A healthy body is clean and lean

1.    According to some natural health experts, most people carry excess undigested fecal matter in their colon. The sooner they begin to eliminate it, the better they feel. And when it comes to weight loss, the weight lost through the elimination of fecal matter is weight permanently lost.

2.    Each organ that eliminates waste in the body, can be cleansed. The primary organs that detoxify the body are the skin, colon, liver, kidneys, blood and lymphatics. Body wrap experts report that when cleansing formulas for the liver are started a few days before the body wrap, the inches lost increases at least 20%.

3.    Cleansing formulas often contain herbs and supplements that support the organ that’s being cleansed. Some formulas add herbs or supplements that may contribute to weight loss, such as berberine and green tea.

4.    Our body accumulates chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals or other poisons in fat cells throughout the body. It’s believed that the greater the accumulation of these toxins in the body, the harder it is for the fat cell to break down. That’s one reason why it’s difficult to lose weight.

5.    Cleansing formulas may also contain herbal blends to improve the function of the kidneys, GI tract, gall bladder and liver. This can indirectly assist in weight loss by creating a more healthy system overall.

6.    Cleansing always requires drinking more water than what is usually drank during the day. Experts recommend as little as 1 ounce for every 2 pounds of body weight and as much as 1 ounce for every 1 pound body weight.

7.    When cleansing, it’s important to start detoxifying the skin or colon before any other organ, even though liver cleanses may facilitate greater weight loss.

This is because toxins released from the liver will have no open route to leave the body. They end up getting re-circulated throughout the body, causing headaches, joint aches and pains, fatigue and skin breakouts. Always cleanse the skin or colon first!

Our intestinal tract should be used as a processing plant for the food we eat, not as a storage bin. “Some food in … some food out” is the motto of someone with healthy colon function. However, think about it. If you ate three meals yesterday, were three meals eliminated? If not, what happened to the fecal matter? Most likely, it’s still sitting in the processing plant, but the problem is that the longer it sits there, the more toxic the matter becomes.

And if you add in the factor of not drinking enough water, now that toxic matter gets hard in the colon and sometimes ‘stuck’. The purpose of a colon cleanser is to gently stimulate the colon to release its contents, thereby decreasing your body’s overall toxicity level. When you think about it, colon cleansing is safe; living with a toxic colon is unsafe!

In fact, it is possible to die from a toxic colon. The medical condition is called autointoxication and the person literally dies because their body accumulated too much waste matter.

Colon cleansers are generally safe. In the initial days of using them, it’s possible to have a little diarrhea as the body is clearing itself of the toxic fecal matter. This should stop within a few days. You’ll be amazed at how great you feel when all that old matter is gone, and surprised about how easy it is to eat healthy foods afterward. It’s as if all the toxins in the old fecal matter prevented you from eating junk food. Try a good colon cleanse and evaluate its health benefits today!

Well, you’re partially right on that one. The real truth is that when you look at the ORAC value of the little old prune, it actually outranks raisins, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, oranges, spinach, kale, and even red grapes and cherries. The prune is clearly a high antioxidant food. Its ORAC value is 5770 ORAC units per 100 grams. Of the other fruits and vegetables mentioned, the next highest ORAC value would be that of raisins, with 2830 units. Because of its high antioxidant properties, any product that prune powder is used in will stay fresher longer. And the beauty of prune powder is that it will lend sweetness to the product as well.

Prune powder adds a whole lot of potassium, which allays the fears that a colon cleansing formula is causing potassium loss by flushing out the electrolytes. It’s a good source of phosphorus, vitamin C, vitamin A, beta-carotene, iron, niacin, pantothenic acid and copper.

Prune powder is made from prunes that are pitted and then air dried down to 8% moisture and then pulverized into powder. This process retains the energetics of the food.

Prunes contain phenols called neochlorogenic and chlorogenic acid which neutralize the superoxide anion radical and prevent damage to fats from oxidation.  Inside the insoluble fiber component of prunes is a compound called propionic acid  which inhibits the enzyme that produces cholesterol. Lowering this enzyme’s activity lowers cholesterol levels in research studies. Prune also lowers cholesterol by binding bile acids.