March 31st, 2010 by admin

The disease was already there long ago. However, it is a disease that we know now more and more dangerous than the days of old. While it with the development of medicine and health, we now also get a cure for these diseases, but we still have to try to not get the disease. There are things you can do to prevent us from disease, namely by maintaining good health. Maintaining health is actually very easy. Things to note is how we can maintain the health of disciplines, such as regular exercise, enough rest, and so on.

There are many things that can happen when someone does not maintain good health. One example is when someone does not keep his teeth in good health, then the teeth will cause problems to us. For example cavities and tooth decay, but will make us feel toothache really annoying, we also feel embarrassed by our appearance. Perhaps it is true when the teeth are hollow and broken, we can outsmart by doing dental implants with the help of a dentist, but would not it also a problem for you. The best thing of course is to keep our natural teeth properly is to take care of and cleaned using dental floss or a toothbrush.

February 12th, 2010 by admin

Dysbiosis is the imbalance of bacteria in the colon, or bowel, which often leads to bad health. The idea of dysbiosis was postulated by Metchinkoff in the nineteenth century. Metchinkoff correctly identified that:

* Excessive putrefactive bacteria (the harmful type) in the colon cause toxins to be produced – especially the damaging ‘amines’, and that

* Eating fermented foods containing probiotics – ‘friendly bacteria’ – could reduce ill health. These foods include yoghurt and sauerkraut.

The colon and small intestine contain 3-400 species of bacteria and, surprising to many, most of the bulk of the stool consists of bacteria.

Friendly And Unfriendly

Most of the bacteria in a healthy colon are the ‘friendly’ type. These are predominantly the ‘anaerobic’ type – they do not require oxygen to live – and they have a beneficial effect on our health. There are also a small number of ‘unfriendly’ bacteria in the healthy colon. These are predominantly ‘aerobic’ – they do need oxygen – and they also produce toxins, notably the toxic ‘amines’ mentioned above.

In good health, the harmful bacteria are kept in check by the abundance of beneficial bacteria. Unfortunately, the bacteria in the colon often get out of balance – the ‘dysbiosis’ of Metchinkoff.

Dysbiosis both:

* Increases the ‘toxic load’ the body has to deal with, and

* Reduces the benefits provided by the ‘friendly bacteria – which are many, including keeping us energetic and boosting our immune system.

The increased toxic load results in ailments including:

* Auto-immune diseases – such as rheumatoid arthritis

* Candida overgrowth

* ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)

* Unexplained fatigue

As always with your health, if you are ill, seek help from a trusted alternative health practitioner, as well as keeping your doctor ‘in the loop’.

Dealing With Dysbiosis

The partial answer to dysbiosis is to supplement with a very good quality bowel flora product. This will usually contain good strains (which will be patented) of several different species of bacteria. These are often acidophilus, bifidus and sometimes faecium. This supplementation might be for a course of 3 months and can helpfully be repeated annually. Nowadays, these supplements are stable – i.e. they don’t need refrigerating. This can be useful for travel. However, if you do refrigerate them they will remain more powerful than if left at room temperature. A product with a claimed 1 million organisms may start its life with 10 million so that it can arrive at the end of its stated shelf life with at least 1 million. So do keep unused pots in the fridge. And DO buy from a trusted source.

Some other matters to pay attention to, to deal with dysbiosis are:

* The diet – reduce meat and fish in the diet. Harmful bacteria thrive on partially digested meat.

* Antibiotic use – these kill the friendly bacteria.

* Low fibre in the diet – increase vegetable consumption which are favoured by friendly bacteria. Brown rice and whole wheat and other whole grains are also high in fibre.

Colon cleansing is a prime method to promote good health. Supplementing of bowel flora combines well with any colon cleansing programme to help counteract dysbiosis.

December 9th, 2009 by admin

It is no secret that colon cleansing positively impacts a person’s overall health. What many Americans do not know is that an unhealthy colon leads to a number of health problems, not just constipation. An unclean colon can cause cancer, disease, weight gain, and even death. Over 70 million Americans suffer from colon related problems. This number does not even include the number of people who do not find their problems severe enough to consult a doctor.

How to know if your colon needs a cleanse:

The first red flag of an unhealthy colon is constipation. A healthy adult will have two bowel movements every day. The first will be early in the day; this movement should be effortless and quite large (2-4 feet in length). The second movement could be significantly smaller but equally effortless. If you require a lot of time or energy to create a bowel movement, or you find yourself making less than 2 movements a day, you are in need of a cleanse.

With today’s diet options, it has become nearly impossible to eat a proper diet to maintain colon health. Foods with high amounts of fiber have been replaced with high gluten sticky proteins. This coupled with high acidic content of the American diet, creates a thick, pasty glue inside of our intestines. Many examples of this thick paste can be viewed at the site below. Please be warned that the images are graphic and should not be view by people with a weak stomach.

Our digestive system was never designed to handle these types of foods. However, we cannot be expected to stop eating. That is why colon cleansing has become so important. Over time, your colon can become partial blocked, distorted, stressed, or dysfunctional from poor eating habits. Alcohol and drug use also plays a large role in compromising your intestinal health.

There are many products on the market that can help you maintain colon health, some require you to take a pill every single day like OxyPowder – some require only a 7 day treament per season like Almighty Cleanse. Alternatives can require vigorous regimens of fasting and homemade remedies.

Regardless of the product you use, cleansing is vital to your overall health and should be considered by every health conscious individual. A preemptive strike to colon blockage is the best bet, but if you are experiencing severe pain or discomfort related to your colon do not attempt to try a cleanse product, seek the guidance of your doctor first and foremost.