Constipation

How to Improve your Bowels & help Constipation & Irritation

Drink plenty of Water – 30mls per kg + a litre per every hour of exercise (this includes herbal teas) Lemon & water stimulates digestion & is a great alkalizer
Change your diet adding more fruits & vegetables (4 cups a day -3 of Veg & 1of fruit) basic stuff but often overlooked!
Eat smaller, more frequent meals and avoid overeating at one sitting (Wait 1/2hr after a main meal before eating again – by this time the stomach has told the brain that it is FULL!
Add soaked lentils, Quinoa, chickpeas and beans into your diet to increase fibre
Minimize (or eliminate) refined & processed foods especially refined starches & sugar
Eat only Whole grains- as nature provides. Try Buckwheat, Quinoa, millet
Eat foods which promote motions- cabbage, papaya, peas, sesame seeds, coconut, kumara, asparagus, figs, kiwifruit
Eat foods that lubricate the intestines –beet,okra,kiwifruit, seaweed, spinach, sesame seed oil, honey, pear, prune, peach, apple, apricot, walnut, pine nut, almond, alfalfa sprouts, carrot & cauliflower
Decrease intake of saturated (animal) fats and increase essential fatty acids (cold-water fish, nuts and seeds) 2 Tbls LSA = good option (3Linseed, 2sunflower & 1Almonds) 0r arctic cod liver oil – in sm amounts.
Take herbs & foods that soothe the intestines – psyllium seed husk, flax seeds, slippery elm bark, fenugreek seeds, licorice root & marshmallow root. 1heaped tsp Flax meal in 250 apple juice also provides fibre & soothes the digestive tract
Eat good bacteria enhancing foods- sauerkraut, miso, yogurt, kefir, quark, kombucha mushroom
Aloe Vera take 10-30mls twice a day in a glass of water before meals
Reduce your caffeine intake as caffeine may promote constipation by causing you to lose fluids. (Always drink at least one glass of water with every coffee)
Allow time to go to the bathroom in the morning – even if this means getting up a little earlier than usual
Exercise! If not daily, then at least 3 times per week for 30mins
Use Colon Hydrotherapy as a regular preventative maintenance for good health
Liver & bowel detox’s are also good to use in conjunction with Colon hydrotherapy

STOP Your LOVE AFFAIR with
C.R.A.P

C = Coffee & other stimulants like chocolate
R = Refined sugar & starches (a 3’ length of sugar cane makes only 1 Tbsp of sugar)
A = Alcohol (Std Drinks = Women 2x 100ml wine, Men 4x 100mls wine or equivalent)
P = processed food – Eat from the ‘GARDEN OF EDEN’