Isn’t it amazing when you get to wake up a little later on a Saturday morning? The sun peaks through your curtains/blinds and helps you wake up when you enter the rest of your house. Basking in the glow of morning sunshine helps to boost your mood and provide natural energy. Maybe you sip some morning tea or lemon water and pop a squat on your couch while doing so. The only other thing that can enhance a morning such as this is a refreshing and nourishing cucumber grapefruit juice.

Juice is so easy to make, even if you don’t have a juicer. As a quick note for people who want to make juice without juicers, blend your ingredients in a blender and then pour the blended mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pressing the pulp to extract as much liquid as possible. You may end up with some bits and pieces in your juice, but the flavor is there and that’s what matters! Just keep in mind that your blended mixture will not yield as much juice as is in the blender. This is because you remove the fiber from the ingredients, which is leftover in the pulp.

This cucumber grapefruit juice is low in calories and incredibly refreshing. The spicy kick from the ginger adds a little zing that wakes up your palate. Both cucumber and grapefruit have a water content that exceeds 90%, so they aid your hydration efforts. Grapefruit is rich in vitamin C, which aids immune function, and it may help prevent insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes. Studies suggest that eating grapefruit can help regulate blood sugar levels and keep insulin levels controlled. How amazing is that?!

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The best way to prepare for all the germs that will be passed around during back to school season is to play some serious immune offense. Don’t wait for bacteria and viruses to take you down when you have the opportunity to stock up on fresh ingredients that boost immune function. Rather than resorting to cold medication or randomly picking things out of the medicine cabinet, use food to avoid becoming sick.

Eating a balanced diet is the best way to maintain overall bodily function, including the optimal health of the immune system. The goal should be to maintain immune health at all times, not just when you feel a cold coming on. Don’t rely on lemon water or ginger to protect the body from foreign invaders; rather, focus on eating as many different colored fruits and vegetables as possible. The notion of “eating or drinking the rainbow” increases the amount of phytochemicals and antioxidants that you can absorb. The more varied your antioxidant intake, the better your immune system can function.

Immunity shots have taken the health world by storm, with people taking swigs of lemony turmeric concoctions left and right. The idea behind immunity shots is to provide the body with concentrated, potent doses of vitamins and minerals. Ginger, garlic, turmeric, cayenne, and carrots are featured ingredients in immunity shots, but those ingredients are just the tip of the iceberg. There are many more ingredients, which you can toss down the hatch, that don’t receive the attention they deserve. We are here to provide you with the best recipes for keeping colds or flus at bay.

What About The Peels?

Just like clothes in public, leave most of them on. A lot of concentrated nutrients exist in the peels of many fruits and vegetables, including ginger and citrus fruits. When it comes to beets, you can peel them, but many nutrients like fiber are in and near the peel. You can always partially remove the peels if you are fearful of taking the no-peel plunge. This may be a great introduction to leaving peels on because blending an entire lemon with the peel can result in a slightly bitter flavor.

Immunity Shots Without A Juicer

Juicers can be expensive and the cleanup can be quite annoying. Blending the ingredients for immunity shots is just as effective, and a much quicker and easier method. All you need is a blender and a nut milk bag or cheesecloth, through which you will strain the blended mixtures to obtain juice. The following recipes are low in sugar, vibrantly colored, and filled with immune-boosting nutrients.

Instructions For All The Recipes

• Peel or partially peel all citrus fruits or beets and remove the cores from apples.
• Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. If you need to add some filtered water for a little blending assistance then you can do that.
• Pour the blended mixture through a cheesecloth or nut milk bag into a jar or cup. Make sure to squeeze all the liquid out.
• Enjoy the shot as soon as it is made.

Ingredients For Immunity Shots

Lemony Beet Shot

• 1 beet (tops included if possible), peeled
• 1 apple, cored
• 1 lemon, peeled or partially peeled

Cayenne Ginger Shot

• 1 lemon, peeled or partially peeled
• 4” piece of ginger, chopped
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons filtered water

Carrot Turmeric Shot

• 3 carrots, rinsed and chopped
• 1 lemon, peeled or partially peeled
• 1” piece of ginger, chopped
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder

Leafy Green Shot

• 1 lime, quartered
• 1 handful of leafy greens (kale or spinach)
• 1 handful herbs (mint or parsley)
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 kiwi, peeled

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Juicing is one of the best ways to get a wide variety of nutrients in your diet. Let it be known that juicing does not mean that you go to the grocery store to buy a bunch of bottled juices, which are full of sugar and preservatives. A lot of these bottled juices don’t even have real fruit in them! Simply put, juicing can change your health for the better.

What Is Juicing?

Juicing is essentially drinking your food. Using a juicer, you make your own juices from fresh fruits and vegetables. Juicing helps you integrate fruits and vegetables, which you might not normally eat, into your diet. If you are opposed to juicing, you can make smoothies instead because you can reap a lot of the same benefits.

Benefits of Juicing

The average American has a lot of built-up toxins and waste in the body. This is because we are exposed to environmental pollution and consume products that have lots of preservatives and chemicals, which the body cannot properly process. Drinking freshly made juices helps your body efficiently absorb nutrients from the fruits and vegetables. When you consume raw fruits in vegetables, your body doesn’t have to work as hard to utilize them, meaning your bodily systems and organs can function optimally.

Results You Can Experience While Juicing

• Weight Loss
• Hydration
• An Alkaline Body
• Clearer Skin
• Healthier Nails
• More Energy
• Mental Clarity
• Improved Immune System

Side Effects of Juicing

While juicing is beneficial, it is best if it is done in moderation. Juicing for too long can throw off your body because it starts to store food differently, when you start eating real food again. It may be harder for you to lose weight after juicing for a long period of time. It may also affect your digestive system, due to the fact that your body doesn’t really have work to digest food. This is why it is best to juice for three days to one week at a time. This is also why a lot of people like to do all smoothie diets. Smoothies help you feel full and they are packed with dietary fiber.

How To Start Juicing

You may not want to dive headfirst into juicing. It is best to wade in slowly until you get comfortable. What we mean by this is that you shouldn’t throw every green vegetable in existence into your first couple juices. Start off with familiar fruits and vegetables that have mild flavors. Such produce items include apples, lettuce, carrots, celery, cucumbers, oranges, strawberries, lemons, and tomatoes. After you experiment with these flavors, try adding nutritional powerhouses like beets, kale, chard, ginger, parsley, grapefruit, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and pears.

We don’t want to throw you into the juicing world without any guidance, so here are a few juicing combinations that you can experiment with. Remember that you can make smoothies with these recipes, but you will have to add ice and water, and they will be more fibrous and filling. You may also need to lessen the amount of ingredients if you are making smoothies.

Beginner Green Juice

• 4 celery stalks
• 1 cucumber
• 1 apple
• parsley, to taste
• ½ lemon, peeled
• ½” piece of ginger, peeled

Herbal Delight

• ½ bunch parsley
• ½ bunch mint
• ½ bunch cilantro
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 apple

Green Goddess Juice

• 1 pear
• 1 apple
• 3 celery stalks
• 1 cucumber

Ginger Zinger

• 2 small apples
• 5 medium carrots
• ½” piece of ginger, peeled
• ½ lemon, peeled

Tropi-Kale Juice

• ¼ of a whole pineapple, peeled
• 4 green kale leaves
• 1 orange, peeled

Superfood Juice

• 2 small beets
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup strawberries

Cucumber Cooler

• ¼ ripe cantaloupe, peeled and seeds removed
• 2 celery stalks
• ¼ lemon, peeled
• ½ cucumber

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We love juice! We aren’t talking about store bought, bottled juices that can sit on the shelves for six months without going rotten. The juices we love are typically homemade, or made in a juice bar. That’s right, people, juicing is about freshness, not fortified ingredients and excess sugar content.

If you are new to juicing, it can be difficult to find the recipes that work for you. Before you even consider what recipes to make, you must first purchase a juicer, which doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. Centrifugal juicers are quite common and can be purchased for about $40. These can be great if you want to juice from time to time, but they aren’t great at juicing leafy greens. If you decide that juicing is life, it is wise to invest in a masticating juicer, commonly referred to as a slow juicer. These juicers are by no means slow, as the name may suggest; rather, they juice quickly and help you get the most nutrients and flavor from your juicing ingredients. Keep in mind that slow juicers can come out to $400 or more.

We want to go on record and say that even though juicing is beneficial for the body, we do encourage you to explore other, healthier meal options. Smoothies, salads, zucchini noodle pastas, and other raw and vegan meals are great options that contain the fiber that juices don’t have. We believe in whole foods and the fiber, an essential component of a healthy diet, which comes along with them. As with anything, however, if juicing makes you feel good then we support your juicing diet. Many people notice brighter skin, higher energy levels, and better organ function.

Rather than emptying your wallet at a juice place every time you want a juice, we advise buying your ingredients in bulk at the grocery store to make your juices at home. Use the following juice recipes to help to fuel a healthier lifestyle. For all of the recipes, process the ingredients through a juicer and drink within 15 minutes of juicing.

Drink Your Greens

• 2 cups spinach
• 3 celery stalks
• 1 medium cucumber
• ½ of a lemon
• 1 medium apple
• 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled
• ¼ cup of parsley

Ginger Zinger Juice

• 2 medium apples
• 5 carrots
• ½ inch piece of ginger
• ¼ lemon, peeled

Antioxidant Boost

• 2 medium beets, cut into quarters (use the greens too!)
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup strawberries, halved (don’t cut the tops of!)

Kale Kickstarter

• 1 orange, peeled and quartered
• 2 kale leaves
• 1 cup strawberries, halved
• 1 ripe banana
• 3 carrots

Sweet Carrot Juice

• 5 carrots
• 1 medium apple
• ¼ cup parsley (optional)

Vision Boosting Juice

• 4 large carrots
• 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled
• 2 navel oranges, peeled and quartered
• ½ inch piece of turmeric (optional)

Immune Boosting Juice

• 2 oranges, peeled and quartered
• 1 medium apple
• ½ inch piece ginger, peeled
• ¼ lemon, peeled

The Detoxifier

• 2 medium beets, peeled and cubed
• 3 medium carrots
• 1 medium apple
• ½ lemon, peeled
• 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled

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So you’ve finally bought into the juice and smoothie craze, and you’re ready to make some healthy diet and lifestyle changes. Sometimes you need more than a blender or juicer to make your smoothie lifestyle a little easier. We aren’t saying that you can’t get by with the basic essentials, but you can sometimes be a little more motivated with some exciting smoothie accessories. Make a healthy change with some of the following juice and smoothie accessories!

10 Juice and Smoothie Accessories

1. Smoothie Tumbler

One of the best things about smoothies or juices is that you can take them as an on-the-go breakfast. If you are rushing around the house in the morning and don’t have the time to relax and enjoy your smoothie, a smoothie tumbler will change your life. All you have to do is blend or juice, pour, and head out the door with a stainless steel smoothie tumbler. It keeps your drink cold and it is BPA-free!

2. Glass Straw

Plastic straws contain harmful chemicals, which you can absorb by drinking through them. Think about getting a glass straw (stainless steel straws work as well), which is 100% reusable, and it is better for you and the environment.

3. Citrus Juicer

Investing in a juicer is not cheap, but a citrus juicer is a great kitchen accessory to have. Whether you have lemons, grapefruit, oranges, or limes, you can use a citrus juicer to freshly juice citrus fruits instead of buying sugar-laden, from concentrate juices in the stores. Citrus juice adds a lot of vitamin C to your smoothies and it gives it a distinct flavor!

4. Juice & Smoothie Book

While the Internet is an endless resource for juice and smoothie recipes, sometimes it is nice to buy a good old-fashioned cookbook. This helps you get your proportions right and it is always accessible. It also usually has an index with key ingredients, so you can find a recipe that calls for kiwis or spinach instantaneously!

5. Fruit and Vegetable Cleaner

Because a lot of fruits and vegetables are coated in pesticides or waxes, a simple rinse doesn’t really do the trick. This is why it is more beneficial to buy organic produce. If you don’t want to buy organic, you can purchase a fruit and vegetable wash that is USDA certified organic. A wash like this helps to remove 98% of residue, waxes, or pesticides. holding residue and contaminants than water alone.

6. Clear Liquid Stevia

Smoothies and juices are naturally sweet if you add fruit, but liquid stevia is good to use if you want them a little sweeter. With stevia, a little goes a long way, so don’t go crazy with this stuff. This is great for green juices or smoothies. It is way better than dumping a lot of sugar in your drink. You can also use this to sweeten some herbal teas.

7. A Great Blender

While the VitaMix is the king of kings when it comes to blenders, you don’t have to get one in order to make smoothies. There are tons of blenders, one great one being the NutriBullet, which is a very affordable option that can make a variety of smoothies, sauces, soups, dressings, or other creative ideas that have to do with blending.

8. Superfoods

When you add superfoods to your smoothie mix, you get a whole new world of nutrients. There are tons of superfoods out there, kale, garlic, and spirulina being three of them. There are also tons of clean, plant-based protein powders out there, which can add more sustenance to your smoothies.

9. Vintage Clear Mason Jar

Sometimes it is nice to have one or two cups that are solely designated to smoothies and juices, just in case you don’t wash it thoroughly and decide to put iced tea in there, only to realize that your tea is filled with some smoothie residue. You can purchase glass mason jars that have reusable lids with stainless steel straws. These are also great if you want to send your kids to school with smoothies!

10. Silicone Steel Ice Cube Tray

Freeze your juices and smoothies in ice cube trays for safe storage or for fun presentation. During the week, it is hard to find the time to get ingredients and make a bunch of smoothies. Instead, prepare a huge batch of your favorite smoothies on a Sunday night and fill your ice trays up with them. Using silicone ice cube trays makes popping them out so easy. You can put them out, throw them in the blender, and add some water and you’ll be good to go!

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May the 4^th be with you on your quest to consume the most delicious and freshest of orange juices today for National Orange Juice Day. We had to get that one out of the way for the Star Wars fans out there. Orange juice is probably the most popular breakfast drink in America. Is the orange juice you buy in the grocery store actually juice, though? How natural is that “juice” that lines the grocery store shelves?

Of course, many Americans like to go for the brands that say “100% juice” and “not from concentrate.” These terms are not really as honest as you might think. Not from concentrate juice may come from real oranges, but it is definitely not 100% juice. The only way to have 100% juice is if it is fresh pressed in front of you at a juice bar, or you juice the oranges yourself.

Here’s The Juice On OJ

If any of you have ever juiced oranges, you know that the juice only lasts for a couple days. Some orange juice companies will source only from American growers, while others use blends from Brazil or Mexico with American-grown oranges. Once the growers pick the oranges, they are sent to the juice facility, where they are juiced. The juice is then stored in giant tanks for about 8 months or so.

In order for the juice to be stored for this long, the juice is pasteurized and the oxygen is removed. This step allows the juice to stay good for up to one year. When the juice is ready to be distributed, the companies add water, pulp, and flavor packs to make the juice taste like juice. The only reason orange juice varieties taste different is due to the flavor packs that companies use. You are not tasting the oranges; rather, you are tasting a combination of sugars, chemicals, flavor additives, and processed ingredients.

The reason companies get to call orange juice “100% juice” is because the ingredients in the flavor packs are derived from the orange peel, seeds, and oil. If you read all the ingredients on an orange juice carton or bottle, you will know that it isn’t 100% juice. If it was 100% orange juice, the only ingredient would be oranges.

Oranges are only in season for about 3-4 months out of the year, which is why companies have to pasteurize and then store the “juice” in those giant tanks. We want you to know all of this so that you know exactly what you are putting in your body. Remember that fresh is always best and that if the product is on a shelf, it isn’t all that fresh.

Enjoy an orange or two today, or use a citrus juicer and squeeze some fresh OJ. It is National Orange Juice Day after all.

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You may have heard that life and death, sickness and disease start in the colon. To physically heal the human body of any degenerative disease, you must place emphasis on cleansing first and foremost, and if necessary, repairing.

A selection of diseases and challenges of the colon include:

• Colitis
• Colon cancer
• Diverticulitis
• Diverticulosis
• Ulcerative colitis
• Prolapsed colon
• Constipation

There are many ways to cleanse and repair the colon and there are also many helpful tools that can help you to do such.

Nothing sabotages the health of the colon like the Standard American Diet, which is greatly acid-forming and thus mucus-forming. It is full of unhealthy and toxic meat and dairy products. Refined grains and starches are just as harmful, creating a gluey and paste-like substance that sticks to the colon’s walls.

The body cannot digest meat (especially cooked meat) no matter what you believe or no matter what you have been told or heard. Cooked or process meat lacks enzymes unlike plants and fruits that are loaded with enzymes (life force) and which unlike meat, dairy products, and refined grains and starches – promote peristalsis (bowel movement).

When we consume meat, dairy products, refined grains/starches, and processed foods – the aftermath of these things sit in our colons and rot and putrefy. The stench will sometimes seep through the pores of the skin (which is why some people simply smell bad regardless of what they do, e.g. bathe, shower, wear perfume/cologne etc.).

Bad breath (halitosis) generally is the result of a toxic, compacted, and polluted colon, which in turn results from a diet based on processed animal fats and protein (meat and dairy) and other processed and cooked food.

Diseases of the Colon

The human colon is nearly 30 feet long (27 feet to be exact). With a colon this long, clearly humans are not meant to consume animal flesh. It takes about four days for the human body to digest (to the best of its ability) animal flesh or meat compared to only a few hours to digest (and eliminate) fruits and plants.

When we don’t take care of our colon, a host of colon-specific pathologies may result, i.e., colon or colorectal cancer, colitis, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, colon stasis (constipation), colic, inflammatory bowel disease, and coloptosis to name a few, but also certain medical procedures may also need to be performed (if you are into allopathic medicine), procedures such as colonoscopy, colosigmoidoscopy, colostomy, and colonic fistula.

Colorectal Cancer

A malignant neoplastic disease of the large intestine, characterized by melena, a change in bowel habits, and the passing of blood. Malignant tumors of the large bowel usually occur after age 50, are slightly more frequent in women than in men, and are almost as common lung cancer in the United States.

The high incidence of colorectal cancer in the western world, as contrasted with the low incidence in Japan and in rural Africa, suggests that a diet high in refined carbohydrates and beef and low in roughage may be a causative factor.

The risk of large bowel cancer is increased in chronic ulcerative colitis, in diverticulosis, in villous adenomas, and especially in familial polyposos of the colon.

Most lesions of the large bowel are adenocarcinomas; one half arise in the rectum, one fifth in the sigmoid colon, approximately one sixth in the cecum and ascending colon, and the rest in other sites. Rectal tumors may cause pain, bleeding, and a feeling of incomplete evacuation; they metastasize slowly through lymphatic channels and veins, and occasionally prolapse through the anus. Mosbys supra, p. 279

One of the biggest causative factors of colorectal cancer is meat consumption, especially red meat. Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the U.S. According to the C.D.C. (Center For Disease Control) in 2006, 70,270 men and 68,857 women were diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This same year, 26,801 men and 26,395 women died from colorectal cancer.

Colitis

Colitis is an inflammatory condition of the large intestine, either one of the episodic, functional, irritable bowel syndromes or one of the more serious chronic, progressive, inflammatory bowel diseases.

Irritable bowel syndrome is characterized by bouts of colicky pain and diarrhea or constipation, often resulting from emotional stress. Because individuals with colitis may be irritated by different substances, the diet is individualized to avoid known irritants. Kinds of irritable bowel syndrome are splastic colon and mucous colitis. Inflammatory bowel disease is characterized by abscess formation, severe diarrhea, bleeding, and ulceration of the mucosa of the intestine. Weight loss and pain are significant. Kinds of inflammatory bowel disease include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Mosby’s supra, p. 277

Anytime you have the prefix “itis” you are dealing with inflammation and when there is inflammation, there is unhealthy mucus, and when there is unhealthy mucus, there is acidosis or excess acid and excess acid is the result of consuming acidic products, i.e. animals fats and proteins (meat and dairy products) but also refined carbohydrates: starches, grains.

Diarrhea

Diarrhea is the frequent passage of loose, watery stools, generally as the result of increased motility in the colon.

When diarrhea is present, the body (intestinal tract) is quickly attempting to evacuate something. Diarrhea steals water (fluid) from the tissues of the body and thus sodium content in the body is lost. It is very important that when diarrhea is present that you replace sodium and electrolytes. Sea salt is a great source of natural sodium as well as celery (celery juice). You can find an electrolyte solution (e.g. Trace Minerals Electrolytes) on the shelves of good health food stores.

Colic

According to Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, colic is a sharp visceral pain resulting from torsion, obstruction, or smooth muscle spasm of a hollow or tubular organ. For many infants, grains are a great cause of colic. Infants should not be fed grains for the first two years of life. Their little digestive systems cannot handle grains. The same applies to honey. Honey should not be given for the first two years of life.

Ulcerative colitis

A chronic, episodic, inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum, characterized by profuse watery diarrhea containing varying amounts of blood, mucus, and pus. Also known as Crohn’s disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Mosby’s supra, p. 1208

Diverticulitis

Diverticula are pouch-like herniations in the wall of a tubular organ, such as the intestine or colon. When fecal matter penetrates thin-walled diverticula, it can cause inflammation and abscess formation in the tissues surrounding the colon. With repeated inflammation, the lumen of the colon narrows and may become obstructed. During periods of inflammation, the patient will experience crampy pain, particularly over the sigmoid colon, fever, and leukocytosis. Mosby’s supra, p. 382

Diverticulosis

The presence of pouchlike herniations through the muscular layer of the colon, particularly the sigmoid colon. Diverticulosis affects increasing numbers of people over 50 years of age and may be the result of the modern, highly refined, low-residue diet. Most patients with this condition have few symptoms except for occasional bleeding from the rectum. An increase in the dietary fiber can aid in propelling the feces through the colon. Hemorrhage from bleeding diverticula can become quite severe. Diverticulosis may lead to diverticulitis. Mosby’s supra, p. 382

Hemorrhoid

A variscosity in the lower rectum or anus caused by congestion in the veins of the hemorrhoidal plexus. Mosby’s supra, p. 559

Hemorrhoids result when there is excessive straining during bowel movement in order to propel the feces from the rectum through the anus. This is clearly the result of a high meat, dairy, and other processed foods diet greatly low or lacking in roughage or dietary fiber.

This is why consuming enzymatic foods are a must because enzymes help to stimulate peristalsis. Enzymatic foods are living foods and include fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts (and some grains). Raw foods (fruits, nuts/seeds, and veggies) are loaded with enzymes!

If you are straining while on the toilet, you’re constipated. If you are bleeding from the rectum, chances are you have ulcerative colitis or diverticulosis, and in the worse case scenario, perhaps colorectal cancer.

Coloproctitis

An inflammation of both the colon and rectum. Also called colorectitis. Mosby’s supra, p. 279

This disease clearly suggests that both colon and rectum are inundated with mucus, usually resulting from an acid-forming diet.

Coloptosis

The prolapse or downward displacement of the colon. Mosby’s supra, p. 279

Prolapse of the colon (coloptosis) is very common nowadays considering how impacted people are, especially obese people, and how gravity is still on the scene pulling on our organs, and the colon is no exception here.

Intestinal Parasites and Worms

Parasite and worm infestation could also be the cause of colon diseases and disorders, especially if you consume large concentrations of meat. Known worms of the intestines include intestinal pinworms and tape worms.

Several species of tapeworms, such as Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), and Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm) can cause infection in people.

Parasite and worm infestation is no joke. These little creepy critters can really sabotage your health. It is imperative that people, especially those who consume meat, perform at least one major parasite and worm cleanse (e.g. Dherbs.com Parasite and Worm Cleanse) a year.

The Value of Villi

One of the detriments of a compacted and toxic colon full of hardened fecal matter is that the villi are obstructed. These little shaggy hairs that stick out from the surface of the small intestine absorb nutrients (i.e. vitamins and minerals) from the foods we consume (if we are in fact consuming real food which would naturally contain nutrients such as vitamins and minerals).

When the colon is impacted, the villi are obstructed from its designed function. Think about it, even if we are eating something that does contain nutrition (as an exception to what we commonly eat), if the colon walls are impacted with hardened fecal matter, no nutrition will be absorbed via the villi.

When we think about the colon, we also have to think about the villi.

Intestinal Ecology

We must also think about the state of our good bacteria that resides in our colon.

A toxic and impacted colon is probably going to have an imbalance of good and bad bacteria thus leading to yeast infection. A healthy colon is going to have a balanced ratio of good bacteria (probiotics) and bad bacteria, or healthy bacteria and unhealthy bacteria.

You shouldn’t just be concerned with probiotics (acidophilus) after having a colonic performed, but all the time. Intestinal ecology is very important! Yeast infections are not just limited to the vagina of females, but also the blood and the intestines. So colon or intestinal health also takes into consideration the ratio of good and bad bacteria.

Natural Remedies For Intestinal Diseases and Disorders

Weekly enemas
are very helpful for keeping the rectum clean, healthy, and evacuated. These are highly recommended by us at Dherbs.com. Enemas can be performed in the comfort of your own home (bathroom). Enemas are best performed in the morning or in the evening time. Mornings are more ideal in my personal opinion. You can add liquid chlorophyll to your enema water (1-2 ounces), 35% food-grade hydrogen peroxide (half an ounce), and/or liquid bentonite clay (1 ounce). For more information on enemas, please read our article “Enemas” in the “articles” section.

Colonics
are even better than enemas. Colonics allow the entire colon to be flushed of toxins, pollutants, old fecal debris, parasites and worms, etc. Colonics can be performed weekly or monthly or perhaps every 3 months. To learn more about colonics, please read our article Colonics in the articles section.

Carnelian water
is a concoction of crystal energy (vibration) and water, basically an elixir. There is no better stone (crystal) to aid in stomach and intestinal complaints than carnelian. This stone can provide fast-acting results when placed directly on the tummy. This is a most ideal stone for females and can be used for stomach complaints as well as female complaints, e.g. abdominal cramping and/or spasms (perhaps during that time of the month). The bigger the piece of Carnelian, the better!

Daily anti-gravity exercise, in addition to colonics and enemas, is a great natural remedy for coloptosis.

Other great exercises that can help to keep your colon optimally healthy and functioning include yoga, Tai chi, and deep breathing to name a few.

Rubbing the belly with warm natural oil (coconut, olive, caster) in a circular motion will help to stimulate the colon and thus bowel movement. This is great to do before performing an enema. Oil in a glass container can be warmed up with hot water (in a sink). Run hot water from the faucet on the bottle for a few minutes and/or let the bottle sit or float in a sink full of hot water for a few minutes (10-15 minutes).

If you follow the foregoing information, you won’t need to take harmful and addictive man-made pharmaceutical drugs such as Ex-lax, Dulc-lax, Kaopectate, Milk of Magnesia, and Pepto-Bismol which all pollute and toxify the liver and blood; nor will you have to undergo or receive a colonoscopy, colostomy, and/or colonic fistula.

By all means, you’d be wise to avoid bulk-forming laxatives, lubricants, stool softeners, saline laxatives, stimulant laxatives and combination medicines. They do harm in the human body and they never knock out the root cause of the problem. Drugs only masquerade!

Dietary Intervention

Diet, a bad or poor one, can really sabotage health, especially colon health. One of the most harmful things a person can do is eat three square meals per day, especially if those three square meals contain or include meat and dairy products.

Did you know that if you eat three meals per day you should be having three bowel movements per day? You should have a bowel movement for every meal you eat and if you don’t, something is wrong.

The best area to start in as far as healing from intestinal diseases and disorders is that of diet. Cut out or greatly cut back on consumption of animal derived products (such as meat and dairy products).

Eat plenty of raw foods [fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts] as they are enzymatic and fiber-rich, which greatly helps with peristalsis (bowel movement).

Eat a big green leafy salad every day or at least 3-4 days per week. This is a great roughage provider. Salad (as other greens and veggies) will sweep the walls of the colon helping to maintain the health and wellbeing of the intestinal tract.

Prunes and figs are great foods and aids for maintaining the health of the colon and ensuring consistent bowel movement. These are highly recommended, perhaps as snack foods.

Prune juice and/or plum juice are considered liquid plumbers. These will get a clogged colon moving again in a short period of time. A cup or half a cup nightly should suffice.

Eliminate refined and processed foods from your diet as much as possible. Refrain from eating a lot of cooked foods. The best-cooked and processed foods to consume are vegan in nature.

Drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice daily (about 4-8 ounces). Invest in a good juicer (i.e. Jack Lalane’s brand, c. $150 in price).

The best water to drink while performing any cleanse (including a colon cleanse) is hands down alkaline water. If you can’t find alkaline water, your next best choices are distilled water and/or spring water. Drink 6-10 glasses of water daily. Water helps keep the body in general and the colon in particular, lubricated.

Aloe vera juice is a great beverage to assist with maintenance of the intestinal tract. It is especially helpful when there are ulcers present, including ulcerative colitis. It is also helpful for coloproctitis. Aloe vera juice is an intestinal tonic.

Colonically Beneficial Herbs

There are a plethora of beneficial therapeutic herbs that help cleanse, repair, tone, fortify, and strengthen the intestinal tract. Laxative (as well as aperient and cathartic) herbs are very important as they help stimulate peristalsis and evacuate the bowels.

Good laxative herbs include Senna Leaf (and Pods), Cascara Sagrada, Buckthorn, Glucomannan, Bilwa, Bibitaki, Rhubarb, Aloe Vera (resin), Jalap Root, Musta, and Mandrake. These herbs are great for the most severe and stubborn colon problems, especially constipation.

Good colon conditioning herbs include Black Walnut Hull, Chamomile, Goldenseal Root, and Licorice root. These herbs help cleanse and tone the colon.

Good mucous-membrane soothing (mucilaginous) herbs include Slippery Elm Bark, Irish Moss, Agar Agar, Acacia Gum, and Marshmallow. These herbs help soothe an inflamed and irritated colon.

Good carminative and antispasmodic herbs include Fennel Seed, Anise Seed, Cardamom Seed, Caraway Seed, Cinnamon bark, and Ginger 
root. These herbs help calm an upset stomach and counteract indigestion as well as flatulence (gas).

Good fiberous herbs include Pamita, Psyllium Husk, Fennel Seed, Apple Pectin, and vegetable cellulose (technically not an herb). These herbs provide dietary fiber that sweep the walls of the colon and aid in the formation of bulky stools.

To help rid the body of parasites and worms, consume anthelmintic and vermifuge herbs such as Peachtree Bark, Wormwood, Tansy, Betel Nut, Southernwood, Epazote, Pumpkin Seed, Worm Seed, Black Seed, Male Fern and Pink Root.

Senna is a great herb that not only help evacuate the bowels of hardened and stubborn fecal matter but also helps to kill intestinal worms and parasites in the intestines.

To further help get rid of parasites and worms in the intestinal tract, drink pomegranate juice (4 ounces daily for a specific duration or period of time).

In addition to pomegranate juice, consume one tablespoon of olive oil and/or castor oil daily (for a certain period of time) as these oils not only lubricate the colon, but also smother and kill worms and parasites in the colon, especially pinworms.

For more insightful information on colon problems and remedies (in addition to the information infra), please visit the Dherbs.com articles section and read our articles on:

• Constipation
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Diarrhea
• Crohn’s Disease
• Enemas

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