The Greatest Benefit Of Colon Cleansing

One of the stories that has been bantered around after JohnWaynes death from Cancer was that at his autopsy they removedover 35 pounds of impacted fecal matter from his colon. It is hard to discern if this is urban legend or fact. However,if this is true you can certainly understand how this wastecould have adversely affected his health. How much undigested food and waste material is being held inyour colon? When we think of cleansing we have to keep in mind that thebody has seven channels of elimination. Just like you wouldclean your entire house you should also undertake a regimen ofcleansing all of your channels of elimination. These channelsare the liver, lungs, lymphatic system, blood, skin, colon andkidneys. A cleanse which focuses on only one of the channels ofelimination is akin to deciding that you are only going to cleanthe closets in your house. A constipated colon is one in which the transit time of food ismore than 24 hours. Transit time is the length of time it takesfor food to enter the mouth and exit the rectum. The basicprinciple of good digestive health is that you should put foodin and wihin 24 hours that food should come out as waste. The naturopathic perspective is that the longer the transittime of food, the longer these toxins stay in our digestivetract which permits proteins to putrefy, fats to get rancid,and carbohydrates to ferment. Regardless how you look at it this cannot be healthy for yourbody. The longer your body is exposed to these toxins in yourintestines, the greater the risk of developing disease. Stop and think about this. If you have only one bowel movement per day, you will have allof the other meals that you ate over the last 24 hoursputrefying in your intestines. This is called intoxification.It is poisoning from within. The inability to purge toxins fromour systems. What we all need to understand is that the reason whyconstipation is dangerous to our health is that our bodies aredesigned to absorb whatever is in the digestive tract. If youput good healthy nutrition there the body will absorb it.Likewise, if you put putrefying, toxic waste there the bodywill absorb that as well. The best way to start a cleansing program is by cleansing yourcolon. After you begin your colon cleansing program you mightalso want to consider maintenance program with colonhydrotherapy. Talk to your Doctor for guidance and suggestions on things youcan do to maintain optimal health.About The Author: Charles O. Palmerson is the webmaster forhttp://www.eConstipation.com an online Constipation InformationResource created to resolve poor digestive health.