DETOX For Better Health By: Dr. Wallace V. Nelson ND

Many holistic health experts believe that much of the degenerative disease that faces Americans is due in large part to the presence of toxic chemicals in nearly everything that we eat, drink and breathe. In order to start to get well, the first step is to cleanse the body through Detoxification. This is accomplished through a total body cleansing program, which cleans the liver, bowels, kidneys, and the blood supply. It helps restore the peristaltic action of the colon, and helps to rid the body of mucus, toxins and waste materials. These materials often become trapped in the colon, in some cases for many years. A successful cleanse is achieved through a three-day liquid detoxification and accompanying supplementation that will replace the normal diet and clean the body systems. This is the way to treat degenerative symptoms without drugs or chemicals, and to begin the journey to better health.

THE ROLE OF THE COLON IN HEALTH

Almost every chronic disease is due to the influence of bacterial poisons diffusing into the body systems from the intestine. 95% of all degenerative disease begins in one organ of the body — the colon. It is often possible to recognize the progression of poor health and find that generally all degenerative disease can be traced back to lifestyle and a toxic colon and body. The opposing side of this argument is that by lifestyle change and beginning at the source (the colon) to restore health, one can reverse degenerative symptoms. Dramatic changes in health occur simply by following a cleansing lifestyle.

The colon is part of the large intestine of the body and acts as the disposal system for human body waste. Much of what we eat, drink, breathe, and most of what our body is trying to slough off (such as atrophied tissue or dead cell growth), is eliminated out of the colon. The parts of the colon include an ascending colon, a transverse colon, a descending colon, and elimination through the rectum. The colon is an organ that is approximately five feet long and two and one half inches in diameter.
 
In a healthy person, within 8–10 hours of eating, food has passed through the mouth (worked upon by digestive enzymes in the saliva), through the esophagus, digested in the stomach, and gone through the small intestine, becoming mostly digested. It then enters the large intestine.

When waste material finally reaches the colon, the organ then performs peristaltic (accordion-type) action to move the waste along for elimination. This entire process should happen within 24–36 hours of eating. This means that a healthy body eliminates what is eaten for breakfast by noon of the next day.

The average person eats processed foods, overcooked foods, and very little fiber. We eat way too much sugar, excessive salt, and red meat. We don’t drink enough water, we don’t exercise enough, and stress is rampant. We attempt to prevent the body’s natural cleansing processes when we are sick or uncomfortable through chemical mediation, retaining unwanted wastes. Because of these factors, tract time (or elimination time) has slowed to anywhere from 6–30 days. The colon becomes clogged with waste that starts accumulating and forming layers of encrustation on its walls. The waste material begins decomposition and causes fermentation and putrefaction, which can lead to serious health problems.

Constipation is derived from the Latin “constipatus”, which means to press or crowd together, to pack, or to cram. Constipation means that the packed accumulation of feces makes the cleansing organ impossible to function.

As Dr. Bernard Jensen says, a cesspool colon “distills the poisons of decay, fermentation and putrefaction into the blood, poisons the brain and nervous system, poisons the heart so we are weak and listless, poisons the lungs so the breath is foul, poisons the digestive organs so we are in distress, poisons the body so we are unhealthy. In short, every organ of the body is poisoned. We age prematurely, the pleasure of living is gone.”
Restore your health, and regain the pleasure of living by giving your body, mind and soul the gift of detoxification.