this procedure thousands of times with
people from every walk of life and there is nothing to be ashamed of.
In fact, you will probably find colonic hydrotherapy to be surprisingly
relaxing. Most people do.
Colonic Hydrotherapy...A Royal
Treatment
Colonics have been
around in one form or another for thousands of years. In fact, there
are pictures on the walls of ancient Egyptian temples of servants
administering colonics to the Kings and Queens of the day. Is there any
doubt that this is truly a royal treatment?
This may
surprise you...In the 1800's and early part of the
1900's almost EVERY hospital and clinic in the U.S. was offering
colonics as an integral part of their wellness protocol. When the
pharmaceutical industry gained power in the mid-1900's colonics was
pushed to the background. Today, with colon cancer having become one of
the highest causes of death in the U.S. from cancer, Colon Hydrotherapy
is once again recognized as an important and vital part of regaining
and maintaining optimal health!
Why This Procedure May Not Be
For You...
Listen, all healthcare
procedures are not for everyone. There are several reasons this may not
be for you.
Colon hydrotherapy may
not be for you if...
You enjoy living with
the pain and discomfort of chronic constipation
You would rather
ingest medication that may have side effects
You prefer covering
up the symptoms, rather than getting to the cause of the problem
You would rather wait
for the slow yet definite process where constipation starts to effect
your overall health and well being
You feel as though
your medical doctor couldn't possibly be wrong...If she says you should
just take laxatives then that's what you'll do
You don't want to
waste time going to the bathroom 1-3 times a day...You have better
things to do
Your
Future
Let's stop for a
moment and think about your future. I want to be straight forward with
you and tell you the truth. This is not to scare you but I do want to
impress upon you the severity of your condition and where it's headed.
As we said before,
constipation is a slow process but it has a definite path. Your
condition will not miraculously get better on its own. And we know that
medication and laxatives will mask the symptoms but the condition will
remain. The reality of your situation is this: Your
constipation will continue to progress and worsen as you age possibly
leading to bigger health concerns. This is how
life works. This is reality. UNLESS...YOU choose to do something about
it right now!
Thanks for taking the
time to read this information about Constipation,
Colon Health and Colon Hydrotherapy. If you
still have any other questions please call our center and any of our
therapists will be happy to answer all of your questions. We look
forward to working with you in the days to come!!
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