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Three years ago Beyonce told Oprah that she started on using the Master Cleanse Diet in order to help her shed a bit of weight. Is this really a smart way to lose weight? The Master Cleanse is a liquid diet – the purpose is to cleanse and detoxify the body while reportedly stimulating healthy tissue growth. The Master Cleanse Program includes e.g.: drinking salt water in the morning, a concoction of lemon juice, cayenne and maple syrup throughout the day, and at the end of the day shopping off with laxative tea at night. It may be a diet and an effective method to lose weight. But another more important colon & colonic related question should be: Are detox diets healthy? Katherine McManus, director of nutrition at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston recently did a study comparing a variety of weight loss & detox diets. Katherine McManus (registered dietitian) says
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“I have not seen any science that substantiates the health claims made by proponents of detox diets. These detox cleansing diets are a very limited, short-term fix, and the research shows that the weight loss cannot be sustained.”
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Take a moment and ask yourself: are you ware of your current colon health? If not, you could be asking for a world for trouble. For, your colon performs a variety of tasks important to the health of your body. The more you know about what is required for colon health, the more you are prepared to help your body! These are the 10 commandments to get AND maintain a healthy colon! • A – ASPRINE: consider taking low-dose aspirin; • B – BINGING: Eat properly, do not bing; • C – CHEMICALS: Avoid exposure to industrial and environmental toxins & chemicals such as asbestos fibers, benzene, aromatic amines, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); • D – DRINKING: Be careful with drinking, limit yourself to one to two drinks a day; • E – EXERCISE: Do your yoga & exercise regularly; • I – INFECTIONS: Avoid infections that contribute to cancer, including hepatitis viruses, HIV, and the human papillomavirus; • L – LEAN: Stay lean; • R – RADIATION: Avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation; • T – TOBACCO: Avoid tobacco in all its forms, including exposure to secondhand smoke; • V – VITAMIN: Get enough vitamines & nutritions supplement, especially vitamin D. Source: Chicagotribune.com |
Whole grains are healthy for your colon!
May 15, 2009
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Eating whole grains is definitely healthy for your body. But what exactly is a whole grain? And what foods are in the category ‘whole grains’? And what are the health benefits for the colon, and beyond? Question: What is a whole grain? There are 3 parts of the whole grain: • 1 – The BRAN – which is full of fiber, B vitamins, and 50 to 80 percent of the grain’s minerals. Question: What foods are in the category ‘whole grains’? Whole grain foods include breads, pastas, and cereals that are made with 100% whole grain and not with white processed flours. Question: What are the health benefits of whole grains? The major health benefits for the colon are: reduces the risk for constipation, reduces the rise in glucose and insulin, reduces the risk for bowel disorders, and provides protection against colon cancer, rectum cancer & stomach cancer. Other major health benefits of whole grains beyond the colon are a lower risk for: heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and stroke. Source: Emporiagazette.com |
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What is the best method for losing weight? Researchers have found evidence indicating that obesity is featured with a body’s metabolism that does not function properly. So, likely the best method for losing weight is to focuss on: a healthy lifestyle combined with detoxification procedure. 4 Options for body detoxification are: • 1 – Fasting: Some people believe that giving up food for a period of time allows the body to clear out toxins. But it’s controversial method. And you should be aware that fasting may harm your body, especially if you have certain medical conditions. So talk to your doctor before trying any type of calorie restriction. • 2 – Colonics, or colon hydrotherapy: This method uses an infusion of water under pressure to removes waste from the colon. While many people say the practice makes them feel better, most doctors say there is no need for a colonic outside of cases of severe pathological constipation or if you choose to use it as a colonoscopy preparation. Be aware of the risks: there is no licensing for colonic hydrotherapy, and there are various ‘alternative’ techniques being used. So if you decide to try it: ask questions and go see the equipment and facility to make sure everything is clean!! • 3 – Infrared sauna: This is a newer form of the traditional steam sauna. This method warms the body using radiant heat. Proponents say it is a more comfortable experience than steam-heat saunas. Both make you sweat, which is good for moving toxins out of the body. • 4 – Ionic foot baths and detoxing foot pads: These products claim to remove toxins through the feet, either by running an electric current from electrodes through water or by herbs in a pad that emit “far infrared radiation.” Save your money! The feet play no role in detoxification, doctors say, and the effects you see can be explained by simple chemistry. Source: Cleveland.com |
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On monday may 5 (2009) former president of the Philippines Corazon Aquino had a successful surgery for colon cancer in the Makati Medical Center in Manila. A few days earlier Aquino decided to go ahead with the colon cancer surgery because doctors determined that the cancer cells had not moved beyond the section of the colon. |
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In 2008, the Aquino had been diagnosed with colon cancer, and she underwent chemotherapy. In public remarks made one year ago (May, 2008), Aquino announced that blood tests indicate she is responding positively to the medical treatment.
Cory Aquino became in 1986 the 11th President of the Philippines (serving from 1986 to 1992). Aquino was the first female President of the Philippines and was Asia’s first female President. She is a world-renowned advocate of democracy, peace, women’s empowerment, and religious piety. Aquino was named by Time Magazine as the woman of the year 1986. MORE COLON NEWS ABOUT CELEBRITIES: Source: Wikipedia.org |
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On may 1 (2009) Tai Shan, the giant Panda of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo was given a colonoscopy – an endoscopic exam was made of his upper and lower intestinal tract to check whether he had healed from eosinophilic colitis, a rare chronic inflammatory bowel condition diagnosed last summer. A colonoscopy can for sure save a life: even a Panda can get it! 7 reasons for not being afraid of a colonoscopy: • 1 – You can not feel a colonic polyps forming, and when you have the symptoms, it may already be too late. Karen Smith (registered colonscopy unit nurse) says:
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The western diet raises risk for colon cancer!
May 3, 2009
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The typical Western diet pattern includes: high intakes of red meat, sugary desserts, high fat, refined grains, high-fat dairy products, high-sugar drinks, and eggs! How healthy is a Western diet really? Professor Stephen O’Keefe from the University of Pittsburgh points out that the typical Western diet – rich in meat and fats and low in complex carbohydrates – increases the risk for colon cancer! The is growing evidence that the composition of the diet influences the diversity of intestinal microbes, supporting the link between: diet, colonic disease and colon cancer – which is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in adults in the West. In particular, those people whose diet is rich in complex carbohydrates have high numbers of bacteria in their gut called ‘Firmicutes’ which use undigested residues to synthesize short-chain fatty acids and vitamins such as folate and biotin that maintain colonic health. People should know that meat digestion produces sulphur, which decreases the activity of ‘good’ bacteria and increases the production of hydrogen sulphide and other possible carcinogens! The study also demonstrates how simple dietary changes may prevent a serious illness that requires medical intervention. Professor Stephen O’Keefe (physician) says:
Sources: Personalliberty.com & Naturalnews.com |
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New research Michigan State University points at what many already expected: people who have a bulging waistline are more likely to develop colon cancer! Jenifer Fenton, an MSU food science and human nutrition researcher with the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, was recently able to identify the connection between a high percentage of fat (resulting in a bulging waistline) and colon cancer – which is known as the third-leading killer of Americans. Fenton examined a key hormone found in fat tissue which is thought to promote cancer. The researcher from Michigan found a link between obesity and colon cancer, and there is also evidence that weight loss is the best way to prevent the risk. Fenton’s conclusions are published in a study in the journal Carcinogenesis – which is online available. Professor Jennifer Fenton (nutrition researcher) says:
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