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The colon is one of the most important organs in the human body, playing a much understated, but vitally important role. The colon helps to remove toxins from the body, which if not removed would lead to fatality in the form of multiple organ failure. The colon also helps to absorb nutrients from food, which are essential in regulating all body systems and in providing energy. As you can imagine, then, if the colon does not work properly, there are severe consequences; these include lethargy, anxiety, immune deficiency, weakness, headaches and PMT, to name a few. Therefore, it is very important that we keep our colon in a healthy and optimum condition. How do we do this? Well, this is the question that we will address here. OK, so the first thing that you need to do is to make sure that your diet is colon friendly. The thing that the colon loves more than anything is soluble fibre. You must make sure that you have enough dietary fibre from your diet. The reason that this is such an important part of diet is that it has a sort of ‘sweeping’ mechanism; it literally sweeps waste matter through the system. This means that it removes any unwanted faecal matter, which often builds up and sticks to the wall of the colon – particularly in those individuals who do not have a good diet. Good sources of fibre include all of the whole grains, so things like brown pastas and breads, oat porridge, and brown rice. Try to avoid white, processed, grains, as they have very little nutritional value and are not as good at ‘sweeping’ out the system. Fruit and vegetable is also high in soluble fibre, it is also replete with vitamins and nutrients, and so should form a solid part of any diet. Fresh fruit and vegetable is better, but even tinned and frozen fruit and veg will help. Next, you need to make sure that you take enough exercise. Now, we all know that exercise helps people to burn fat by increasing metabolic rate and by burning calories. However, it also does something else; it helps move things through the system. By exercising you tend to prime a whole group of muscles that will become stronger and more efficient – aerobic exercises, and exercises that allow for a lot of stretching are particularly beneficial for colon and lower intestinal health (as well as all the other benefits to the heart, lungs, etc. – in fact, aerobic exercise is probably the kindest thing that you can do for your body). Lastly, you could benefit from taking a colon cleanser supplement. There are many available; each cleanses the colon in a different fashion. The exact type of colon cleanser for you will depend on your body and how it reacts to the supplements, so it is certainly worth experimenting if your first choice of cleanser seems lacking in benefits. To find out more about colon health, or to buy a colon cleanser, please visit http://www.thefinchleyclinic.com/
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