A colon cleansing diet is usually the last thing on your mind when your body is running properly. It is so easy to get surprised when your diet is less than optimal. In this article we'll take some of the mystery and confusion out of the colon health process. By giving you three primary principles for colon cleansing health you can quite effectively eliminate many other problems.

Your colon plays a very crucial role in maintaining your overall health. Your body needs an environment free of toxins. When the body doesn't have this type of environment it is prone to sickness. No doubt you've probably known people that have died of colon or rectal cancer. Well, for many people the diet is the greatest risk factor that could lead to this outcome.

The first order or principle to keep your colon healthy is to consider and actively increase your consumption of fresh foods. Fresh raw foods are really the mainstay of a solid colon cleansing diet. The reason being is that with fresh raw foods they are more likely not to stick to the walls of the intestine and colon. This is a big concern because probably everything you've eaten today may be causing your digestive system to back up.

The fresher your foods the more likely they will pass through the system easily. They will be moving along the digestive tract as they should. When you have a bowel movement (BM) does it hurt or require you to force it out? I bet it does. Before I really started listening to my body, this would happen to me all the time. Everyday was a day of dread when I had a BM. Even worse yet is that on some days I had NO BM at all. This is very unhealthy and unnatural.

If you eat the right foods that we are discussing right here your bowel troubles could be over for good as long as you adhere to this eating plan.

So first make sure its raw foods that you consume. You do not have to go and convert to Veganism or become totally obsessed with the raw food diet either. Start with fresh foods and then add in some green foods to.

The fiber is found in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and beans for example. Sure you could try to supplement them with a fiver supplement. But if you are consuming your regular meals peppered with the foods listed in this piece you will have no need for a fiber "supplement".

Green leafy vegetables contain a very necessary substance called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll can be looked at as an internal scrubber. When you eat green vegetables your stools will likely be softer to pass. This is a very good thing. The green vegetables are also helpful in decreasing or avoiding the damage caused by the years of eating in an unhealthy way. The walls of your intestine through time get narrower as a result of the toxic build up.

The foods to look for are barley, wheat, and alfalfa type grasses. They are all good for this. I've even come across a granulated type powder of the above ingredients. This is a workable solution for the thousands who are on the road and traveling hear and there. Finding the right foods is less of a problem when you have supplements to do the trick. I call this a supplement because is comes in a jar or bag. If you cannot eat the necessary ingredients naturally then by all means add a jar of wheat or barley to your meals. You can sprinkle it on salads or mix is in an energy drink with yogurt for example.

The colon cleansing diet would not be complete without hydration. Keeping hydrated believe it or not greatly effects your bowel movements to. The water your drink should be clean and pure. I like Dasani due to the taste of it. The idea here is to consume about 8-10 glasses of 8 ounces of water per day. Many of you already do more than that so keep it up.

Drinking coffee does not count towards your hydration. Even if its de-caffeinated coffee. Your should stay away from caffeinated beverages because they will not hydrate by dry you out.

As you can see an effective colon cleansing diet does not have to be a chore. Once you have the ingredients you can whip this together in not time at all. Many people have said that their meal preparation is faster because of these methods.