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The Best Cleansing Foods

By Cindy Papp

Your colon cleanse will be enhanced by eating foods that will "move through" (so to speak) quickly, without too much effort. They will be easy to digest, and may even contain some fiber. The best cleansing foods will help the body get rid of old build-up. For those who've been researching this, I'm sure you've heard the term "tar" or "mucoid plaque."

"Mucoid" means "of mucus" and "plaque" means "plastic." You know how people have heart attacks because of arterial plaque? Even though blood flows constantly, sticky platelets get left along the sides and build up to eventually clog. Same thing happens in your digestive tract - but it's a different kind of plaque. Your arteries may build up calcium plaque while the bowels may build up mucosal plaque. So eating foods that cleanse your body instead of foods that leave behind build-up will make your efforts more worthwhile.

Many believe the body can eliminate this buildup on its own. However, think of digestion and cleansing this way. If you fall in the mud, you can get up and wash the mud off. But if you fall down in the mud, and a truck comes along and dumps another 50 pounds of mud on you, it's not so easy to get up - it's harder work. There's nothing wrong with your body, but it is over-burdened and now may need help. Cleansing is our way to help our internal organs eliminate the excess buildup.

The best cleansing foods to choose are; fresh raw fruits and vegetables, some lightly steamed veggies, nuts and seeds and whole grains only.

Lots of; herbal teas, water, lemon water and diluted fruit juice

Noooooo dairy, alcohol or processed sugar. If you eat meat, make sure it's in small (size of your palm), lean portions.

If you eat grains, use only whole grains such as quinoa, amaranth, wild or basmati rice, and some whole grain sprouted breads and no pasta. Keep in mind that even though they contain some fiber, all grains will slow your cleansing process, so the more you eat, the slower you'll cleanse. This is because they don't have the enzymes of the raw fruits and veggies and they take longer for you body to digest. This isn't so bad if you want to limit cleansing side effects.

These are general guidelines. Follow these simple rules and remember to eat no or extremely small amounts of processed food to make your cleanse.

Remember no matter how good your colon cleanse supplements are, you must choose the best cleansing foods because loading up on goodies will sabotage any efforts. Unfortunately, over eating causes your body to become too busy digesting and eliminating this excess. There is no energy or strength left to cleanse excess buildup and old waste. Junk food and/or too much food doesn't make more energy, it will burden and deplete your body.

The bottom line is, there are certain foods can make or break your colon cleanse. The best cleansing foods enhance digestion to help your body cleanse. Poor choices will burden your colon and your whole system. Using the list above will help you decide what diet is best for your colon cleanse.

Cindy Papp was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 1992. She used the alternative path of cleansing and holistic programs which lead to total recovery in 1998 and is free of the disease to date. Cindy is a Certified Nutritional Counselor, a Certified Colon Therapist and trained in massage therapy. You can find more about cleansing on her website springclean-cleanse.com.

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