Foods that Cleanse Your Colon

There are foods that cleanse your colon. Then again, there are foods that do the opposite. They will clog, irritate and even make you feel sick at times. When choosing foods that cleanse your colon, you will need to understand why you are eating certain food and why should you abstain from certain food. Choosing the wrong foods during a colon cleanse can stop the herbs from working and even cause stomach pain, cramping and nausea!

In this section, you will learn techniques to help you choose the right foods that cleanse your colon. Because everyone will be starting at different levels of health, it's important to determine how different foods affect your digestion and your cleanse.

A Lesson in Nutrition

The more you eat, the less you will cleanse. The less you eat, the more your body will cleanse. Foods that cleanse your colon will be easy to digest leaving room for your body to work on "digesting" the old stuff. So we’ll start here.

Fresh vegetable and fruit juices are foods that help your body cleanse. There is no fiber or pulp that needs to be digested so the vitamins and minerals are quickly absorbed and used by your body. While it may be true that carrot and beet juice may slow a cleanse, it is also true that the extra nutrition of this juice will strengthen your body, which will allow you to cleanse and eliminate more old buildup over time. It may be a slower route, but you will get far more benefit. If you are worried about sugar, our bodies do not use the natural sugars from these veggies the same way it does processed sugar. I have had many clients heal with veggie juice even if they had candida!

If you decide to heal or cleanse with juices, be sure to make it fresh using a good quality juicer. Bottled and canned juices do not work the same way as the enzymes are dead.

Fresh fruits are easy to digest. These are foods that cleanse your colon and have long been considered nature’s natural cleanser. It’s best to incorporate fruit in the morning. Your body's natural cycle prefers cleansing in the morning, so work with your body by eating fruit in the morning.

Vegetables are foods that cleanse your colon, but can be a little tricky if your digestion isn't ready. Ideally, the best colon cleanse will have mostly raw veggies, but if your digestion needs help, start by eating raw veggies in a salad for lunch when your enzymes are at their strongest. Then eat steamed or cooked veggies for evening meal. By working with your body's natural digestive cycle, you will make your digestion stronger. If your digestion is strong, so is your body's ability to cleanse.

A Raw food diet may be what you're looking for if you would prefer to cleanse for a longer period of time without herbal supplements. This can include both fruits and vegetables and their juices, but may include raw seeds and grains. The raw food route will be more possible by using tools such as a juicer and a food dehydrator. This takes some retraining in the kitchen, but if you start slow and learn more, it becomes easier.

Grains Only whole grains such as quinoa, amaranth, wild or basmati rice, and some whole grain sprouted breads, no pasta are allowed during a cleanse. Keep in mind that all grains will slow your cleansing process, so the more you eat, the slower you'll cleanse. This isn't so bad if you want to limit cleansing side effects.

Meat includes all read meat, chicken, turkey and fish. These are not considered foods that cleanse your colon, but you don't have to completely stop eating them right away. Meats can take longer to digest, and is quite a burden when eaten with bread or other grains. Therefore when eating meat, have it in a meal with vegetables only.

I find that people do quite well eating this type of protein on the first week or two on a cleanse, if they are accustomed to eating meat. But follow the portion rule - keep it the size of your palm. Your body cannot digest too much more than this at once.

One last note, try to find organic fruits, vegetables, grains and even meats when possible. It has more nutrition than non-organic. Also, part of what you are cleansing is the possible build-up of the chemicals from pesticides and/or processing.

If you would like to learn more about organic foods, click here. This .org site will teach you - from recipes to how to shop on a budget.

Conclusion

Finally, to choose foods that cleanse your colon, determine (and be honest) about how you eat now and how intense do you want your colon cleanse to be. If you eat the Standard American diet, for example, eating all raw foods for the next 2 weeks may bring about a healing crisis so intense that you cannot function at work. Consider what your activities will be during your cleanse and then compromise. Learning about the different foods will help you find your balance of foods that cleanse your colon.

There is nothing wrong with taking the slow route of 4-6 weeks of cleansing and then 8 weeks off. You will not cleanse “everything” out in one program anyway. On the other hand, you do want to see results, so use some discipline. For more specific diets and even to print out a plan and put it on your fridge, go to the 4 week colon cleanse.

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