Have you ever wondered about colonic irrigation or enemas?

Today, we’re gonna uncover the mess behind them.

So what are they? Basically what happens when you do either, is you stick a tube up your bum. Then water goes into the tube, it goes up your colon and basically the concept is then the water pushes all the stuff that builds up in your colon out. Yes, the water that goes in, must come out. Like I said it’s messy but an incredibly cleansing process.

What happens when you do them is like I said when the water goes up into your colon, it’s cleansing the walls of the colon so that you’ll absorb more nutrients. We’ve talk about this before in other places, if you have a build up on your intestine, your colon or all of your digestive system, what will happen is whatever food you’re eating, even if it’s really healthy food, may not actually be absorbed because they’re too dirty. So what you’re gonna do in having either one of these is to clean up your insides so that the walls of your colon are clean so that nutrients can be absorbed.

The end result is amazing! The focus, clarity, energy levels can improve dramatically and headaches may go away. So many problems can be helped by keeping clean insides.

So what is the difference between the two? The difference is when you have a colonic, you go and actually see a practitioner to help you. It’s a bit personal but the equipment is great. What will happen with the colonic versus the enema is that it can actually go deeper into the colon so you’ll have more of a cleanse than what you have at home.

Now, if you want to do it at home because you do not want to see somebody else to help you out or there is no one locally you know that actually does this. Better to do it this way than not at all and you can get an at home kit. You can find it online or at your local chemist or pharmacy. You are looking for a thin tube that you stick up your bum and then sunction the water in. You want to let it run through for about 20 minutes.. When you first start, you may not make it that long. I know I could not do 20 minutes the first time I did it at home . It was just not comfortable at all and well I won't get into the gory details. :) But the end result is phenomenal. It’s worth every moment of it. So stick in there and let the water do its job.

If you have any other questions, suggestions or comments please do make comments on this and I will do my best to help you guys out and answer all the questions I can. Otherwise consult a local health practitioner or go to a clinic that specializes in colonic irrigation.

Have you ever wondered what kind of detoxes there are?

Where do you even start when you want to go into detox?

That’s what we’re gonna talk about today. So if you’ve never done a detox before and this is your first time taking the step to do it, Congratulations! You’re in a great place.

Doing a detox can actually be quite challenging and the first few days is almost always the hardest. Like I said in video, Can a detox help you get rid of belly fat?, at the end of the detox you can feel amazingly cleansed, totally full of focus and you are able to get rid of a lot of ailments that may have been frustrating you.

In order to prepare for a detox, you need to sit and think about how and what you are going to do. There are a lot of ways to do a detox, depending pn your reasons for doing it.
 
First of all, if you’ve never done one and your diet is currently filled woth lots of fast foods, pre-packaged meals, junk, sugar, etc, I highly suggest that you start with at least cutting out the sugar in your diet. What I’m talking about is eating only whole foods. That means NO SUGAR!

When you cut out sugar, you absolutely MUST read the ingredients on any packaged food you buy. You will probably find that you won't be buying it because it probably has sugar in it, if it's in a package. If you have been eating lots of packaged foods, this exercise will challenge you, but trust me, it's worth it! You’ll feel so much better and clearer when you start eating all whole foods and cut out all the sugar.

Now if you want to take it to another level, sometimes people do liquid detoxes. It lets your body stop having to worry about processing and breaking down food, so it can rest and detoxify everything yucky out. With liquid detoxes, all you do is drink. You’ll juice things. Honestly, you can juice everything. You can juice broccoli, spinach, you can have green drinks, fruit drinks, veggie drinks, carrots, celery, you name it you can juice it.

The most extreme option as far as cleansing goes is to actually have a fast. I’ve done this before and it’s extreme. People do anything from 24 hour to 40 day fasts. If you have not done anything like this before, you definitely want to speak to a health practitioner and make sure you’ve got someone helping you along the way. Fasting isn't about starving yourself for weight loss. (That won't help you or work for your body in the end.) It's about giving your body time to rest the digestive system. It can be done with colonics to really cleanse yourself. Again, please make sure you consult a health practitioner before doing something like this. There are things to do to prepare yourself for it and steps you need to take after the fast for maximum benefit.

More specific detoxes include heavy metal detoxes, liver and colon cleanse. For each of these consult a local practitioner for herbal supplements that can be taken to help cleanse the specific areas of the body that you are focusing on. You can also speak to the practitioner about any ailments you have that may be helped by doing a detox and they will help guide you through the process and give you the best supplements for what you need.

This is just the basics of detox. Please consult a local health practitioner before doing a detox and work with them to make it most effective for you.

Next time we’re gonna dig into colon cleansing and some enimas. It’s a bit of a messy topic but we’re gonna get into that one. I’ll talk to you guys tomorrow. Bye!

Have you ever wondered about detoxification?

What is it? Why would you do it?

At the moment everywhere I turn, someone seems to be promoting, advertising, or talking about detoxification. So today, let's talk about what all the buzz is about.

Before we get into detoxification, I wonder…

How Many Times a Day Do You Go to the Toilet?

If you are not going to the toilet frequently, you are not releasing toxins. I am amazed at how many people think it’s ok to spend even one day without going poo! So why is it important to frequent ourselves at the toilet? To EXPEL SH#T! Excuse my language but that’s what you are doing!

Food is a source of energy. Once the body has gotten what it needs out of the food, then the rest needs to be eliminated. When you don’t eliminate it, then you get a build up of toxins in your body and your colon. The toxic build up can actually cause decay in your body. This decay can attract viruses and bacteria and all sorts of yucky bugs to the area. When the yucky bugs are there many of the good bacteria that keep our system clean, gets killed off.

Imagine an animal killed on the street with bugs flying around it and eating it from the smell of the decay. That’s what your insides can start to look like! YUCK! No Thanks! So, in order to keep your insides healthy, you MUST POO! Going to the toilet a couple times a day is a GREAT thing! Also remember that you must drink water to flush out your system as well.

So now that you know how easily we can build up toxins in our bodies, let's talk about detoxification.

A detox is when you get rid of all the toxins in your body. Where do you get the toxins from? Anywhere around you, the food we eat, the things you breathe in, what you drink and I’m talking about even from good sources of food like vegetables, fruits, and meat. You can get toxins from anywhere. When toxins build up in your system they can clog it up. Because of this you may start to feel run down, tired, get sick, have a lack of energy, or headaches. You can even start to get bloated or have extra fat around your body So it’s a great thing to do to in order to clear yourself from all this stuff and actually start to feel better and even get rid of belly fat.

Why would you detox? Simply… you will feel better! Most people will claim that once they have a detox, they get much more focused, they have clarity, again they’ll start to shed the fat really quickly. It's possible that a detox can help get rid of fat on your belly, love handles, bum, thighs, arms... You may also start sleeping better, and even clear up any indigestion you may have. There’s all sorts of wonderful things that can happen from having a detox.

So over the next few days, we’ll be talking a bit more about detoxes. We’ll tell you some of the ways you can detoxify and also we’re gonna get into some fun stuff about colon cleanses and enimas. It’s an untouched subject that many people don’t talk about but we’re gonna uncover it here.

Did You Know Your Poo Is Talking To You?

Have you ever put any thought into the fact that your poo could actually be telling you something about the state of your body?

Deja Poo

Ever looked into the toilet to see the food you just ate come out in the same form it went in?

This is often the case with insoluble fibre's such as corn. Your body lacks certain enzymes that break down some components of plant cell walls.  Consequently, you have the pleasure of seeing it again on the way out!

Monster Poo

You have worked hard to get this one out and you turn around to see this trophy and wonder how such an immense sized poo managed its way out of your body.  You bask in the glory of the poo and as you flush, hope it will make it down the toilet.

The reason for this poo is likely due to what you ate and drank the night before.  Imagine putting oats into water and letting them soak overnight and seeing how much bigger they are by the water that they absorbed.  It’s quite similar in your belly.  If you eat a lot of fibre and water, it will tend to expand in your belly creating a bulging poo for the morning after.

Floaters Vs. Sinkers

It can be so embarrassing when you are at a friend’s place or a public toilet and you turn around to see your poo floating.  You flush the toilet and it doesn’t go down.  You think to yourself, “Oh No! Please go down!”  You flush again and start to run out of water and flushes.  Luckily this time it goes down.  Don’t you hate it when it doesn’t and you leave it floating there for the next person to find?

Why does that happen?  It’s most likely due to gas and fat in your diet.  You may have noticed at the same time that you are also farting a bit more than usual.  Next time you go to eat the 3rd burger from McDonald’s you may want to think again!

A little something you can try if this does happen to you… Put extra water in the toilet.  This should give it a bit more force to flush the floater down.

Soft Serve

Not quite as liquidy as diarrhea, you turn around happy to see that there is actually some solid matter in the toilet, possibly looking like a soft serve ice cream.  

If this is short lived, it is most likely due to a poor digestion of food.  If the problem persists, it may be due to lactose or gluten intolerance.  Please consult with a doctor for appropriate tests to be done to diagnose this.

Beer Bog

Need we say more? If you have had a big night out and have woken up with a hangover, this is most likely the result of your drinking.  It will often be semi-solid, have stomach pains as you pass it and will have the smell of the bar that you left at 4am.  

This occurs because your body wants to eliminate the toxins quickly.  The process of creating the poo is sped up and not all the liquid is absorbed, resulting in runny poos.

Pebble Poo

These are frustrating.  You have just sat down and worked to get out your poo only to see little pebbles in the toilet when you have finished.  It is so anti-climatic.  

The very simple solution to this is to eat more fibre.  The lack of fibre in your diet is allowing for a lack of production of a sticky substance that holds your poo together.

Log Jam

Otherwise known as constipation.  You sit on the toilet with pains in your stomach and gas and a desire to poo, but nothing comes out!  How unrewarding and unpleasant.

Up your intake of water and fibre.  If this persists, you may need to get a colonic to flush out your system and unblock what you have been building up.  Look for a well-trained practitioner in your local area.  And check out my article on cleansing if you want more information about colonics.

Ring Of Fire

As you sit down to have your comfortable poo, you are unpleasantly surprised by a burning sensation that makes you think your bum is on fire.  

The likely cause for this is chilli or other spicy foods.  Think about it, it probably felt the same way going in as it did coming out!