The Colon, phlegm and diet!
The colon is an amazing organ. It has the amazing
ability to absorb water and nutrients from the 'soup' that has
just come through the small intestines. It has (in a healthy colon)
a large percentage of friendly bacteria that process vitamins
for us, so that only the unusable waste matter is expelled. Because
the absorption of the colon is filtrated straight into our blood,
its condition is of paramount importance to our health and to
our skin condition.
Millions of years back our ancestors had to learnt
by trial and error if a particular plant was good or poisonous.
It is a fair bet that those whose colon absorbed the poison as
it flowed through their system died. Also that those that survived
had a trick down their colonic sleeve! The trick was to release
thick phlegm, just like a snail does, on its inner surface so
as to limit the colon's absorption into the blood stream.
The good news is that we are descended from the
survivors, the bad news is that our modern diet doesn't get rid
of the phlegm.
In Chinese Medicine it is recognised that a number
of foods generate 'Phlegm' in the body. These are dairy products
from cows (goat and sheep are OK) sugar and citrus fruits (excluding
lemons). These foods generate phlegm visibly in the nose/ sinuses
and occasionally chest and not so visibly in the colon.
Modern diet is composed of a large proportion of
phlegm generating processed foods with little roughage. The colon
generates phlegm to protect itself from the 'poison' but there
is not enough roughage to subsequently scour clean the colon surface.
This goes on for years, end result? Look at the pictures.
The 'gunge' shown has taken years to develop as
layer upon layer of phlegm hardens and stick to the inside of
the colon .These were removed through fasting and the use of colonics.
These pictures are extreme but salutary. Most of
us may not be that bad. However, our colon needs to reabsorb nutrients
into the body and it cannot do that if its coated with phlegm.
How can we help ourselves in this modern age of
fast convenient foods?
The easiest rule of thumb is that if it comes out
of a factory rather than from the ground or from a tree then its
not much good for us. More specifically all refined flours, processed
sugars and dairy products should be minimised or whenever possible
eliminated from one's diet.
Eat more vegetables, pulses and fruit for roughage.
Rule of thumb? About 50% vegetables, 20% nuts/pulses. 5% red meat,
5% whitemeat, 10% fish, 10% fruit.
However this will not undo years of misuse. For
that you will need to detoxify your colon.
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