Colon is the last six feet of the digestive tract. It is a hollow, tube-like organ made up of muscle structure that moves digested food along by a wave-like motion known as peristalsis. To understand the importance of the colon it is necessary to understand how the digestive process works

Digestion starts in the mouth, when we begin to chew our food and it mixes with saliva, which contains a powerful digestive enzyme. As the food travels down to the stomach, it mixes with hydrochloric acid which liquefies the food and prepares it for further digestion in the small intestine with help from the pancreas and liver (pancreas releases digestive enzymes and liver releases bile to liquefy fats).

Our intestinal systems are connected to a network of blood vessels and veins which wrap around the stomach, small intestine, and colon. Our blood receives nutrients from our digested food through this network of blood vessels (which look and function much like the roots of a tree), drawing dissolved nutrients out of the intestine and into the liver for further breakdown. The heart then pumps these nutrients to the various living cells that make up the tissue of the human body.

By-products of the digestive process and also metabolic process (cellular waste) are then passed into the colon for elimination. Proper bowel function entails having 2-3 bowel movements per day! If we eliminate once a day, once every other day, once a week or less, the colon walls become impacted with un-eliminated waste and toxins build up. This hampers the absorption of vital nutrients and provides a breeding ground for unhealthy bacteria, organisms and even parasites. Blood capillaries lining the bowel wall begin to absorb these toxins into the bloodstream, consequently polluting our organs and cells. These poisons rob our body of good health and energy, setting the stage for degenerative disease and chronic illness.

Detoxification through internal cleansing is one of the steps you can take to ensure that your body stays in good health.