Colon Cleansers To Lose Weight - Can It Be Done?

Although many of us use colon cleansers to lose weight, the primary function of colon cleansers is simply to remove old, compacted fecal matter from our intestines. Sounds gross but true. We spend tons of money cleansing and prepping our outer body but few give their attention to what is going on inside!

The main reason colon cleansing has become popular is simply that the food we often put into our bodies is less than fresh and highly processed. Since our lives are geared to high speed, we find little time to properly prepare our food like our mothers and grandmothers used to do. Also microwaving food can make it less digestible. In a nutshell our bodies are finding it harder to cope with the food we put into it and therefore our digestion is less than perfect.

Is it smart to do a colon cleanse - probably yes, for all of the reasons mentioned above. More importantly we should be paying far more attention to what we are actually putting into our bodies. Yes, I know many people still think ordering a salad is the way to go. However, if you put highly processed salad dressing on top of it, your body will have a hard time. We're not even talking calories here or the high sugar content of most salad dressings.

A simple cleanse could be just eating fresh unadulterated fruit every morning or even having a fruit day once or twice a week where you consume nothing except fresh fruit. Fruit is a well known detoxifier and is usually easily digested. Of course, there are lots of products out there to help you cleanse your intestines. Choose a natural one, if possible. Go to your local health food store and get advice. There are so many on the market so advice is critical to narrow your choice down and herbal ones are usually very good.

Doing a colon cleanse could leave you with a pound or two less. However, for major weight loss, you would probably have to do them on a constant basis. Not sure whether more is that good. Using colon cleansers to lose weight is not the best way to go. Putting good, wholesome, fresh foods into your body with an emphasis on fruit and vegetables and whole grains and using portion control will bring you a healthier and slimmer body.

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