Debbie - just my $0.02 worth - colon cleansing should be done from the
inside, through foods we eat (and don't), slowly, over time without
disturbing the beneficial floral found in the digestive tract.
Externally applied colon cleansing is brash, perilous, deadly to the
intestinal flora and only a band-aid, short-term assault.  (And I've
done it twice long ago - and it did nothing positive for me at all).
Remember the colon is just one part of the body.  Following a balanced
raw food diet will cleanse the whole body over time.

Regards,

-=mark=-

Debbie Maddox wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>I am new to this list and generally new to the raw food lifestyle and trying
>to understand what it is exactly that needs to be done first. Cleansing,
>Fasting< or just plain eating a raw-living food diet? I want the most from this
>journey and would love to start right.
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>In the posts from other lists and books I have read.. they state a good
>cleaning of the colon is the best way to start. Now reading these posts here I have
>gotten confused. I have read the  Mucusless diet- by Prof. Ehert. Now
>according to these posts.. it sounds like this book was just plain off the wall.. Can
>someone tell me the REAL story ? Do we or do we not have backed up "stuff"
>that needs to be cleaned out? What is the best way for this? And finally.. Just
>exactly how long should one Fast or Cleanse to know for sure the colon is good
>and clean?
>
>Thanks for any clarification.
>
>
>Debbie Maddox
>Aromatic Wings
>www.aromaticwings.com
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