| Your colon cleanse will be enhanced by eating | | | | Noooooo dairy, alcohol or processed sugar. If you |
| foods that will "move through" (so to speak) | | | | eat meat, make sure it's in small (size of your |
| quickly, without too much effort. They will be | | | | palm), lean portions. |
| easy to digest, and may even contain some fiber. | | | | If you eat grains, use only whole grains such as |
| The best cleansing foods will help the body get rid | | | | quinoa, amaranth, wild or basmati rice, and some |
| of old build-up. For those who've been researching | | | | whole grain sprouted breads and no pasta. Keep in |
| this, I'm sure you've heard the term "tar" or | | | | mind that even though they contain some fiber, all |
| "mucoid plaque." | | | | grains will slow your cleansing process, so the |
| "Mucoid" means "of mucus" and "plaque" means | | | | more you eat, the slower you'll cleanse. This is |
| "plastic." You know how people have heart | | | | because they don't have the enzymes of the raw |
| attacks because of arterial plaque? Even though | | | | fruits and veggies and they take longer for you |
| blood flows constantly, sticky platelets get left | | | | body to digest. This isn't so bad if you want to |
| along the sides and build up to eventually clog. | | | | limit cleansing side effects. |
| Same thing happens in your digestive tract - but | | | | These are general guidelines. Follow these simple |
| it's a different kind of plaque. Your arteries may | | | | rules and remember to eat no or extremely small |
| build up calcium plaque while the bowels may build | | | | amounts of processed food to make your |
| up mucosal plaque. So eating foods that cleanse | | | | cleanse. |
| your body instead of foods that leave behind | | | | Remember no matter how good your colon |
| build-up will make your efforts more worthwhile. | | | | cleanse supplements are, you must choose the |
| Many believe the body can eliminate this buildup | | | | best cleansing foods because loading up on |
| on its own. However, think of digestion and | | | | goodies will sabotage any efforts. Unfortunately, |
| cleansing this way. If you fall in the mud, you can | | | | over eating causes your body to become too |
| get up and wash the mud off. But if you fall | | | | busy digesting and eliminating this excess. There is |
| down in the mud, and a truck comes along and | | | | no energy or strength left to cleanse excess |
| dumps another 50 pounds of mud on you, it's not | | | | buildup and old waste. Junk food and/or too much |
| so easy to get up - it's harder work. There's | | | | food doesn't make more energy, it will burden |
| nothing wrong with your body, but it is | | | | and deplete your body. |
| over-burdened and now may need help. Cleansing | | | | The bottom line is, there are certain foods can |
| is our way to help our internal organs eliminate | | | | make or break your colon cleanse. The best |
| the excess buildup. | | | | cleansing foods enhance digestion to help your |
| The best cleansing foods to choose are; fresh | | | | body cleanse. Poor choices will burden your colon |
| raw fruits and vegetables, some lightly steamed | | | | and your whole system. Using the list above will |
| veggies, nuts and seeds and whole grains only. | | | | help you decide what diet is best for your colon |
| Lots of; herbal teas, water, lemon water and | | | | cleanse. |
| diluted fruit juice | | | | |