Antibiotics. Antibiotics have a damaging effect on
the intestines, especially if they are taken for extensive periods of time,
or if many different courses are taken over a period of years. Their
prescribed purpose is to eliminate unhealthy bacteria that cause illness in
the body. However, antibiotics can not discriminate between the unhealthy
and the healthy, necessary, good bacteria. They strip the colon of ALL
intestinal flora. This puts the digestive and eliminative system out of
balance, creating problems in the colon and in the entire intestinal tract.
Lack of exercise. Exercise strengthens the entire
body. It stimulates the circulatory and lymphatic system, building muscles,
nerves, blood, glands, lungs, heart, brain, mind and mood. Blood is pumped
throughout the body by the heart, but lymphatic fluid depends solely on
exercise to be circulated. Lack of exercise lowers metabolic efficiency, and
without circulatory stimulation, the body's natural cleansing systems are
weakened.
Eating late at night. The human body uses sleep to
repair, rebuild and restore itself. In essence, the body uses the sleeping
hours to cleanse and build. When a person goes to sleep with a full stomach,
the body is not at rest. Instead, it is actually busy digesting and
processing food. This inhibits the vital cleansing, building and restorative
processes that normall3~ occur while one is asleep. In addition, the body
requires gravity to assist with the digestion of foods and its passage from
the stomach down the digestive tract. If one is asleep, food cannot move
very well. Instead, the food sits in the stomach, decomposing. The result
can be severe indigestion and gas, a slowing down of the digestive system
and mal-absorption.
Most colons are ridden with unfriendly bacteria that
inhibits the assimilation of nutrients, throws the body's digestion system
out of balance and eventually leads to disease. When unhealthy bacteria is
in control, it is impossible to achieve optimum health. Further, many health
and nutrition experts believe that the colon is the hub of the human body,
and claim that toxic buildup in the bowels is a precursor to various types
of degenerative diseases.
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