The next decade....what's in store?
Musings of a yamfooted traveller still trying to shake off those last 20 pounds as she treks across the Caribbean
An infomercial is currently on, about a product that can help you cleanse your colon. The man who is selling his product, says that John Wayne, when he died, had 40 pounds of faeces in his colon! Elvis had 60!!!!!!!
One of his points is that meat is acidic. In response to this, the colon produces mucus to line it, in order to protect the lining from the acidity. Ick! Ok, so another point to support my non-meat diet since last year August.
Now, with this weight not budging, I wonder if I am "bung up"? And sometimes, the morning motion is not very forthcoming, even with Water Therapy (drinking 1.5 litres of water first thing, then waiting an hour before eating). So I wonder if I can do this for 7 days? Eating more unprocessed food, no sugar (use honey instead), maybe even skip the fish and just have nuts and soy for protein sources. It doesn't hurt, so I think sometime before 22 October, I will try this.
Posted by yamfoot at September 15, 2006 10:21 AMI try to detox at least once a month. Take a look at this product: http://www.internalcleansing.com/.
If you do not want to try anything commercial, try eating only raw (uncooked vegetables and fruit), honey, and 80 oz water daily for a few days. I don't have your email, but if you write me I'll share more info with you.
Posted by: weightloss115 at September 15, 2006 11:37 AMMi cousin swears by bush tea or lime & water (no sugar in it) an' gradually breaks de one-day fast wid a likkle whole wheat (no topping whatsoever).
Posted by: Melody Piggy at September 15, 2006 12:31 PMAlso see http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_10_34/ai_112358149 and the links that lead to the "Queen Afua" articles on detox.
Posted by: weightloss115 at September 15, 2006 05:13 PMI use tisane to detox about one to two bottles until i feel better when i eat certain meats like pork my skin gets blotchy especially my back and chest and the tisane always works,i should just stop eating meat all together like you :)
Posted by: Amelia at September 16, 2006 11:22 PMI'm sick of hearing about this sort of thing. (And many of the naturopaths are going to jump on the bandwagon and say that that is because I am a 'western' medical practitioner. Even more annoying is the rubbish about how many glasses of water one needs to drink each day to maintain skin that is blemish free....
No normal persons colon can store 60 pounds of faecal matter. Where would it hold? The primary function of the colon is to store faeces and reabsorb water from it. The entire GI tract is lined by cells that produce mucus.
I eat plenty meat, vegetabkes and fruit. My colon cleanses itself at least once each day. No detoxing or colonic lavage for me thank you.
Posted by: Dr. D. at September 20, 2006 09:03 PMThey say you should go to the toilet after every meal!
The tract might be lined with cells that produce mucus, but your diet will dictate how much mucus is produced init?????
tell me doc....
Posted by: Michelle at September 21, 2006 06:03 PMWho is they?
Posted by: Dr. D. at September 23, 2006 08:18 PMThey = herbalists/colon cleansing proponents
Posted by: Michelle at September 24, 2006 03:33 PM