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Fibre from fresh foods is preferable to fibre supplements

Therapeutic Uses of Fibre.

Adequate daily fibre intake may be protective against colon and rectal cancer. It is estimated that the risk of colorectal cancer in the US population could be reduced by about 31% if fibre intake from food sources were increased by an average of 13g/day.
High fibre intake has been associated with a reduction in breast cancer rates. International comparisons show an inverse correlation between breast cancer death rates and the consumption of fibre rich foods.

High fibre foods such as vegetables, fruits and whole grains may also protect against prostate cancer.

High fibre diets may reduce the risk of diabetes. Fibre has a role in the treatment of diabetes because it regulates blood sugar by slowing the absorption of glucose from the small intestine. Fibre does this by coating the gut's lining and delaying stomach emptying; thus, sugar absorption after a meal is slowed, reducing the amount of insulin needed.

Dietary fibre has a role in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease due to its cholesterol lowering ability. Viscous, soluble fibre can lower blood cholesterol levels by 5% or more due to its interference in the absorption of bile acids. By causing more cholesterol to be used for bile acid production, soluble fibre helps take cholesterol out of circulation in the intestines and the bloodstream. Fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarctions have been inversely associated with total fibre intake in some studies.
Adequate daily fibre intake promotes laxation (defecation) and helps prevent constipation and hemorrhoids. The gastrointestinal tract is remarkably sensitive to dietary fibre. A high fibre diet may prevent irritation of diverticulitis, thus reducing the long-term risk of developing bowel disease.
Soluble fibre known as cellulose and hemicellulose expand in the stomach, causing a sensation of fullness, thus discouraging excessive food intake and thereby helping weight control.

Normal Bowel Habits.

It is normal for a healthy person to have two or three soft yet firm, well formed, easily passed bowel movements a day. It is not normal to miss even one bowel movement per day. If your bowels move daily, but with difficulty or straining, or if your stool is dry or hard, or if you do not move your bowels at least 1-2 times per day, you need to adjust your diet for the right amount of fibre and water intake.

Normal Physiology.

When there is adequate fibre and water in the diet, fibre particles attract water, forming tiny beads that mix with the stool. These fibre-water beads give the stool size, shape and moisture, allowing the colon to move the stool easily. To facilitate this process, the colon manufactures mucous to lubricate the passage. If the colon is dry because of too little mucous or too little water, the stool becomes dry and will stick to the colon, requiring one to strain in order to eliminate. This condition is known as constipation. As stated, chronic constipation can lead to hemorrhoids and actual bowel disease.

Lactic Bateria.

Lactic bacteria include Acidophilus, which exists from the upper part of the small intestine to the lower part of the small intestine, and Bifidobacterium, which exists from the lower part of the small intestine to the large intestine. These microorganisms have the specific property of transforming sugars almost exclusively into lactic acid and acetic acid, which decrease the pH (increasing the acidity) of the intestines and to produce substances that suppress harmful bacteria. They are abundant in nature and are essential for human and animal survival. They are normally present in the skin, the digestive system and in the vaginal mucosa where they fulfill numerous functions and assure the protection of the tissues against the action of harmful microbes. These functions are so important that we designate lactic bacteria as 'Probiotic', or agents that protect life.

Many factors can modify the desirable harmony of the intestinal flora. Disease, stress, an excess of food proteins, a lack of sufficient dietary fibre, the consumption of contaminated food, and the taking of antibiotics can favour the implantation and development of putrefactive and infectious microorganisms to the detriment of 'friendly' bacteria.

A proper diet favours the presence of lactic bacteria in normal quantities in the digestive tract. In the case of gastro-intestinal problems, vaginal infection and the use of antibiotics, it is necessary to have recourse to a reliable supply of lactic bacteria. Human strains of lactic bacteria are preferred over dairy sources. Daily consumption of Greens Rx. will provide an optimum supply of these 'friendly bacteria'.

Natural Foods.

If you are what you eat and assimilate, then it is obvious that if you want to be healthy you have to eat healthy food. Fast food, while convenient, was never intended for our million-year old intestinal tract. Processed, devitalized foods hardly qualify to be called 'food', and indeed, they are often aptly called "junk food". A recent study conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture revealed that, over the past several decades, 'fresh' fruits and vegetables have lost more than 50% of their nutrient value, except for vitamin A which, for unknown reasons, is off the chart in abundance in carrots. It is thought that this generalized nutrient depletion is due to the ruined condition of the soil. So-called fresh produce is also waxed, sprayed, artificially colored, and in some cases genetically altered. Meat is even more heavily processed: caged beasts raised in misery, solely to be slaughtered for human consumption, are shot full of growth hormone, antibiotics, fed genetically altered grain, made to eat cement and newspaper to add to their weight and therefore profitability. The cut meat may be injected with food coloring, preservatives, taste enhancers, tenderizers and other toxic substances. If you eat this tortured meat fried in any fast-food restaurant, you are consuming an additional load of dangerous fatty breakdown products known to be carcinogenic and contributors to heart disease. If we are what we eat and what we assimilate, is it any wonder that millions of Canadians and Americans are chronically sick and obese? And immigrants who come to 'the land of plenty' often become ill with our North American diseases as they adopt the North American 'junk-food' diet?

What should we eat to be healthy? Without endorsing any particular diet, it is fair to say that most authorities writing about nutrition over the past two or three decades would agree that we need to eat predominately natural foods, that is, foods as close as possible to what nature intended.

Eat vegetables and fruits as fresh as possible, which means in season and grown close to home if not in the family garden. Produce should be 'organic', that is, certified unsprayed and grown on composted soil not subjected to chemical fertilizers.
All white bread and processed grains should be eliminated completely from the diet. Processed grains have had the vitamins and minerals milled out of them and a few artificial vitamins injected back into them so that they can be called 'vitamin enriched'. So-called 'enriched' grains are actually 'depleted' in nutrient value. Whole, unprocessed, often organic grains are available in bulk at many health food stores and some supermarkets.
Processed (white) sugar should be eliminated. Even honey or maple syrup should be eaten in moderation, especially if you have blood sugar problems. Salt in the supermarket is no longer 'salt' (pure sodium chloride). Read the label: it contains sugar, potassium chloride, possibly even sand or silicon dioxide, along with other chemicals. Don't eat it. Buy sea salt, but again read the label because some sea salt has been laced with sugar also. Sea salt naturally contains associated minerals, including iodine. If you have thyroid problems (high or low), check with your doctor before consuming salt containing iodine. Salt from any source should not be eaten in large quantities, especially if you have high blood pressure or water retention.
Avoid saturated fats because they contribute to cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, and premature aging. Use only unsaturated oils such as olive oil, perilla oil, fish liver oils, mixed or 'balanced' oils. Do not cook with oil or burn oil because it forms carcinogens. The best way to cook is to steam.
Eggs should be 'free range', which means the chickens are allowed to scratch for their own food instead of being fed artificial food on a schedule. Chickens fed unsprayed, naturally nutritious food produce 'Organic' eggs.
Many nutrition authorities warn people away from milk, meat and even fish. The reasons are many, depending upon the orientation of the author, but most would agree that these foods are now no longer safe to eat due to poisonous food additives, preservatives, drugs, heavy metals, radioactivity, etc. Some would allow that the benefits of eating deep-sea fish still outweigh the threat of contamination caused by mercury and pesticides. Others suggest that animals fed organic, unsprayed grains, and not subjected to a pharmacy full of drugs, are safe enough to consume; however, such meat is difficult to find. Vegetarian authors, of course, warn that meat and even fish are unsuitable for human consumption even when not contaminated.
We should drink only filtered water. Some commercial mineral water has been tested and found to contain nothing more than city tap water. The best water filtering process is reverse osmosis, but it is expensive. Less costly filters using advanced charcoal filters are available. Usually one gets what one pays for. Drinking mineral, distilled or deionized water from plastic bottles can be toxic because the plastic gradually dissolves into the water, adding chemicals that resemble the female hormone, estrogen. Some authorities believe the amount of estrogen-like substances entering our bodies is causing hormone imbalances including breast development in very young female children and possible sterility in men.
In this era of food, water and air pollution, of devitalized, contaminated, over-processed and genetically altered food, we need to supplement our diet with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients if we are to protect ourselves and be healthy. The amount of vitamins and minerals we take has to exceed the RDA (minimum daily allowances) once thought to be adequate before the food supply was proven to be up to 50% deficient in essential nutrients, and before the world became such a polluted, stressful place. Besides, most health-conscious individuals want more than 'minimum' health, they want optimum health and well-being. This requires giving oneself the 'optimum' supply of essential nutrients every day, along with the healthiest food and water possible. One way to insure an optimum supply of all of the essential vitamins, minerals and enzymes is to regularly take a supplement such as the SONA from Enerex

Stress.

We live in what is called 'the age of anxiety', which might be termed chronic stress. Outwardly and inwardly, most of us are in turmoil-over economic concerns, overcrowding, crime, pollution of our food, water, air and the earth itself, disasters both natural and man-made, as well as illness and emotional challenges. These stressors affect our health physically, emotionally, psychologically and even spiritually. In ages past, our world was a much simpler place and our organism was amply equipped by nature to survive the stress of the time. Our innate 'fight or flight' response was usually adequate to the challenges we faced. If it was not, we died on the spot or limped away to die of our wounds a short time later, or we succumbed to the viruses of the day. It is unlikely we huddled in the dark and fretted about the sabre-tooth tiger we anticipated confronting the next day, or worried about having enough rabbits to feed our offspring nine months from now. Doubtless, we did not visit the Paleolithic equivalent of the psychiatrist. We certainly did not 'eat ourselves up' with worry the way we do today.

Stress is medically acknowledged to be one of the major causes of illness and chronic pain. Stress is a loss of balance physiologically, emotionally, psychologically or spiritually, and most of us would have to admit to being stressed to one degree or another. Stress affects our entire system-musculoskeletal, nervous, hormonal, circulatory, cardiorespiratory, genitourinary and gastrointestinal. Basically, modern stressors stimulate our million-year-old 'fight or flight' responses, but as we do not have an immediate and satisfying fulfillment for our primitive urges: we usually cannot beat the boss over the head or run screaming out of our living room when our partner pushes our buttons! Instead, all of those raging stress hormones pumping through our systems, all of those contracting muscles ready to strike or run, the accelerated heartbeat and respiration and those contractions in the gut, and all of those primal emotions-have no satisfying outlet. Instead, these impulses are largely repressed from our conscious awareness and are held in check within our bodies, and we act civilly.

Bottled up energy and emotion affect our gut in what doctors call a 'psychosomatic' way. For example, chronic anxiety may cause diarrhea and play a part in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). 'Uptight' or emotionally repressed people may literally be uptight, that is, suffer from constipation. We have discussed how proper elimination and absorption is essential for health. It is clear that unrelieved stress can lead to illness affecting the function of the colon.

What can we do to relieve stress in our modern world? The medical and pharmaceutical answers involve drugs such as tranquilizers, anti-depressants and hormones, all of which have side effects, and in some cases worsen the condition for which they were prescribed. Natural methods of coping with stress include sound nutrition, cleansing, vitamins and minerals including anti-oxidants, natural anti-inflammatories, nutritional supplements, herbs, homeopathy, purified water, clean air and natural light. Food and herbal substances have fewer side effects than most pharmaceuticals and usually cost less. Medical research has recently shown that certain supplements and herbs actually work as well as, or better than, drugs used for the same purposes, and with few if any side effects.

If we are serious about being well and having a healthy colon, we must reduce stress. Eating properly (including taking vitamins and nutritional supplements), exercising, meditating, getting enough rest and recreation, are all methods of reducing stress. Millions of people also relieve stress with massage therapy, craniosacral, reflexology, shiatsu, acupuncture, aromatherapy, infrared sauna and herbal wraps. When we reduce emotional stress from the colon, we are making a major step toward improving its function and thereby our health.

Ways to Restore Colon Health

There are two main methods of restoring colon health:

Colonics
Herbal-dietary cleanse

Colonics.

Colonics involves inserting a tube into the rectum, irrigating the colon with water or herbs, and draining the water containing waste matter through the tube. Trained colon therapists or naturopaths perform this process under hygienic conditions. A person may have to take a colonic on several occasions in order to adequately cleanse the colon. As we know, cleansing alone is not enough. The right kind of diet, rich in fibre, is also necessary in order to maintain colon health, even after colonics.

Colonics must be used with caution and there are contraindications (conditions of the recipient in which colonics should not be used). For such reasons of safety, only trained personnel should administer colon therapy. Because colon therapy requires a visit to someone with specialized training, the cost of colon therapy is likely to be higher than for most self-administered herbal-dietary cleanses.

Herbal Dietary Cleanse.

Extreme cases may require colonic therapy, but or most individuals, a herbal-dietary cleanse is sufficient to restore colon health. Most herbal dietary cleansing programms involve fasting from solid food for a period of time while consuming large quantities of fruit or vegetable juices and possibly various herbs. In recent years, certain 'superfoods' have been developed which contain a mixture of powdered, concentrated greens, grains, roots, blue-green algae and potent herbs. The best programs also contain the important soluble and insoluble fibre discussed earlier. And, of course, good cleansing programs recommend returning to and maintaining a healthy diet of organic foods.

Enerex's 7-Day Intestinal Cleanse Programme is recommended because it contains the finest ingredients including 'superfoods' and fibre. The ingredients are nutritious, safe and easy to prepare; they fill you with energy and never leave you hungry.

The 7-Day Intestinal Cleanse Programme.

The 7-Day Intestinal Cleanse Program is designed to promote optimal colon health and consists of three exceptional Enerex products:

FIBRE Rx
GREENS Rx
HERBAL Rx

FIBRE Rx

A natural blend of soluble and insoluble fibre containing eight proven herbs: psyllium seed, flax seed, slippery elm bark, marshmallow root, dandelion root, licorice root, guar gum, and cascara sagrada, FIBRE Rx promotes regularity safely and naturally.

FIBRE Rx contains both soluble and insoluble fibres- per 10 gram serving:

Psyllium seed powder - 25 gm; made from ripe seeds of Plantago ovata that are dried and cleaned. Classed as a mixed polysaccharide (large, complex sugar molecule) with xylone as the main sugar. Its medicinal properties are demulcent (soothing, bland, mucilaginous or gluey), purgative (cathartic, causing bowel evacuation), detergent (purifying, cleansing).
Defatted flax seed powder - 25 gm; cleaned and dried from ripe linseed (flax). Medicinal properties: demulcent, pectoral (expectorant, relieving disorders of the respiratory tract), maturating (promoting cell growth), mucilaginous (sticky, gluey), emollient (softening, soothing).
Slippery elm bark - 10 gm; a perennial tree grown throughout North America and flourishing at high altitudes in open spaces and in firm, dry soil. The dried inner bark contains the medicinal properties: mucilaginous, demulcent, nutritive (promoting nutrition), diuretic (promoting fluid elimination) and pectoral. Used extensively for diarrhoea, bowel, stomach, bladder and kidney disorders as well as inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
Marshmallow root powder - 10 gm; is derived from a plant found in moist, swampy regions of Europe, North Africa, Western Asia and North America. Harvested in autumn for its roots, marshmallow exhibits the medicinal qualities: diuretic, demulcent, mucilaginous, emollient. Used very effectively for respiratory ailments and inflammation of the bowels.
Licorice root powder - 10 gm; derives from wild licorice that grows in rich lowland river valleys of southern Europe, the Middle East, and Northern China. Gathered in autumn, licorice contains the medicinal qualities: laxative, tonic (tonifying or increasing the activity or tone of an organ), expectorant (promoting coughing or ejection of mucus from the respiratory tract), demulcent, pectoral, emollient. One of the most biologically active herbs known, licorice has strong estrogenic properties (promoting the production of endogenous estrogen, or providing natural plant-based imitators of the female hormone estrogen) as well as anti-arthritic, anti-phlogistic (anti-inflammatory), antitussive (effective against coughing), laxative, expectorant and antipyretic (fever-reducing) effects. It has anti-inflammatory and cholesterol lowering properties while being an effective immune system enhancer. Licorice can also raise blood pressure and should be used under supervision in cases of known or suspected high blood pressure.
Dandelion root powder - 10 gm; First introduced by European settlers, dandelions are abundant all over the world. The dried roots, collected in autumn, and leaves harvested in May, have medicinal value: hepatic (stimulating liver function), aperient, diuretic, depurative, tonic, and stomachic (stimulating stomach activity). Dandelion root, a powerful cholagogue (stimulates gall bladder contraction and bile flow) and choleretic (stimulates bile production by the liver), is unequaled in its ability to promote bile flow. Specifically indicated to promote liver health and function of related organs and glands as well as digestive disorders such as dyspepsia. An effective diuretic, it increases urine flow in liver problems.
Guar gum powder - 5 gm; is made from guar, a galactomannan polysaccharide of mannose and galactose, a soluble, gel-forming fibre extracted from the ground endosperm of the seeds of the Indian cluster bean. Its medicinal properties include: demulcent, mucilaginous. Lowers cholesterol and high blood pressure, and helps to slow the release of sugar from the GI tract.
Cascara sagrada bark powder - 5 gm; made from a small deciduous tree indigenous to mountainous areas of Europe, Western Asia and North America, f rom northern Idaho to the Pacific. It has pubescent stems covered with reddish-brown bark and often grey lichen. The bark is dried and collected at least a year prior to use. Medicinal properties: purgative, bitter tonic. Cascara sagrada is the most popular laxative in both herbal and orthodox pharmacy. Induces peristalsis. Contains anthraquinones, which remain inactive until reaching the gastrointestinal tract where they produce a soft or formed stool within about six or eight hours of arrival and cause vigorous peristalsis. Not only relieves constipation, it also increases bile secretion and is an excellent remedy for gallstones and liver complaints.

GREENS Rx

A scientific blend of nature's most potent Superfoods. Featuring the fresh powdered juices of the tender green leaves of organic Kamut®, Barley and Alfalfa, with Red Beet juice powder, Spirulina Blue Green Algae, and the Friendly Trio® probiotic culture from Wakuynaga and 10 other potent SuperFoods. The most nutrient dense greenfood available, with improved flavour, solubility, and texture.

Soy lecithin powder - 2500 mg; provides essential phospholipids (phosphatidyl choline, linoleic acid). Regulates hormone, protein, bone, fatty acid, amino acid, glycogen and nerve and energy metabolism.
Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica - 2200 mg. The most famous blue-green algae. Up to 65% digestible protein and a rich source of B12. 10 times more beta-carotene per gram than carrots. Rich source of chlorophyll. Contains linoleic acid, a rich source of omega 6 fatty acid, GLA, phycocyanin, the natural blue pigment that helps protect against renal failure, stimulates immunity and protects against viruses. Rich source of B complex, minerals, enzymes, RNA and DNA.
High pectin apple fibre - 1200 mg. A rich source of pectin, a gel-forming polysaccharide with strong antibacterial and fungicidal properties that lowers cholesterol. Controls absorption of nutrients from the GI by forming a gel that surrounds food particles. Pectin interferes with the action of digestive enzymes, thus slowing the rate at which sugar and fat enter the blood. Eventually increases the amount of fecal bulk passing through the colon.
Organic green Kamut juice powder - 500 mg. Kamut is a pure strain of an ancient Egyptian grain that has never been crossbred. Compared to wheat, Kamut contains 29% more protein, 27% more lipids, and measures higher in 8 of the 9 minerals common in wheat, including magnesium (23% higher) and zinc (25% higher). Kamut also contains more B1, B2 and niacin than wheat, as well as being much higher in vitamin E and chlorophyll. Of the 18 amino acids found in wheat, 16 are higher in Kamut (34-65% higher). Compared to wheat grass juice powder, Kamut juice powder has 25% more protein, 10% more beta-carotene, 90% more potassium, and 148% more calcium with 50% more iron. Kamut shows 49% higher antioxidant activity.
Organic alfalfa juice powder - 500 mg. The root system of the alfalfa plant reaches more than 100 feet into the earth, allowing the plant to absorb high levels of minerals, especially calcium. Exceptionally rich in chlorophyll, beta-carotene, vitamin A, D, E, B6 and K, and in several enzymes which improve digestion and assimilation of nutrients. Antibiotic, antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor, tonic, blood purifying, diuretic, relieves urinary and bowel problems. Alfalfa is sometimes known as the 'Father of all Foods'.
Organic barley juice powder - 500 mg. Rich in beta-carotene, B-complex, C, minerals including potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorous, magnesium, chlorophyll and mucopolysaccharides. Contains 1000 out of the 3000 known enzymes, including anti-oxidants super oxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase, cytochrome oxidase and dehydrogenase.
Organic red beet juice powder - 500 mg. The rich array of vitamins, minerals and enzymes in red beet juice augment digestion, stimulate kidney and lymphatic systems, improve gall bladder and spleen function and normalize peristaltic activity of the colon. Highly alkaline and therefore effective in reducing over acidic stomach. Good source of organic iron. Increases cellular uptake of oxygen and helps boost immunity. Excellent liver, kidney gall bladder tonic.
Organic brown rice germ and bran - 500 mg. An excellent source of gamma-oryzanol (esters of ferulic acid), a potent antioxidant within plant cells. Gamma-oryzanol has been found effective in lowering blood cholesterol and triglycerides. Brown rice germ and bran are also soluble and insoluble dietary fat sources. Dietary fibres help bind bile acids, lower blood cholesterol, increase satiety after eating, increase fecal weight and volume and decrease transit time, and decreases insulin response after a carbohydrate meal.
Organic soy sprouts - 250 mg. Soybean sprouts provide fresh naturally occurring isoflavones, the principal ones being genestein, daidzein and glycitein. Recent scientific evidence suggests genestein may interfere with enzymes that convert normal cells into cancer cells. Soy sprouts also contain abundance of vitamins, minerals and enzymes including super oxide dismutase, catalase, methionine reductase and glutathione peroxidase, which play a vital role in protecting the body from the destructive activity of free radicals, a major cause of aging and disease.
Sprouted barley malt - 250 mg. Barley malt may produce aerobic (oxygen using) bacteria in the colon, thereby normalizing bacterial colonization of the colon and reducing risk of infection from opportunistic bacteria and fungi. As with soy sprouts, barley malt sprouts contain vitamins, minerals and enzymes that contribute to the health of the body.
Probiotic culture - 250 mg. This dairy free probiotic culture known as 'The Friendly Trio' from Wakunaga consists of friendly bacteria L. Acidophilus, B. Bifidum and B. Langum, on average 4 billion probiotic organisms per gram. Used in over 30,000 hospitals and clinics and 100 university medical centres worldwide. Many disease conditions have been treated using 'The Friendly Trio', including chronic fatigue syndrome, Candida, PMS, colds, flu, and bowel irregularities.
Royal Jelly - 200 mg. Each 10-gram serving contains 200 mg of premium grade Royal Jelly concentrate equivalent to 600 mg of fresh Royal Jelly, standardized to contain 6% or 10 H.D.A. (the active ingredient). Most other concentrates of Royal Jelly contain only 4-5% 10 H.D.A. Rich in complete protein, fatty acids, minerals and vitamins (particularly B5, B6). Used to treat allergies, constipation, menstrual pain, weight loss, vascular diseases, and diseases of aging. A natural antibiotic, energy enhancer and revitalizer.
Montana bee pollen - 200 mg. Every macro and micro-nutrient required by humans has been found in bee pollen: 60% carbohydrates, 20% protein, 7% fat, 7% moisture and 6% minerals. Rich in B12 and pantothenic acid, pollen is also rich in rutin, which confers resistance to capillary walls, making them more resistant to infectious toxins. Pollen is also rich in enzymes, coenzymes, antioxidants, bioflavonoids and carotenoids including alpha and beta-carotene. Beneficial in tumor inhibition, hay fever, prostatitis, respiratory and allergic reactions and stomach ulcers. Athletes use pollen to increase endurance.
Acerola berry juice powder - 150 mg. One of the richest sources of vitamin C, the powerful free-radical scavenger, carotene, B1, B6, niacin, proteins and mineral salts, especially iron, calcium and phosphorus. Used as a remedy against flu, colds, pulmonary disturbances, liver ailments and irregularities of the gall bladder.
Licorice root powder - 150 mg. (See discussion above.) Licorice is one of the most biologically active herbs known. Research around the world points to its estrogenic properties, influence in relieving ulcers, and its anti-inflammatory properties helpful in skin disorders, including eczema, dermatitis and impetigo, as well as the treatment of asthma. Evidence indicates the value of licorice root in inducing interferon in the immune system and in lowering cholesterol.
Pacific kelp - 150 mg. A seaweed, kelp is an excellent natural source of iodine, potassium, B-complex, iron, copper, chromium, silicon, vanadium, zinc and other trace minerals. These minerals not only maintain the health of the thyroid gland, but contribute to the overall health and resistance of the body. Studies show that Japanese intake of kelp is primarily responsible for their country's lower breast cancer rate as well as less obesity, heart disease, rheumatism and arthritis, high blood pressure, thyroid deficiency, infectious disease, constipation and other GI ailments. Note: since iodine can both raise and lower thyroid function, kelp should be taken under medical supervision in cases of known or suspected thyroid conditions.

HERBAL Rx

Each HERBAL Rx capsule contains 445 mg of seven standardized botanicals carefully formulated to provide powerful antioxidant and antiviral activity, as well as provide a protective and stimulating effect to the circulatory, central nervous and immune systems.

St. John's Wort extract (0.3% hypericin, 5:1) - 100 mg. An ancient herb, modern medical research confirms its effectiveness as an antidepressant and sedative. Herbal pharmacology recognizes as well its benefits as a mood stabilizer, antiviral, antitumor agent, immune system booster and aid to healing.
Licorice Root extract (glabra 15:1)- 100 mg. Antimicrobial, anticandida, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic, antitumor agent, boosts immunity. Protects against peptic ulcers. (See also earlier descriptions.)
Japanese Green Tea extract (60% polyphenols 2000:1) - 100 mg. Powerful antioxidant, blood sugar regulator, anticoagulant, cholesterol lowering agent.
Milk Thistle extract (85.6% silymarin) 50 mg. Well-known for reducing liver toxicity, protecting it from viral damage, and accelerating liver regeneration.
Siberian Ginseng extract - 50 mg. Stimulates brain activity, memory and immunity; improves stamina, strength and sexual drive. Highly recommended for stress and support of the adrenal glands.
European Bilberry extract (25% anthocyanidins 60:1) - 25 mg. Bilberry protects small blood vessels, acts as an anticoagulant, stimulates prostaglandin production, lowers blood sugar and cholesterol.
Ginkgo Biloba extract (24% anthocyanidind 60:1) - 20 mg. Peripheral vasodilator, improves circulation to the brain, heart and extremities. Helps protect against cardiac arrhythmias. European research strongly supports the use of Ginkgo Biloba for slowing onset of dementia.

Directions

For best results take these powerful nutrients exactly as recommended.

Early morning - within 30 minutes of rising, mix 2 tsp (10 g) of GREENS Rx with 250 ml of distilled or filtered water. Take with one HERBAL Rx capsule. The highly alkaline properties of GREENS Rx will help reduce excessive stomach acid and help maintain a positive alkaline pH in the small intestine; and the HERBAL Rx formula will provide antioxidant and antiviral activity, which will protect and stimulate the circulatory, central nervous and immune systems.
After 30 minutes of taking the GREENS Rx drink, take one or two tablespoons (depending on body weight) of FIBRE Rx mixed with 250 ml of organic fruit prune or apple juice. Follow with at least 250 ml of pure water. This gentle but effective formula will promote colonic cleansing and help to eliminate toxins.
Mid morning - drink one more serving of GREENS Rx with 250 ml of pure water, and take one HERBAL Rx capsule.
After 30-60 minutes of taking GREENS Rx, take one serving of FIBRE Rx with organic prune or apple juice and follow with at least 250 ml of pure water.
Mid afternoon - drink one serving of GREENS Rx with 250 ml of pure water and take one HERBAL Rx capsule.
Early evening - take final serving of FIBRE Rx mixed with organic prune or apple juice and follow with at least 250 ml of pure water.
Repeat the above regime for seven days. The 7-day intestinal cleanse may be repeated once a year for continued benefit.
Continue with GREENS Rx every morning thereafter to help maintain optimum acid/alkaline balance.
FIBRE Rx may be used as required to help maintain normal bowel activity.
Take the balance of the HERBAL Rx capsules at the rate of three per day with meals.
Drink as much pure, filtered water as possible each day. To obtain the desired colonic cleansing and detoxification, no other food should be taken during the 7-day period. In some cases, a longer period of detoxification may be necessary. Please consult with your health care professional for advice.

Your Commitment to Health.

Good health is a lifelong commitment-one that is rewarded on a daily basis with radiant vitality and well-being. In the final analysis, health is our most valuable asset and is the foundation of our very existence. As we have learned, good health begins with a healthy colon.

For further information on colon cleansing visit www.colon-cleanse-constipation.com

The Function of the Colon

Good health begins in the colon

Symptoms of a Toxic Colon

Maintaining a Healthy Colon

Dietary Fibre.

What is Dietary Fibre?

Soluble Fibre.

Insoluble Fibre.

Recommended Daily Fibre Intake.