| The realities of our modern lifestyle have taken their | | | | from our bodies that have done their job and have |
| toll on our digestive and elimination organs and | | | | been replaced also collect in the colon. A toxic bowel |
| contribute to our current gastrointestinal health or | | | | affects the blood, organs, tissues and cells of the |
| lack thereof. | | | | body. If the digestive process is compromised by an |
| The intestinal tract is approximately 25 feet long, and | | | | abundance of accumulated waste matter harbored in |
| when flattened out, could literally cover a full sized | | | | the intestines, this harmful filth can lead to sluggish |
| tennis court. The small intestine is where most of the | | | | peristaltic movements, causing constipation. Few or |
| digestion occurs. Most food products are absorbed in | | | | poor quality bowel movements will lay a fertile |
| the small intestine. The large intestine (colon) then | | | | breeding ground for serious diseases. |
| absorbs the water out of the food leaving solid | | | | Your liver can be thought of as the Grand Central |
| waste that is then excreted. Rhythmic contractions, | | | | Station of your body. Every nutrient that is absorbed |
| called peristaltic movements, move the food along | | | | through the intestines gets processed through the |
| the length of the intestines. A sluggish bowel can | | | | liver. In addition to this very important task, the liver |
| retain pounds of old poisonous and toxic matter. | | | | has many other functions. It produces vitamin D and |
| While 10 to 20 pounds is not unusual, up to 65 | | | | stores it along with the fat-soluble vitamins, A, E and |
| pounds have been reported. | | | | K and minerals such as iron. The liver helps regulate |
| The real cause of most sickness and disease is | | | | blood sugar, produces and assimilates many enzymes |
| actually the retention and absorption of this built up | | | | and hormones, secretes the bile necessary for fat |
| toxic waste. The digestive tract and colon of almost | | | | digestion, manufactures proteins, cholesterol and |
| every adult is filled with a lifetime of accumulated | | | | elements that support the immune system, stores |
| toxic waste materials, which is why the colon is | | | | energy and maintains the correct level of many body |
| referred to as the sewer of your body. The very | | | | chemicals, as well as cleaning the blood of many |
| best diets can be no better than the worst if the | | | | toxins, including alcohol and environmental residues. |
| sewer system of the colon is clogged with an | | | | The liver also processes every drug that enters the |
| assortment of accumulated wastes. Not only do we | | | | body. |
| have food residue, but the millions of cells and tissue | | | | |