According to Guts UK – an organisation committed to helping digestive orders, albeit from a different and more orthodox perspective than us, yes. And it’s time was spoke about it. We like to talk about colon cleanse rather than constipation, but either way, to use their rather amusing catch-phrase “the poo taboo is over”.
We agree, so let’s talk. First of all the facts. In naturopathic medicine, the predominant view is that we should poop once for every meals we eat, and we cannot emphasise this too much without straining. Food in, waste out, food in, waste out, food in, waste out. Got the idea? It’s not exactly rocket science is it?
But the fact is that countless people, including quite frequently people who are on good, healthy, high fibre diets do not do this. The reasons for this are varied and beyond what we would discuss in a newsletter.
We also think that good health depends on proper bowel movement, and that the well-known naturopathic adage of “death begins in the colon” has a lot of truth to it.
But what’s our solution?
Well, we don’t actually sell products for constipation – products designed to treat constipation would be classed as medicines which we don’t sell. We provide food supplements, not medicines. But we do sell a unique range of oxygen based colon cleansers which work by increasing the oxidative cycle in the gut, not by irritating the gut, which in essence is how most natural and herbal medicines designed to relieve constipation actually work. Some of these products work by attracting water into the gut. But if people are constipated because they are not drinking enough water (this is one, but not the only cause of constipation), in the longer run this is going to make the dehydration worse! Some of the others contain acesulfame potassium (E950) which is an artificial sweetener. It’s also a neuro-toxin, considered by some to be carcinogenic and a cause of multiple scleroris.
Instead we use oxygen to help restore peristalsis. Our three core products for this are Mag 07, Oxy-Powder and Colosan. They are all similar but different. Meaning that based on looking at the ingredients are they all virtually the same. However in reality individual results do vary, and some people find that one of them works better for them than another one of them. In the majority of cases, any of them work for most people. But for the small percentage who do not come into this category, we find that at least one of them will work for more or less everyone. For those who have an ongoing tendency to constipation (and by the way, I am one of them myself) they are all safe to be used long-term. In fact the more you oxygenate your colon and your body, the better your general health will be. This is why I take three capsules of oxy-powder every morning, alternating every so often by replacing it with three capsules of colosan instead. (The label dosage by the way, says to take one capsule with both products. However I ignore this, and I take the amount I know from experience that my body needs. I suggest you also adjust the dosage according to your needs, and as the label dosage is no more than a guideline, and a very cautious one at that). I find both products work splendidly for me, though I alternate between them to prevent my body from becoming habituated to any one product.
One only needs to read the customer reviews on our web site to know how amazing they are, and how many problems people report have improved that do not come up the categorisation of “constipation” – particularly those who suffer from low energy states.
You can purchase these products here (as well as read the reviews when you select the individual product pages) and your colon will thank you.
Another option for a colon cleanse which goes a step further is colon hydrotherapy, also known as colonic irrigation. This gentle and effective detoxification treatment is now available at our sister organisation, Health Fusion Clinic, in Barnet on the London and Hertfordshire border.
Mark G. Lester
Director – The Finchley Clinic Ltd