Thursday, August 27, 2009

Colon Cleansing Herbs: Take That Natural Approach

By Matt Foster

It is a well known fact that the atmosphere and the food we eat and drink are crammed with harmful chemicals that enter the body and add to the build up of toxins that hamper the proper functioning of the body. Add to this the pesticides and fumes we breathe in unknowingly adding to the build up of toxins. Before long the body will begin to reel under the effects of these harmful toxins and will need to be cleansed. This cleansing process is called detoxification.

Our body does have a natural cleansing mechanism and this works through the kidney and liver at times the system can become over burdened and may need some external help from us to clean out the circulatory and excretory systems of the body. Some of the processes practiced for detoxification is prolonged fasting. This is an unhealthy process as the body needs nutrients to sustain itself. The best way is to resort to a detox diet assisted with detox body herbs as well.

Dietary changes. Adhering to dietary guidelines is a very important part of detoxification. Toxins cannot be eliminated while they continue to enter the body. Because the kidneys are unable to function properly without sufficient water intake, drinking plenty of water during a cleanse is a necessity. Consuming a high-fiber diet that includes plenty of fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains is also important. That is because fiber helps to absorb and eliminate toxins as it passes through the digestive tract.

After one recognises what the herbal detoxification will do for them then it's time to construct a list of everything that you will eat during the period. But in order to know that you will have to choose how long you wish the process to last. A lot of folks decide to go 2 to 3 days on the diet; however, it's only essential to complete 1 entire day, a 24 hour period. This is chiefly because your body will profit from everything that you eat the 1st day and the 2d twenty-four hours is not essential. Carrying out an herbal detoxification for one day is also the fastest way to have the process over.

Psyllium seeds. These herbs induce bowel movements and clean the bowls of toxins very effectively. The herb itself acts like a sponge absorbing the toxins and passing out with the excreta. Cascara Sagrada is another very effective laxative that is used to flush out the toxins from the system and is used along with the psyllium seeds.

Most of the ingredients that one will wish to eat on an herbal detoxification are all types of herbs, like cayenne pepper, garlic, primrose oil, flax seed, parsley, and even cinnamon. All of these ingredients may be blended in the other foods that you digest during a complete detoxification.

Dandelion roots are herbs with the strongest detoxifying properties. These herbs are used to clean the gall bladder of waste as also the kidneys. The Dandelion root is used in conjunction with other detox herbs as other organs need to be cleansed simultaneously.

Nutrient supplementation. Supplementing the diet with extra vitamins and minerals, particularly those with antioxidant properties (vitamins A, C, E and the minerals selenium and zinc) and B vitamins, may prove beneficial. A multivitamin and mineral supplement may be used to support the body as it purges toxic chemicals.

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