Your colon is an important part of your body.

With Colon cancer being the #2 cause of death in the US and 100,000 people having their colon removed annually, it is nothing to be hush hush about. The colon or large intestine is a tube-like muscular organ that eliminates fecal material through wave-like motions known as peristalsis. It is approximately 5 ½ feet long and 2 inches in diameter and is a vital part of your digestive system.

Most people think of their colon as a sewer system. But it is so much more than that!

Your colon absorbs about 10% of your nutrients. It is home to things that actually aid in producing B vitamins and are an integral part of your immune system. And if that is not enough, all the blood in your body goes through the colon before going to other organs!

However, the major function of the colon is the formation and elimination of feces. Feces consists of undigested food residues, intestinal epithelium, mucus, bacteria, toxins and a large amount of water.

Your colon was designed to “MOVE WASTE” not store waste.

If a person easts 3 times a day, they should have 3 bowel movements a day - within 1 hour of eating. If you only go once a day, where are the other meals going? When colon function is sluggish, toxins are forced into the blood and circulate to every organ of the body. This stresses the immune system and can contribute to health problems and degenerative disease.

So What Else is in the Colon?

Well, this guy actually is a good guy. He is a “mucosal gland” in
the intestine and he aids in lubricating and in “cleaning up” around the intestine. Unfortunately, most people carry around way too much waste and their colons are not very clean. He has a hard time doing his job properly!

Your colon is home to 3 lbs of Bacteria - most of which are Friendly!

Approximately 85% “good” and 15% “bad”. (Below - Bifidobacteria)

The “good” bacteria present in a healthy colon is essential for:

Good or Friendly Bacteria (Probiotics)
can live in your GI Tract and keep harmful bacteria and viruses in check.

They are your immune system's “First Line of Defense”.

Probiotics can't live in a toxic environment. Anti-biotics, Anti-Depressants, Anti-Acids (notice a pattern here?) Pain killers, Birth Control, and Coffee, kill friendly bacteria making it easy for the bad bacteria to take over. Things like sugar, dairy and yeast, feed the bad bacteria. (Please see your health care practitioner before going off any medications.)

Now, the “Bad Guys”...

Along with feces, mucus and microbes, we can have some unwanted guests: Parasites!

According to Dr. Myron G. Shultz, Director of Parasitic Diseases at the CDC in Atlanta, GA, “1 out of 6 Americans have parasitic diseases”. Peter Weina, Chief of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research said “we have a tremendous parasite problem right here in the US, it's just not being identified”.

What You Must Know About Parasites:

All the toxins and 'dead' processed foods lead to poor digestion causing a toxic build-up in the body, including the colon. This toxic waste material in the colon then frequently turns into - in the words of National Geographic -

"a sinister world of monstrous creatures
that feed on living flesh: parasites".

Discover magazine published a feature article in its August 2000 issue:

Every living thing has at least one parasite that lives inside or on it, and many, including humans, have far more.

...Scientists...are only just beginning to discover exactly how powerful these hidden inhabitants can be, but their research is pointing to a remarkable possibility: Parasites may rule the world. The notion that tiny creatures we've largely taken for granted are such a dominant force is immensely disturbing.

...We are collections of cells that work together, kept harmonized by chemical signals. If an organism can control those signals - an organism like a parasite - then it can control us. And therein lies the peculiar and precise horror of parasites."

The combination of environmental toxins, an unhealthy diet and parasites poses a grave danger to humans. "In fact, parasites have killed more humans than all the wars in history", reported National Geographic in its award-winning documentary, The Body Snatchers.

What do Parasites do in he human body?

• Consume our nutrients and prevent our bodies nutrient absorption
  (they get “first dibs” on our food)
• Produce toxic substances harmful to the body (they “poop” in our bodies -
  “Verminous Intoxication”
• Can perforate, erode, damage, embed and block organs.
• Destroy our body's cells faster than regeneration
• Irritate tissues inducing inflammatory response
• Depress immune system functioning and lead to immune system exhaustion.
  

Why the “Shock Factor”?

I have posted the above pictures and information because most of my clients just don't believe “they” could have a parasitic infection. They easily grasp and apply the concept of de-worming their dogs and cats, but not themselves. Parasites know NO economic or social boundaries and they are easier to transmit than VD. Good Hygienic habits and a healthy GI Tract are key to keeping parasites under control, and AWARENESS is the first step, If you think you might have a parasitic infection, please check with your health care practitioner.

At Colon Care, LLC we do not diagnose, treat or prescribe. We can suggest excellent physicians who are very good with diagnostics and various individualized treatment protocols which may or may not utilize colon hydrotherapy.

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