After you are done with your colon cleansing session you need to be even more conscious about your diet. As the body tends to feel weak and feeble after a rigorous colon cleanse, you must be extra conscious about what you eat and in how much proportions. But before understanding about the diet and the other associated details, you must know a few things about your body.



Our body has got not one, but two brains. There's nothing to be surprised about it; we know that one of our brains is located in the head and the other one is located in the gut, which is our colon. We only give importance to our brain; our heart, our lungs and the kidneys and fail to consider the colon which has crucial roles to play. Nevertheless, if you have not been considering these aspects before, you surely would, after learning the naked truth about the colon

Our colon happens to be the third common organ which is prone to the development of cancer. Also, colon cancer happens to be one the major causes of death in the United States of America.

If you are not really impressed with these two causes, you need to know that when toxins and chemicals get accumulated in the colon, they can do either of the following things:

Get eliminated or removed from the body through our bowel movements. - Get stored inside our body and then get into our bloodstream to cause extensive damage to our cells eventually, and cancer basically is cell damage, in simple language.

Colon cleansing is imperative and should be considered as it helps in cleaning out all the toxic chemicals that tend to stick in the colon. After the first session of colon cleansing, you must consider doing it every year to have a healthy colon.

For a healthy colon you need to start off with a clean and healthy diet; consider ingredients that can maintain your colon health. And what would those food ingredients be? Well, it would be fiber, fiber and only fiber.

In order to promote your health, you need loads of fiber. This is a known fact but people are not really concerned; in spite of knowing the heath benefits of a high-fiber diet, they do not get enough fiber to support their system. This needs to be considered.

Greens, I mean vegetables. You need to have greens on a regular basis.

Apart from these, you need to eat lots of nuts. Consider almonds, Brazil nuts, chestnuts and walnuts. But you must avoid case nuts and peanuts. They are not really healthy and can be fattening as well.

Consider whole grains as well. Rye and barley are great for health. You can have well cooked legumes or a blend of barley or rye and legumes for lunch. It's healthy and filling as well. Wild rice and brown rice are excellent for health. Avoid white rice.

A diet rich in fiber can help in flushing out residue waste, toxins and all the fecal matters from the colon, thus keeping it clean. It can also stimulate peristalsis thus preventing constipation and giving us easy bowel movements.

You must know that fiber can either be soluble or insoluble. Soluble fiber increases the presence of good bacteria in our body and helps us in getting rid of the bad bacteria.

Good sources of soluble fiber include flaxseed, rice, oats, barley, legumes, peas, beans, apples, citrus fruits and strawberries.

Insoluble fiber also has several health benefits and it can actually prevent constipation. Good sources of insoluble fiber are whole wheat, brown rice, rye and barley. Vegetables such as cabbage, carrots and beets are also excellent sources. Consider Brussel sprouts as well. Also, you should know that whole foods are always better than any other forms of food or supplements.

Green foods should be reconsidered after colon cleansing because they contain loads of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is very good for the colon health and can help in making the damaged tissues in our GI tract smooth. Also it provides the body with more and more oxygen and flushes out more toxins. Good sources of greens include wheat grass, algae and spirulina.

Fermented foods are also necessary for maintaining the balance of all the bacteria present in the GI tract. They can actually aid in keeping a check on the toxic substances while eliminating the bad bacteria to provide more and more energy to the colon. Have cultured yogurt and Keefer in abundance.

Finally, water. Water, as we all know is the best for us. Have plenty of water to keep your system healthy.