Foods That Can Help Cleanse the Colon

A colon needs to be able to absorb nutrients and then remove the waste materials before they poison the body. Autointoxication occurs if the colon doesn't function properly.  Waste materials are re-absorbed through the colon wall into the bloodstream and damage to internal organs begins.  A healthy colon will cause a person to have bowel movements two to three times per day.

Juice fasting cleanses the colon. There are various juice fasting recipes that may be easily done at home. Vegetable juices are excellent colon cleansers especially if one to twenty cups of freshly pressed vegetables juices are consumed. The choice of vegetables would depend on the person's tolerance. Each cup of juice may contain one or two (or more) of the following: apples, carrots, beets, radishes, fresh celery, ginger, garlic, lemons, cayenne, wheat grass, barley grass, parsley roots and greens, kale, cucumber, pepper and dandelion. But, the problem is that not everybody has the time to create freshly squeezed juices every time they get hungry.

Raw foods are best for colon cleansing, because 30 to 85% of the nutrition in foods is destroyed during cooking. Fresh, raw foods contain the highest level of enzymes that are vital to cleansing the colon. These enzymes are the catalysts for the hundreds of thousands of chemical reactions that occur throughout the body. Most cooked foods are devoid of enzymes and other life promoting elements. While it is true that cooked foods maintain life, they don't promote optimum health or longevity.