Natural Colon Cleansers

If you are looking for natural colon cleansers, the good news is that all colon cleansers are natural. The question is, what type suits you and your lifestyle best.

There are several options for natural colon cleansers:

Colon-cleansing diet

A diet rich in colon-friendly foods is the ultimate natural colon cleanser, recommended whatever else you do for your colon. A colon cleansing diet will boost the effectiveness of other colon cleansing therapies as well as reduce the need for them in the long-term.

Starting a colon cleansing diet is as simple as learning which foods are natural colon cleansers, introducing them into your diet and eliminating those that aren’t. There is no need to buy unusual or expensive foods. Fresh fruits, vegetables and grains are all colon-friendly foods.

Specialty colon-cleansing foodstuffs

Many foodstuffs are known to be particularly good natural colon cleansers. For instance, flax seeds, oat and wheat brans. These can be added in to a healthy diet to boost its colon cleansing abilities.

Herbal colon cleanse and detox supplements

Many all natural herbal colon detox cleansers are available, from daily supplements to intensive herbal detox courses taken for a limited period of time only.

Colonics

Also known as colon hydrotherapy, irrigation or high colonics, this option for colon cleansing may not seem natural in that it is a “procedure.” However, colonics do not involve any chemicals whatsoever, only water, which is flushed gently in and out of the colon.

Water

Water is a great natural cleanser, helping not just the colon but the skin and kidneys to flush out toxins. Water helps the colon flush out toxins by making stools, which carry toxins out of the body, soft and easier to pass. About six to eight glasses of water a day are recommended. Drinking too much water is harmful.

Copyright 2008 Lindy Sinclair