As a colon hydro therapist I am often asked by new clients whether their colon hydrotherapy session will help them to lose weight. Weight loss is one of the biggest money making industries in our country today. Whether you are looking at TV, in a magazine or on the internet you will see countless products and programs geared towards losing weight. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention about 1/3 of US adults are obese and approximately 17% of children between the ages of 2-19 are obese. With this startling statistic it’s no wonder that the weight loss industry is a booming business. There are a lot of people who are unhappy with their bodies and are trying to find a solution. Unfortunately there are unethical companies that prey on individuals and promise unrealistic results.
So back to the original question, does colon hydrotherapy
really help you to lose weight? Yes it does, but not in the way that most people think. Colon hydrotherapy is the gentle infusion of warm filtered water into the large intestine (colon). During a colon hydrotherapy session the main objective is to remove fecal matter, undigested foods and other matter that should not remain in the colon. You may think why is this necessary? Doesn’t this happen during a normal bowel movement? For some people this is true, but for the vast majority this is not happening. A large percentage of people eat a Standard American Diet (S.A.D.). This is a diet full of processed, denatured foods lacking fiber, nutrition and water. This type of diet strains the digestive system and your body overall. Eating a S.A.D diet will throw your digestive system out of balance and you will no longer be able to digest foods at full efficiency. There is a popular saying “You are what you eat.” But taking it even further, “You are what you digest.” So no matter how healthy you start to eat, if your body is unable to break down the foods small enough for your body to digest you are not receiving the full benefit of what you are eating. Stay tuned for part two of this article where I will go more into detail about weight loss and colon hydrotherapy.