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What to Eat During a Colon Cleanse
When cleansing your colon, your diet is the key ingredient for success. What sort of detox diet is best for colon cleansing?
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By Kevin Rail
Over the course of many years, the colon has a tendency to get backed up, or “impacted,” with fecal matter, mucoid plaque and undigested food. This can lead to malabsorption of nutrients and also raise the risk for developing colon cancer. A way to release this waste matter and prevent the unpleasantness that can await you is by doing a colon cleanse. When this is done, there are specific foods that should be eaten and specific foods that should be avoided.MeatOne of the reasons a colon can get backed up is from the constant eating of meat that is conventionally raised. This means that it was administered hormones and antibiotics when it was growing up. Regularly eating this meat can not only cause impaction, but it can also lead to toxicity. With that being said, when you are doing a colon cleanse, meat and fish can be eaten, but only in small amounts, and it should be organic meat that was raised without chemicals.BacteriaIn the stomach, you have good bacteria and bad bacteria. When you are cleansing, both types of bacteria get wiped out. For this reason, foods that promote the good bacteria should be eaten. Some examples of these foods are sauerkraut, miso, tempeh and a cultured food that resembles yogurt called Kefir.FiberFiber is a non-digestible substance that offers a number of benefits to the body. It helps to keep you satiated, it blocks the absorption of cholesterol in the stomach, and it also helps keep your blood sugar levels stable. But one other benefit that comes into play with a colon cleanse is that it helps promote regularity by pushing waste matter through the colon. Some foods that contain fiber include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans.FluidsBeverages also play a part in the foods to eat during a colon cleanse. Anything that has a high amount of calories, sugar or caffeine should be avoided, such as coffee, soda, sweetened teas and energy drinks. All of these can lead to dehydration. For this reason, water should be the main beverage consumed. It not only helps with hydration, but it also flushes impurities from the body and it aids in digestion. Actual fruit juices can also be consumed, but they should be made with fresh organic fruits and vegetables.EggsThe yolks of eggs have many benefits to them. They have a lot of natural vitamins and minerals that can help aid the body during a cleanse. They should be eaten raw, and they can be added to fruit juices or they can be used as a dressing for salads.ResourcesreferenceKefirreferenceFoods to eat when cleansing
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