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What is colon cleanse diet ?

I have heard that if you want to improve your overall health then colon cleanse is must and for this you have to go for colons cleanse diet. But what does colon cleanse diet consist of ?
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The best colon cleanse is a permanent healthy high fiber diet.
Colon cleansing has absolutely no medical benefit and is in fact harmful to the digestive system. Old science from the late 1800's when meat was the main food and people were constipated all the time. Not enough fruit and vegetables.
There is no build up of bad plaque, toxins, or sludge in a normal, reasonably healthy system.
If this was the case we would have people dying left and right from malnutrition since their small intestines couldn't absorb nutrients.
The majority of the water from food and what we drink is reabsorbed through the colon, if our colons were clogged we would all be walking around looking like sponges right?
Detoxing is ridding the system - liver, kidneys, and intestines of toxins both internal and environmental. Additionally, many toxins are stored in our fat cells so in order to truly "detox", you need to lose excess body fat as well to fully detox.
Our liver and kidneys aren't clogged with toxins. Otherwise we would be dead.
The liver does in fact get layered with fat when we become overweight.
We "cleanse and detox" naturally 24 hours a day through respiration, sweat, liver, and kidneys.
We can help by eating a healthy diet with minimal added sugar and salt. Lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grain foods, beans, peas, and brown rice keep a system as healthy as it can be.
Minimal alcohol, caffeine, soda.
Read food labels. If you can't pronounce it, don't put it in your body.
Oatmeal or a high fiber breakfast cereal of 19% RDA of fiber or more.
Increases the speed and efficiency of the digestive system and helps the body rid itself of both internal and environmental toxins by cutting transit time.
Did you know the digestive system is one of the largest contributors to our immune system?
Cleanses actually flush out the beneficial bacteria and enzymes in the digestive system. Search gut flora to learn about the beneficial bacteria we need in our colon.
We have more beneficial bacteria in our digestive systems than all the cells in our bodies!
They don't tell you about the gas, cramping, and bloating you will experience when you start eating again and the body has to rebuild this bacteria population.
Spend your money in the produce department.
Good luck.
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  • Puristat by Puristat
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    There are diets and foods that may help but the first thing to do is to cleanse your colon. The colon is the center of your health, everything you eat passes through the colon. The colon is not designed to have food in it all of the time, the colon needs a break and a cleanse will help to rejuvenate your entire digestive system resulting in a body that functions better.

    Check out this article for additional information:
    www.puristat.com/coloncleansing/defaul…

    The site also offers a complimentary service where you can ask questions to a Registered Nurse.

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  • John by John
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    As most of these answers state, a good healthy diet is key to keep a clean colon. I've found this product will jump start your quest but start eating health to keep it clean.

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    www.clear-the-pipes.com
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  • Gumdrop101 by Gumdrop1...
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    prunes prunes and lots of them lol
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