Colon Hydrotherapy
The Rhythm of Seasonal Changes
Toxins in the Body Affect the Skin
Ridding Body of Toxins
Colon Hydrotherapy's Action on the Colon
Colon Hydrotherapy
With Colon Hydrotherapy our therapist encourages your body to detoxify more fully by incorporating the techniques of massage, lymphatic drainage, meridian work, breath work, and acupressure. The top four benefits of this work are: releases toxins, cleanses the blood, empowers the immune system, and helps to restore the pH balance in the body.
| (45-50 min) | $65.00 |
The Rhythm of Seasonal Changes
By Madolin Wells
Even if your local climate affords a gloriously extended Indian summer, it is autumn now, and your body takes note even if you don't. Afternoon temperatures may be peaking in the 70's and 80's, but changes in sunlight - both the amount of available light each day, and the increasingly slanted angle of the sun - have registered on your brain. Changes in light are what cause leaves to change color and drop off, birds to fly south for the winter, flowers and weeds to go to seed.
The pineal gland, in the center of the cranium at the base of the brain, receives sunlight at dawn through your closed lids, secreting melatonin in response to the light and waking you up. Your internal clock is set by this mechanism. So precise is this clock that it will wake you at the same time each morning with or without an alarm. It will wake you even at an odd hour, if you mentally program yourself to get up then.
Current research suggests that the pineal gland, master of life rhythms, is even responsible for programming the lifespan itself. Though this phenomenon is little understood so far, what does make sense is to maximize your time awake during sunlight hours and minimize the time spent staying up late under artificial light. In accordance with circadian (daily) rhythms, your body undergoes detoxification, repair of tissue, and rebuilding of new tissue during sleep. Each organ system has its own nighttime cycle for repair and rejuvenation. The key organ of detoxification, the liver, does its work between 10pm and 2am, and this timing is very exact. The detox phase will not occur unless the body is fully at rest.
Because your body has to shift gears into the darker, quieter phase of the year at this time, the organic effort required and the resulting stress can result in colds or flu. As winter approaches, your body begins to slow down and conserve energy. It might mean gaining a few pounds, pounds easier lost in spring than winter. The physiological slowing down of winter may also mean sleeping more, which for most people would be a good thing, as sleep deprivation is a common health (and safety) issue. You can facilitate the changes your body is going through by changing your diet accordingly: a fall and winter cuisine based on root vegetables, the cabbage family, nuts, seeds, soups, squashes, and stews. The berries and melons that so delighted us in spring and summer now give way to late-harvest grapes and persimmons and cold-weather fruits like apples and pears. The colors of your meals will reflect the world outside of dark greens, deep reds, purples, golds, yellows, and oranges.
The internal fires of digestion are harder to ignite in colder weather, so it is kind to your body as well as comforting to plan on warm foods more often, especially at breakfast. For this reason it is also best to avoid drinking ice-cold water and other drinks; the temperature difference is shocking to internal membranes, and significant effort is required to heat the liquid to body temperature.
The need for fats and oils is also higher in winter, and one of the best ways to accomplish this is by taking cod liver oil - of all the fish oils the one richest in Vitamin A and D. Cod liver oil protects against cancer, mental health problems, arthritis, and immune challenges. It is not possible to meet daily Vitamin D requirements from sunlight at any time in Temperate Zones except during the three months of summer, and dietary sources are limited. Cod liver oil that is free of contaminants is available at health food stores (see also Products web page) and identified by certification. High quality oils are very fresh, contain antioxidants, and are thus free of fishy odors; they come in lemon and mint flavors that taste good and blend well in smoothies or salad dressings.
Making these simple commonsense adjustments to seasonal changes can mean the difference between getting sick and staying well. Seasonal changes in the fall and spring are an especially good time to do your own detox, which will assist the efforts of your organs already underway. More on detoxing in the next update!
Toxins in the Body Affect the Skin
The skin is the largest organ of the body. One of its function is to eliminate a portion of the body's toxic waste products. If the body contains more toxins than the kidney, liver, and colon can effectively discharge, the skin will take over. A strong association exists between a toxic state of the colon and many types of skin disorders. As toxins escape through the skin, they disrupt the skin's healthy integrity. Acne sores, skin boils and rushes are common examples of how the skin gets rid of excess waste.
Waste material that has remained in the colon for some time (i.e. impacted feces, dead cellular tissue, accumulated mucus, parasites, etc.), posses several problems since this material is quite toxic. These poisons can reenter and circulate in the bloodstream, making us feel weak, tired, or ill. Also, impacted materials impair the colon's ability to assimilate minerals and healthy bacteria. A buildup of material on the colon wall can inhibit muscular action, causing sluggish bowel movements, slow transit time, and constipation.
Other causes of many skin problems include food and chemical sensitivities such as allergy, infection, inflammation, stress, nutritional and hormonal disorders, or just a poor diet.
For many people skin problems can be better managed, and even completely cured, by attending to your overall health, not just your skin. A healthy and clean body will have healthy skin to show for it.
Dr. Bernard Jensen said:
Every tissue is fed by the blood, which is supplied by the intestinal system. When the intestines are dirty, the blood is dirty, and so are the organs and tissues. It is the intestinal system that has to be cared for before any effective healing can take place.
Ridding the Body of Toxins
Colon Hydrotherapy (also known as colon cleansing, colonic or colon irrigation) is a natural procedure that can alleviate the congestion and buildup of unwanted waste materials, or toxins, in the body.
Colon Hydrotherapy is a safe and effective method for cleansing the colon of waste materials by repeated, gentle flushing with water.
Colonics help your immune system to help itself by giving it a chance to 'breathe' and by allowing the lymph system to effectively cleanse the body.
Colon Hydrotherapy's Action on the Colon
- Cleanse the Colon: Toxic material is broken down so it can no longer harm your body or inhibit assimilation and elimination. Even debris built up over a long period is gently removed in a series of treatments. Your colon can begin to operate as it was intended. In this sense, a colonic is a rejuvenation treatment.
- Exercise the Colon Muscles: The build-up of toxic debris weakens the colon and impairs its functioning. The gentle filling and emptying of the colon improves peristalsis (muscular contraction) by which the colon naturally moves material.
- Reshape the Colon: When problem conditions exist in the colon, they tend to alter its shape, which in turn causes more problems. The gentle action of the water, coupled with massage techniques of the colon therapist, help eliminate bulging pockets of waste and narrowed, spastic constrictions finally enabling the colon to resume its natural state.
- Stimulate Reflex Points: The colon connects to every system and organ of the body by reflex points. The colonic stimulates these points thereby affecting the corresponding body parts in a beneficial way.