Constipation Solutions

It would seem none of us are constipated. But, in fact, most of us are constipated — we just don't talk about our sluggish bowels.

We at the Optimal Health Network are proud to talk about bowel movements. We believe it is absolutely essential, for optimal health, to move your bowels daily. As a professional colon hydrotherapist, I tell my clients that everyone needs to have at least one 12" stool daily — ideally two — which are at least the diameter of a quarter.

If your bowels move less than this, you are likely to run into health problems at some point in your life. Stool is garbage. It is full of toxins, discarded hormones, carcinogens, and unhealthy microbes. This is just a partial list of the waste products in our stool. The body works hard to throw out what it no longer needs or is harmful to us. Fortunately and unfortunately, the colon is a highly absorptive organ. If we aren't moving out those two feet of stool daily, we are reabsorbing poison as well as creating an ideal home for disease-promoting microbes.

In my practice, I have helped clients overcome a wide array of health problems due to constipation. These include, but are not limited to, fatigue, obesity, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic gas and bloating, sinus problems, headaches, mood and hormonal imbalances, allergies, muscle aches, rectal and anal fissures, as well as more severe imbalances, such as high blood pressure, blood sugar imbalances, high cholesterol, fibromyalgia, and other chronic illnesses. All of these health issues can potentially be eased or eliminated by addressing bowel function.

Lifestyle

In my book, Ten Days to Optimal Health, you will find a multi-step, ten-day program that will teach you what lifestyle habits relieve your constipation. By working with your body in ten-day increments, you increase your awareness of how your body works without feeling imprisoned by the changes. You can do anything for ten days, yes? In this way, you will more easily be able to choose foods and activities that bring about regularity because you have set yourself a reasonable goal, and you feel better. In addition, you will come to understand what environmental stimuli cause you to get constipated and what environmental stimuli assist your colon to fully function. We are all aware that it is crucial that we take good care of ourselves to have the kinds of lives we really want. So why don't we? Often we don't because we feel overwhelmed or we feel that it won't work. The Ten Days to Optimal Health program is a clinically proven, easy-to-follow, program. These wellness activities can be completed in the privacy of your own home or with the help of a colon hydrotherapist.

Ten Days to Optimal Health

Dietary Support

Primal Defense

Why do we need Primal Defense? Beneficial soil-based and plant-based microbes (HSOs) used to be ingested as part of food grown in rich, unpolluted soil. However, for the last 50 years we have been sterilizing our soil with pesticides and herbicides, destroying most bacteria, both bad and good. Our modern lifestyle, which includes antibiotic drug use, chlorinated water, chemical ingestion, pollution, and poor diet, is responsible for eradicating much of the beneficial bacteria in our bodies. A lack of beneficial microbes often results in constipation, gas, and bloating. In addition, HSOs work from the inside of the intestines, dislodging accumulated decay on the walls and flushing out this old waste. HSOs work in symbiosis with somatic (tissue or organ) cells to eliminate toxic waste that has built up from years of constipation.

Primal Defense

Fortified Flax

Fiber is essential for bowel function. Ground flax seeds are an excellent way to get the fiber you need for daily bowel movements. Flax seed also contains soluble and insoluble fiber, both of which are important in promoting normal cholesterol levels. Just one quarter of a cup of flaxseed is packed with 10 grams of fiber. Fiber acts as a broom, cleaning out your intestines; it can help to promote regularity, plus the fiber will help you feel full longer. To get more fiber in their diets, many people take one of the powdered formulas, such as psyllium, that you can find in drug stores. Unfortunately most of these powders simply do not have the same high concentration of high-quality fiber that is found in flax or the heart-healthy essential fatty acids or lignans.

Fortified Flax

Reacted Magnesium

Magnesium is the number one mineral that people are deficient in. Constipation, muscle cramps, teeth grinding, and irritability are all clear signs of a magnesium deficiency. According to the USDA, most people do not even get close to the amount of magnesium they need. Magnesium is crucial for proper bowel function.

Reacted Magnesium

Super Aloe

For the quick relief of constipation, Super Aloe is formulated with the finest and most effective Aloe Ferox available and will not harm your colon or your nervous system or cause dependency. Cape Aloes is regarded as one of the best and safest laxatives on the market.

Super Aloe

Raw fruits and vegetables (I highly recommended 6-12 servings daily)

Small amounts of quality protein throughout the day

2 to 4 quarts of reverse osmosis water daily

Colon Cleansing

Colon cleansing is a superb tool for the permanent relief of constipation. Before drugs companies, colon cleansing was the tool of choice for relief of constipation by doctors. Unfortunately, most laxatives harm the colon, the stomach, the small intestines, and the nervous system. In addition, laxatives do nothing to bring the body into biochemical balance and a state of optimal functioning. Just as we brush to maintain the health of our teeth and gums, it is plain good sense to "brush" our colon. When you keep your bowels moving on a daily basis, you are much more likely to stay young and vital into old age. Your digestive system is everything to your health.

Colon Hydrotherapy

Colon hydrotherapy (also called colonics or colon irrigation) is an age-old health practice that gradually and soothingly cleanses the colon using water.

Colon Hydrotherapy Services

Enemas

Throughout history people have been using enemas as a method of cleansing the colon and as a central tool of preventive medicine. As a health practitioner, I see daily that when used properly, enemas are an extremely effective tool for permanent relief of constipation.

Instructional Enema Videos

Enema Wisdom and Safety Guidelines

Enema Equipment Buying Guide