Colon Matters

Colon cancer is one of the easiest cancers to prevent!

Don't need expensive bowel cleansing programs, just need to apply some common sense in combination with the taking advantage of ancient wisdom.

First, need to look at lifestyle and need to eliminate as many processed foods as you can. These foods have no fiber and get stuck in the body.

Second, realize the bowels need moisture to work properly and can have all the fiber in the world, but if don't have moisture in the bowels, then the fiber can't do very much. So need to make sure drinking lots of water, such as juice, tea, coffee, sodas, etc all do not constitute as water...need water and water by itself, the best juice to cleanse your colon is Water! Although tea has water in it, once turn it into tea, the constitution has changed and the body no longer recognizes the tea as water. This same rule applies to juice, sodas, etc.

Third, foods that are high in yang (hot) energy will naturally burn the moisture from the body. So even if drink lots of water, if have too much yang energy, then the water is burned up by the yang energy. Foods that are high in yang energy include, but are not limited to, deep fried foods, BBQ / grilled foods, alcohol and other foods like green peppers, garlic, ginger, spicy foods, etc.

What you need is to ensure you are drinking lots of water, getting sufficient fiber by eating whole foods and/or even taking a fiber supplement... not eating too many yang foods while having foods that are slightly more yin (cooling) so the moisture stays in the bowels. But if have too much yin energy then instead of constipation, will have loose bowel movements and even bowel movements that appear diarrhea like in nature.

Licorice tea is excellent for helping to bring moisture to the bowels. Additionally, the yogis of India say that licorice creates a scent that attracts women (possibly another bonus!). Drink green tea instead of coffee... green tea has a slight cooling effect on the body whereas coffee is a factor in constipation.

When it comes to vegetables, the best vegetables to juice to clean your colon are those that have a yin or cooling ability. Constipation indicates your body is too hot. More than juice, what need to do is think of some foods to eat to help cleanse the bowels. Apples, melons and papaya are some fruits that come to mind to help cleanse the bowels. Papaya is a great cleanser but wouldn't have it all the time because papaya can also create too much dampness in the body.

Eat vegetables like carrots, corn, squash, bamboo shoots and definitely eat some zucchini (or any squash for that matter), one of the best natural cleansers is zucchini though. Beets also do good too. Beets can really help to purge the bowels of old fecal matter but don't be surprised if bowel movements or urine turn red after eating beets. But would focus less on juicing and more on the foods you eat because that way you get fiber too.

Sure, the vegetables juice will have an impact, but it's diet and lifestyle that will have the biggest impact on constipation, cleaning and preventing fecal matter from compacting within the colon. You will know when your body has enough moisture in the bowels and fiber because the bowels movements will be relatively easy and the actual bowel movement itself will create a coil like shape. Eliminate those hot (yang) foods, incorporate some cooling foods and eat some whole grains such as beetroot, brown rice, beetroot juice .

Believe it or not, but cold drinks and cold foods make body hot, thus burning up moisture in the body, can lead to constipation. The reason is because when have something cold, while it may be refreshing to mouth, as soon as it lands in stomach, stomach needs to warm the food or drink. To do this, the body pushes lots blood to your stomach. Of course, this then robs other parts of your body of blood. But it also robs body of moisture. Cold foods and drinks should be avoided.

Please also remember that the colon is a muscle. When have old fecal matter stuck in colon, it becomes like cement along colon wall. It prevents the colon muscle from squeezing. In turn, this contributes to a lazy (weak) colon which in turn makes the constipation issue worse.

So want to ensure drinking enough water because that's what really begins to allow the old fecal matter to be removed. It's not a quick process to clean out the colon, but it is not a difficult thing to do either.

Constipation is more of a lifestyle issue... juice has an impact, but if fail to fix the lifestyle, the constipation will just continue. Just make some of the minor changes / adjustments above and sure will notice a huge difference.

One last thought, try to get to sleep early...around 10 PM is good... 11 PM is acceptable, but any time go to sleep after midnight, make body hot by stressing the hormones and adrenal glands, meaning burn more moisture in the body.

Ultimately, become aware of the visible and hidden factors that lead to constipation.