colon cleanse tips

Enzymes for life - part 2

2006-10-23T10:18:00.000+01:00

I was going to do the part 2 about enzymes in this blog, but I was sent this analogy from raw food chef, Peter Pure and thought it was more than apt and decided I'd post it.

Here goes:

"A recurring question I receive is about different ailments and problems people have, and more specifically what can I recommend.

Lets start off with my analogy of a sick car:

CLIENT: Mechanic! Mechanic! – My car is sick! It doesn't work too well anymore!!!

MECHANIC: Oh really, I'm not surprised since you have put so much pizza, burgers, dairy, meat and fizzy drinks in your car and now it's oozing out of the petrol cap! Didn't you follow the manufacturers instructions? You should have been putting in four star unleaded don't you know?

CLIENT: Well, I did flick through the manual once, but didn't think it was that important. To tell you the truth, I saw some adverts on television, and they said "a bit of greasy junk food a day helps your car work rest and play!" and all the cars in the adverts looked like they were in terrific shape!

MECHANIC: (shaking his head in disbelief) and how long exactly have you been putting totally indiscriminate substances in your petrol cap with wanton abandon?

CLIENT: Gee, I guess it's been around 40 years now. I just saw everyone else around me putting chips, ketchup and milk in their petrol caps, so I JUST COPIED THEM. Surely a billion people can't all be wrong??

MECHANIC: You've really messed up here big time! It's going to cost about £2500 to fix this mess

CLIENT: £2500!! Oh my god! That is so expensive!!

MECHANIC: Compared to what? You've spent £7 each and every day on processed food, times by 365 days, times by 10 years, I figure you've spent £25,500 on wrecking your body in the last 10 years! Now that's what I call expensive, first you have to pay a fortune to create the problems you've got, then you have to pay AGAIN to fix the problems you created!

I'm only asking you to spend £400 on a decent vegetable juicer and a bit more on some organic green leafy vegetables."

If you're in the US and looking for a decent veg juicer check out the Green Star Gold or the SoloStar II available from Natures First Law.

Peter recommends a veg juicer, I recommend a good colon cleanse to start cleaning your body from the inside out (AND a good vegetable juicer!)

Baseline Nutritionals offer an excellent cleansing program as do Nature's First Law, or if you're looking for more info about colon cleansing in general check out my website www.colon-cleanse-tips.com

P.S. Remember you get the most live enzymes from fresh vegetable juicing and enzymes supplements. Any good colon cleanse program should include enzyme supplementation. Check out enzymeessentials for some awesome enzyme options. And above all REMEMBER...

MORE ENZYMES = A LONGER, HEALTHIER LIFE

Enzymes - part 1

2006-10-15T12:20:00.000+01:00

If you want to live longer in a healthier body - today's Colon Cleanse tip is for you!

Enzymes - part 1

More ENZYMES = a longer life. This is the bottom line!

In his book on enzyme nutrition Dr Howell clearly puts it like this:

‘A person’s lifespan is directly related to the exhaustion of their enzyme potential.’

A bit wordy I know but basically what is meant is this:

Enzymes control all the metabolic functions in your body. Everyone is born with a large store of enzymes, which gets used up as we go through life. We rely on our food to continually replenish our stores. The more quickly our supply of enzymes are depleted, the more rapidly we age and our bodies degenerate. Enzymes therefore help protect our bodies against premature aging and disease. The more we get in via our food, the less we use of our reserves. It is therefore very important to look for ways to take in more live enzymes. This is a no brainer! If you want to live a longer and healthier life, add enzymes into your diet. Insist that everyone you care about does the same.

Live enzymes are only present in raw foods and enzyme supplements. Unfortunately, if you cook, microwave or process your food you destroy virtually all the enzymes contained within them.
Most of the foods consumed in average western diet are enzyme deficient and life-less which accounts for the statistics in my third post on this blog.

Besides living healthier and longer, digestive enzymes will help with your immediate symptoms too, providing:

• Relief from indigestion and heartburn problems
• Relief from gas and bloating
• Increased energy levels, because you body’s digestive workload is being shared
• Relief from food allergies, stemming from incomplete digestion of protein
• Relief from ulcers
• Better digestion of dairy (if you choose to consume it)

Above all, enzymes help remove stagnation and they work on all levels. Physically, within the colon they help to remove excess waste and toxins; and encourage weight loss Emotionally and mentally they help to remove negative emotions and negative thoughts that block us and keep us stagnant. ‘You are what you eat’ extends far beyond just what you look like, it affects how you think and how you feel as well.

A great source of live enzymes is from freshly extracted juices. If your system has been overloaded by years of eating the wrong foods this is one of the fastest ways to put your overdrawn enzyme bank account back into positive. See the resource section at the end of my book for recommendations about equipment including which are the best juicers to buy for enzyme nutrition (all juicers are definitely not created equal). But if you want more information about juicing please download my free e-books solely dedicated to the topic. Click here to download your free copy of ‘The Health Benefits of Juicing’.

Perhaps an easier and more immediate way to get going on enzyme therapy is to get enzyme supplements. Always look for vegetarian or plant-based supplements (I for one don’t thrive on the idea of putting ox bile down my throat, so personally stay well away from animal-based enzymes). The plant based ones are highly effective. Look for ones that contain the following:

Protease and Papain – helps with the digestion of protein
Lipase and Bromelain – helps with the digestion of fats
Lactase – helps digest dairy

Digestive enzymes should be taken with every cooked or refined meal that you eat. 1 – 3 enzymes per meal is a good idea depending on how much cooked food is on your plate. The more cooked food you have, the more enzymes you should take.

If you have a severe stomach ulcer you will want to start with small amounts of enzymes and build up slowly. Alternatively, sprinkle them onto your food and leave them there for a few minutes, before beginning your meal, this allows some pre-digestion of the food to take place.

Prove it to me

If you are one of those people who has to see it to believe it, try this experiment. A friend of mine, who was very evidence orientated, started taking enzyme supplements directly after seeing the results of this one simple experiment.

Make 2 bowls of instant oats or oatmeal

Break open a few of your enzyme capsules and sprinkle them over one of the bowls.

Wait for approx 45 minutes and recheck the 2 bowls.

The one with the enzymes in it will be a watery ‘digested’ consistency and the other will look like cement. Which one do you think is going to pass through your system with more ease and less stress?

The yoghurt and probiotic myth

2006-10-11T11:37:00.000+01:00

This is a continuation of my last post - the probiotic discussion.

It is absolutely essential that we replace and sustain our good bacteria - but how?

The myth
Yoghurt is a good source for replenishing your friendly bacteria.

The truth
Yoghurt does not contain the best beneficial strains.
Besides if the yoghurt has been pasteurized then all good bacteria have been destroyed anyway.
But more than that - most yoghurts have added sugar or flavorants which creates a counter-productive acidic environment in your digestive system - which... kills off the good guys and leaves you back at square 1!

The truth of the matter is that a good probiotic formula is undoubtedly the best way to replace and rebuild your good bacetria colonies. Eating a diet high in fruit and vegetables helps to maintain and sustain their growth and proliferation.

Which ones are best?

L. Acidophilus lives primarily in the small intestine and is amongst the most powerful.
Bifidobacteria live in the large intestine and consumes old fecal matter as well as producing B vitamins.

L. Salvarius is one of the best colon cleansing agents and eats away at harmful mucus.

L. Acidophilus is regarded as the most important and guards against Gardnerella vaginalis, E. coli, and Chlamydia. L. Salivarius aids digestion, L. Rhamnosus stimulates immunity and L. Plantarum helps to eliminate harmful bacteria. The equally important Bifidobacteria may help protect against liver, colon, and breast tumors.

In the resource section of my "Colon Cleansing Explained" e-book I have included comparison tables of a handful of the best probiotic formulas to choose from. Click here to download it now.

To your journey towards ultimate health and freedom.

Beryn

The friendly bacteria

2006-10-04T13:42:00.000+01:00

What are friendly bacteria - there seems to be so much talk about them lately?!?

As always I like to keep things simple - so in plain-speak here goes:

Every inch of your gut, from mouth to anus should be covered with these "good guys." If you were breast-fed this happened naturally, but chances are through poor diet and medication you've managed to wipe out your friendly colonies and the "bad guys" have gained a foothold.

Good bacteria, otherwise known as probiotics are the body’s first line of defense against harmful organisms. When every inch of your digestive system is lined by this army force, it is well near impossible for the harmful bacteria to gain a foothold and reproduce. The probiotics literally crowd them out.

What they do?

These beneficial bacteria have a number of key roles in keeping the intestines (and the rest of the body) healthy. They:

• Eat away at harmful mucus (mucoid plaque)

• Drive out harmful bacteria, yeast, fungus and mold

• Produce a significant amount of B vitamins

• Aid proper digestion

• Aid the proper function of the immune system

• Improve absorption and hence support better nutrition

• Decrease body odor by digesting the putrefying waste matter in the colon

• Lower cholesterol

• Protect against candida

• Protect against vaginal yeast infections

• Correct constipation or diarrhea

• Inhibit cancer growth

What destroys our allied army?

A healthy system will have anywhere from 100 billion to 100 trillion good bacteria per millimeter. In people with average poor western diets, the number of these bacteria have been tested and revealed to be at a shocking 4 per millimeter. That’s 100 trillion down to 4; not 4 billion or 4 million, just 4! With that sort of difference it is not surprising that researchers have begun to recognize that a lack of probiotics tends to mark the onset of degenerative diseases.

We destroy our beneficial colonies in many ways. The most common are:

Antibiotics – these wipe out all good and bad bacteria at once, leaving you vulnerable to further infection and attack
Meat, chicken and dairy – all non-organic meat, chicken and dairy have been fed and administered hormones and/or antibiotics which have become concentrated in the flesh or milk, again wiping out virtually all good bacteria when consumed

Over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs
Bad bacteria thrive in an acid environment, so all food choices that acidify the body promotes the growth of the bad bacteria, yeasts, molds and fungi. These include red meat, saturated fatty foods, dairy, wheat, sugar, coffee, sodas (and more)
Smoking, alcohol and stress
Chemotherapy and radiation
Constipation allows for the bad bacteria to hang around for longer, gain a foothold and multiply
Drinking chlorinated water
HRT and the Pill

More tomorrow on how we replace them and the yoghurt/probiotic myth. See you tomorrow.

To your journey towards ultimate health and freedom.

Beryn

P.S. If you'd like to read more about colon cleansing and how a good colon cleanse program can trigger a brand new lease on life - download "Colon Cleansing Explained" today.

P.P.S. If you're looking for the best probiotic formulas - try out www.baselinenutritionals.com or www.nature's firstlaw.com or www.iHerb.com

Colon Cleanse Tip for the day

2006-10-02T14:42:00.000+01:00

Fiber Fiber Fiber!

BUT not the standard bran flake cereals that tv ads try to con you into believing is good fiber.

Take in the best source of fiber there is! What is the best source of fiber?

GROUND FLAX SEEDS

Any good health shop will stock them - and better yet - they're cheap:) AND effective.

Why is fiber so important anyway?

•It increases the bulk of the stools

•Fiber absorbs and retains water. This increased moisture eases the passage of the poo from your intestines and minimizes straining

•Fiber binds to excess cholesterol and estrogens and escorts them from the body

•It reduces constipation, hemorrhoids, herniations of the colon and the incidence of colon cancer

Low fiber means that the waste matter has a longer transit time through the body which increases the time it has in contact with toxins increasing their re-absorption into the bloodstream. Which means that if you're constipated your body is continuosly absorbing and reabsorbing that crap (excuse the French) back into the blood stream - feeding every cell in your body with decaying and old fecal matter (put very simply of course!) Not a pretty picture is it?

The scoop on ground flax seeds (sometimes called linseeds)

Besides being the best source of dietary fiber, ground flaxseeds are also the single best source of omega 3 oils, the one everyone needs. Most people have too much of Omega 6 and nowhere near enough of the 3's.

But bowel regulation is just one benefit you'll get from adding this versatile seed to your diet, it has the added bonuses of increasing concentration, brain performance and raising energy levels. Who doesn't want more of that? I thought so! It also helps prevent heart disease, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, ulcers, depression and hyperactivity (so definitely good for kids too.)

How to take them?

You have to grind them up first - if you don't they pass straight through you and you lose out on most of the benefits. The easiest way to grind them up is to buy yourself an inexpensive coffee grinder and grind them up as you need them.
As with everything these days organic is best and any good health store should have them. So, no excuses!

Take 2 tablespoons in the morning and 2 tablespoons in the evening. Mix them in with a glass of juice for easy drinking, sprinkle it over your morning breakfast or add it to your smoothies.

My favorite recipe is 3 tablespoons of flax in a glass of grapefruit juice - I make my own grapefruit juice - none of that lifeless store bought trash! I use grapefruit juice because is also an excellent skin cleanser and cellulite buster, but that's off the colon cleansing topic - if you prefer something sweeter than grapefruit juice then freshly squeezed orange juice works just as well.
Be sure to follow it down with an extra glass of water because fiber absorbs water - so you have to make sure you're adequately hydrated to get things moving:)

Fiber in the diet also nurtures the friendly bacteria in the colon, but more about bacteria tomorrow.

To read more about colon cleansing and how it can positively affect your health, your energy levels plus much much more, pop over to my website to download your FREE copy of "Colon Cleansing Explained" for more easy to grasp, easy to understand and easy to apply information on this important health topic.

To your journey towards ultimate health and freedom.

Beryn

I'm constipated - so what?!

2006-09-29T16:14:00.000+01:00

Hi there all, thanks for checking back.

I know it's hard to believe but some people really do have this attitude. I'm constipated - so what?! There are more important things to worry about right? In today's chaotic world people are so busy that they have forgotten to check in with their bodies.

And the truth is - if you're not regular you're in trouble.

Just check out some of these scary facts and stats

more than 100 million Americans are afflicted by digestive disorders
the number 1 cancer among men and women combined is colon/rectal cancer
10 – 20 pounds of fecal matter (poo) can be stored in a sluggish colon (up to 65 pounds has been reported) YUK!
over 50 million physician visits and hospitalizations are due to digestive dysfunctions
the cost of the various aspects of digestive diseases to the American public is well over $100 000 000 000.00 per year
60 – 80% of the world’s population have worms and parasites in their intestinal tract
over 150 million people in America alone suffer from intestinal parasite infection
over 55 million American children have worms

Our modern lifestyle has become a disease syndrome of its own. The Western diet syndrome has taken its toll on our digestion and elimination organs resulting in our current intestinal health crisis. And a crisis is exactly what it is.

The following once rare diseases are now common household names. HOWEVER, just because most people are afflicted by them, does not make it normal.
Let me reiterate that - this is NOT normal!

Constipation
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Bloating
Heartburn
Gas/Farting
Intestinal spasms and cramping
Vomiting
Diverticular disease (herniations of the colon)
Candida
Crohns disease
Colon and rectal cancer
Hemorrhoids

The unwanted relatives…

Diabetes
Gall stones
Kidney stones
Gout
Hypertension
Obesity
Varicose veins
Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriasis

Although the second list at first glance seems unrelated to the first, many doctors have made the link between these diseases and dysfunctional colons.

To understand more and to find out what can be done - please feel free to download your copy of "Colon Cleansing Explained" absolutely free from my website - colon cleanse tips.

To your journey towards ultimate health and freedom.

Beryn

To Cleanse or not to Cleanse?

2006-09-29T14:33:00.000+01:00

That is the today's question;-)

I am absolutely blown away by the lack of awareness that people have about their colons and their colon health.

Many people ask me, why it is that no matter what they eat they just don't seem to be getting the energy increases,
weight loss or improved health they expect.

Did you know that in the US the average citizen has only 1 bowel movement every 3 days!

As I mentioned in the very first post of this blog - I consider myself part of the preventative generation. We are the ones that have watched our parents and grandparents get ill and die from diseases that little over 100 years ago were virtually unheard of and we've realised that - SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.

The simple truth is - a cleansed colon equals better health. What we put into our mouths becomes what we are - quite literally - it affects every cell in your body. The food that we eat does not just randomly affect us, it becomes us.

It would not be an understatement to say that your digestive system is the cornerstone of your overall health.

The good news is - YOU ARE IN CONTROL. You control the quality of your blood, the quality of you bones, lymph, muscles, skin, hair, nails and ultimately the quality of your life by what you choose to put into your mouth. It’s not rocket science; it’s what your Mom tried to feed you as a youngster – fruit and vegetables. But if you have been continually insulting your state-of-the-art machine with foods that belong in the trash can (not your mouth), then it's time for a spring cleaning colon cleansing ... and the sooner the better.

To read more about colon cleansing and how it can positively affect your health, your energy levels plus much much more, pop over to my website to download your FREE copy of "Colon Cleansing Explained" for more easy to grasp, easy to understand information on this important health topic.

To your journey towards ultimate health and freedom.

Beryn

About me - welcome to Colon cleanse tips' blog

2006-09-07T10:09:00.000+01:00

Hi there

Welcome to the Colon cleanse tips blog. My name is Beryn Daniel. I am the author of a series of e-books on natural health. Whether you are fighting your way back from a disease state or whether you’re looking to lose weight, gain energy and/or feel more radiant – colon cleansing is the very best place to start. This is why ‘Colon Cleansing Explained’ is the first e-book in my series.

It is not an understatement to say that “Death begins in the colon.” No matter what the motivation, disease or ailment - the road to better health begins with colon cleansing and detoxing the body.

There's a ton of information out there about colon cleansing, some good and some downright erroneous. Either way it takes hours to wade through, I know - I've done it!

What I found when I started researching the topic of natural health, body detoxification methods and colon cleansing in particular, is that very often the authors expect you to have a PhD in Anatomy and Physiology and be able to absorb their giant nutrition-speak words right from the word go.

Having come from a catering background (I grew up in my parents bakery) and then going on to do cheffing – I realised that most people just don’t have the time or patience to re-educate themselves about nutrition and health at such a complex level. We want the facts, clearly stated, simplified, and in a concise and easy to understand format.

This is how my e-book series came about – easy to understand information is the key to making progress. The answers to our health queries and concerns are not complicated – in fact they are remarkably simple. BUT for too long we’ve put our lives in the hands of the doctors and the pharmaceutical companies.

Before I go on, let me just say I am not anti-doctors or anti-pharmaceutical drugs. My father was diagnosed with cancer when I was 10 and the one thing he impressed on me from that young age is that - you have to work with both – that is orthodox and natural medicine. Although he has now passed on – he defied all the doctors statistical averages with his philosophy – his case has been written up in medical journals and studied.

I consider myself part of the preventative generation. We are the ones who have grown up witnessing the ill health and suffering of our elders and have come to the conclusion that this is – NOT the way things are meant to be. 100 years ago diseases like cancer and heart disease were virtually unheard of – so what’s changed? The answer invariably is found in what we chose to put into our mouths – as well as the environmental poisons we have been subjected to as a result of industrialization and convenience living.

Since we control what we put into our mouths – this is the best place to start. And what we put into our mouths directly affects our colon which directly affects our blood which directly affects every cell in our bodies.

So if you’re ready to find out all you need to know about how to colon cleanse and why it’s so important to have a well functioning bowel all you need to do is hop over to my website www.colon-cleanse-tips.com and you’ll be able to get all the info you need - summarised in a simple, easy to grasp way and in an easy to read e-book format. Plus to the first 250 readers it's free - so go take a look!

Here’s some of what you’ll find:

It’s got some pretty grim truths about what’s going on inside our intestines. It sheds some light on why we, in the Western world, suffer with common digestion problems like heartburn, constipation and also allergies.

When I went on my first colon cleanse my allergy symptoms began to clear up and I also lost weight. Did you know that people can carry up to 20 pounds of compacted POO in their colons. I was shocked – YUK!

Anyway, the book also explains, with diagrams and pictures (some graphic):

how to release toxins
which foods you can add to your diet that help keep your colon cleansed and regular
what mucoid plaque is – if you haven’t heard about this, go have a read, this is the result of years and years of ‘burgers and fries’ abuse to our bodies and there are pictures included in the book, to show you what it gets turned into inside your gut!
it also compares herbal colon cleanse programs and categorizes them nice and easily into mild, medium and deep cleansing options
and then there's the issue of parasites. Well, after being to Guatemala and coming down with the standard tummy bug, I had no idea those life-sucking creatures were still in me 2 years later!

AND did you know this?

Being ‘regular’ means going once for every main meal that you eat. That means a lot of people are constipated, since some people I know only go once a week! And the US average is once in 3 days!

There seems to be some concerns about whether colon cleansing is safe – the book deals with that too. Information is the key to undertaking something like this safely.

From my experience, colon cleansing is a great body detoxification method. Get the book and give it a go!