The only thing standing between our food and us is two professional tennis courts. When the intestines are spread out flat they cover, at least this much surface area. The body relies on every square inch to absorb nutrients. Even, the best weight loss program is useless if the intestines have difficulty absorbing nutrients and eliminating waste. We tend to eat less when the digestive system is working efficiently. The average person uses 30% of her daily energy for digestion. A clean digestive system leaves us with that much more extra energy to metabolize fat.
A healthy digestive tract is 99.98% efficient at absorbing and eliminating waste. We simply do not eliminate 0.02% of each meal. A person consumes 45,000 pounds of food every 25 years. If the digestive system operated at peak efficiency we can expect to be carrying 10 pounds of undigested matter in the intestines by the time we reach our 25th year.
Regular cleansing is a must. It makes just as much sense to clean the inside of our bodies as the outside. Digestive cleanses have been around for thousands of years, the techniques have been recorded in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Old Testament and even in the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt. In the old days, a cleanse consisted of not much more than an enema and a change in diet. Hospitals use cleanses to prepare patients for surgery everyday. There is nothing mysterious about cleansing.
If you have some health complications it is best to work closely with a qualified health practitioner that is familiar with cleansing. They can advise you on some contra-indications and can customize your cleanse to fit you. If there are any problems a health advisor should be able to make adjustments that will make your experience worth the effort. It is always nice to have a guide on the healing path, especially since you are doing all the work.
A weight loss plan that disregards the need for a serious cleanse may show a gradual loss of weight, but the results are usually not permanent. A cleanse can be an effective way to break an addiction. The use of a cleansing technique can make the difference between a progressive weight loss plan and endless frustration. A cleanse can catalyze healing where supplements, diets, yoga, exercise and meditation often fall short.
Cleansing supports weight loss on many levels. It works to release unwanted toxins at the physical level and trapped emotions at the psychological level. As with any organ of the body, the intestines harbor unexpressed emotions that have been covered up by food. After many years of abusive eating, undigested matters and hardened stools collect in the intestinal walls. Intestinal cleansing assists in the recovery from chronic conditions by accelerating the elimination of unwanted waste and trapped emotions. There are many accounts of diabetes, ulcers, constipation, arthritis and depression that have been relieved during a cleanse.
There are many simple ways to cleanse.
A daily cleanse can be done by eating your last meal of the day before 7:00pm in the evening. For breakfast have vegetable juice, herb tea or water. Your first meal of the day will be at lunch around the middle of the day. This will give your body a rest for 17 hours a day.
A weekly cleanse can be done by taking one day a week off from eating. Try and chose a day during the week where you do not have a busy social schedule. Have blended soups (see recipe section) vegetable juice, herb tea and water. At the end of the year you will have cleansed for 52 days.
A monthly cleanse can be done by taking a weekend off from eating. Eat your last meal of the weekend on Friday night. Have blended soups (see recipe section) vegetable juice, herb tea and water. Abstain from solid food until Monday morning or afternoon. At the end of the year you will have cleansed for 24 days.
A seasonal cleanse can be done with the change of seasons. Try and cleanse for seven days 2 to 4 times a year. Have blended soups (see recipe section) vegetable juice, herb tea and water. At the end of the year you will have cleansed for 14 to 28 days.
When the intestines are cleansed regularly the tissues are enlivened and better able to re-build. Cleansing assists the body in creating healthy cells that are ready to absorb needed nutrients and eliminate waste.
These simple cleansing techniques incorporate some element of balance and flexibility. It is important to select a cleansing technique that is not to extreme, but not too feeble. There must be some degree of challenge built into the technique if it is going to be worth your time. The most powerful life experiences involve a little struggle. Life is a challenge!
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