A Colon Cleanse is the removal of old waste from in your colon (bowel) that may have been building up over a period of many years and can be pounds and pounds in weight.
Can you believe carrying around maybe 20 – 40 lbs of old waste inside you that is making you not only bloated and heavy but also making you toxic?
Colon cleansing can be done by enemas, colonic irrigation (colon hydrotherapy), foods that cleanse the colon, herbal colon cleanse, oxygen colon cleanse.
Obviously it is best to cleanse naturally if possible but in severe cases of constipation or toxicity it may be a matter of "the quicker the better" and choosing a method for its speed as the overall consideration.
You will be amazed and surprised by some of the positive and unexpected benefits you will experience. For example
promote weightloss
The list is endless, some of the benefits difficult to explain, but hey, who cares? For some people it is like getting their life back so more than worth the effort wouldn’t you say?
Foods That Cleanse The Colon
There are many foods that aid in a colon cleanse and these should be a part of everyone’s diet.
Even after a colon cleanse is finished it is wise to keep these foods as part of your everyday life to prevent further build up of waste and toxicity.
High fiber foods are particularly beneficial to colon cleansing, think of them as a kind of natural scrub brush that sweeps the colon clean.
The fibre you eat passed directly through the small intestine into your colon and out in your stool, sweeping the colon clean and promoting regularity and relief of constipation.
Some types of fiber are natures miracle and bind to fat and toxins removing these from the body naturally.
It is important to introduce high fiber foods to your diet gradually to allow the body time to adjust and regulate.
Make sure and drink plenty of good quality water.
High fiber foods include :-
FRUIT AMOUNT FIBER (grams)
Apples with skin 1 medium 5.00
Apricot 3 medium 0.98
Apricots, dried 5 pieces 2.89
Banana 1 medium 3.92
Blueberries 1 cup 4.18
Cantaloupe, cubes 1 cup 1.28
Figs, dried 2 medium 3.74
Grapefruit 1/2 medium 6.12
Orange, navel 1 medium 3.40
Peach 1 medium 2.00
Peaches, dried 3 pieces 3.18
Pear 1 medium 5.08
Plum 1 medium 1.00
Raisins 1.5 oz box 1.60
Raspberries 1 cup 8.34
Strawberries 1 cup 3.98
VEGETABLES AMOUNT FIBER (grams)
Avocado (fruit) 1 medium 11.84
Beets, cooked 1 cup 2.85
Beet greens 1 cup 4.20
Bok choy, cooked 1 cup 2.76
Broccoli, cooked 1 cup 4.5
Brussels sprouts 1 cup 2.84
Cabbage, cooked 1 cup 4.20
Carrot 1 medium 2.00
Carrot, cooked 1 cup 5.22
Cauliflower, cooked 1 cup 3.43
Cole slaw 1 cup 4.00
Collard greens, cooked 1 cup 2.58
Corn, sweet 1 cup 4.66
Green beans 1 cup 3.95
Celery 1 stalk 1.02
Kale, cooked 1 cup 7.20
Onions, raw 1 cup 2.88
Peas, cooked 1 cup 8.84
Peppers, sweet 1 cup 2.62
Pop corn, air-popped 3 cups 3.60
Potato, baked w/skin 1 medium 4.80
Spinach, cooked 1 cup 4.32
Summer squash, cooked 1 cup 2.52
Sweet potato, cooked 1 cup 5.94
Swiss chard, cooked 1 cup 3.68
Tomato 1 medium 1.00
Winter squash, cooked 1 cup 5.74
Zucchini, cooked 1 cup 2.63
CEREAL, GRAINS, PASTA AMOUNT FIBER (grams)
Bran cereal 1 cup 19.94
Bread, whole wheat 1 slice 2.00
Oats, rolled dry 1 cup 12.00
Pasta, whole wheat 1 cup 6.34
Rice, dry brown 1 cup 7.98
BEANS, NUTS, SEEDS AMOUNT FIBER (grams)
Almonds 1 oz 4.22
Black beans, cooked 1 cup 14.92
Cashews 1 oz 1.00
Flax seeds 3 tbs 6.97
Garbanzo beans, cooked 1 cup 5.80
Kidney beans, cooked 1 cup 13.33
Lentils, red cooked 1 cup 15.64
Lima beans, cooked 1 cup 13.16
Peanuts 1 oz 2.30
Pistachio nuts 1 oz 3.10
Pumpkin seeds 1/4 cup 4.12
Soybeans, cooked 1 cup 7.62
Sunflower seeds 1/4 cup 3.00
Walnuts 1 oz 3.08
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