Are You Suffering From Constipation

Here's How You Can End Constipation!
By Yuri Elkaim; BPHE, CK, RHN & Amy Coates RHN,BSC
Constipation is a big problem in the western world.


According to the medical community, constipation is defined as having 1 bowel movement every 2-3 days. But as holistic health care professionals, we know that's absolute nonsense.
For optimal health, you should be passing 2-3 bowels movement each day! anything less is considered constipation. If you've ever had a colon cleanse, good for you. If not, you need to read the following important information regarding constipation and colon health.


What Causes Constipation
Constipation is usually years of results of abusing your  digestive system through poor food choices and not listening to your body. Chronic intake of food that irritate you digestive and intestinal system eventually causes them to function at a sub-optimal level. For instance, none food like coffee, refined sugar, alcohol and other process foods stress your colon and digestive system and eventually hinder there function.

For optimal colon health, the goal should be to remove these irritating foods and provide your system with nutrients that will allow it to heal and function as it should.

Being constipated can also come about by resisting the urge to do your "business," at a very young age, we simply went when we need to go- no problem except for the problem our parent were subjected to.But as we age, we tend to suppress our body's natural urge to defecate. whether it be class or work schedules or travel commitments, we've started to ignore our body's many cries to head to the toilet.

In the end we have instructed our body that we will have a bowel movement (or at least try to) on our terms, when we're willing and ready. However, it isn't that simple because your body knows when it needs to go. Passing a bowel movement is not a logical decision, it is a primal need your body is destined to satisfy.

So it is our fault, our lifestyle, and our poor dietary choices that has led to being constipated.

Why Is Constipation Dangerous
This could quickly turn into a very lengthy discussion but we'll give you the essentials. The problem with being constipated is that your body's waste does not get to its final destination- the toilet.
Rather it sits in your colon putrefying and expelling more toxins back into your body. This is call auto-intoxication and is a serious health concern if it persist overtime.
Think about it. If you were to let garbage pile into your home for weeks, months, or years can you imagine the type of disgusting and toxic environment you'd be creating?
Well the same thing happen in your body if your "garbage" is not regularly removed.

Over time these endogenous toxins will be stored in your fat tissue which includes your fat cells, brain, and nervous tissue. Its no wonder there's a considerable correlation between constipation,auto-intoxication and degenerative diseases!

Natural Constipation Remedies!


The first thing is to listen to your body, if you need to go, then go!

Second, remove the irritating foods that we spoke about.

Third, drink plenty of water, constipation can also be a result of being dehydrated. Provide your body with more water and it will assist your waste removal.

Fourth, eat more fiber. The goal(from an overall health perspective) is to hit 35grams of fiber per day. But really, are you going to count? Probably not. Therefore, simply by eating more whole foods or even by following a raw food diet will greatly assist you.

This goal is to get both soluble and insoluble fiber. Ground flax-seeds are a great source of balance fiber and a terrific source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Fifth, getting more essential fatty acids ( omega-3s) will provide the lubrication required to allow the colon to pass along the waste smoothly and effortlessly. If you strain to pass a movement, that's a good indication you could use some more lubrication.

Finally you need to follow a detox diet that will cleanse your body. If you've been constipated for some time, then you need to face facts and realize that your body is a toxic feeding ground! The only way to better your health and prevent future problems is to get the waste out of your body through regular bowel movements and other means that will detoxify your body.

You don't have to be a prisoner of constipation any longer...

Yuri Elkaim is a renowned fitness, nutrition and weight loss expert. He is a registered holistic nutritionist and the co-creator of total wellness cleanse a 30-day food-base cleansing program that has helped thousands of people loose weight, cleanse there bodies of toxic overload, and restore incredible health. For information on the total wellness cleanse visit www.totalwellnesscleanse.com