The Cause of Constipation
What is the cause of constipation? A tremendously important key to our health is definitely a properly functioning Colon. The function of the Excretory System is essential for good health! Your colon has two main purposes. These are to absorb nutrients and to efficiently remove waste material to prevent it from poisoning us! Improper waste removal is where autointoxication begins.
When waste putrefies in the Colon, it releases toxins that can reabsorb into our bloodstream and cause damage to other parts of our body. Autointoxication affects the liver and symptoms can include anything from mood changes and irritability to more chronic conditions. The blood is also affected as the liver’s filtering job becomes impaired and this can have a negative effect on the whole body.
You may think that this is not a problem for you but if you are not having more than one bowel movement daily, then its affecting you too! Constipation is a sign that you are not producing enough friendly bacteria in your body or getting enough of the friendly bacteria from your food. You may also be genetically predisposed to genetic problems. These factors may be the cause of constipation for you. When you have a diet full of high fat and processed foods, (also meaning little fiber), your system has to struggle to get rid of waste materials. Your digestive system requires fiber to bulk up the waste material to get rid of it properly. Fiber isn't digested, it only helps to 'move' other foods along with it. With a high fiber, complex-carbohydrate rich diet, your stools become much easier to pass and your bowel movements are regular and healthy. Without sufficient amounts of fiber, your bowels become stagnant, and you become constipated.
'Once a day' is the staple of what we are taught to believe is normal. For some people, it may even be once every three days or once a week. This just isn't acceptable. What is considered normal has changed a lot over the years. In Western medicine, it used to be acceptable if you only had one bowel movement every three days or so, then that was what was 'normal' for you. In 1968, this information was actually posted in medical journal articles. Therefore, in earlier years, it was considered 'not a big deal' if someone only had a bowel movement every now and again. However, extensive research over the last 40 years has shown that this is not normal at all. (Something Eastern medicine knew over 4000 years ago...) One need not look further than our own Standard American Diet to learn why 'the food you eat' is a direct cause of constipation in our country and beyond! Getting well balanced nutrients in your diet is extremely hard to do, if you consider the amount of artificial nutrients that are pumped into our food sources. That doesn't even begin to touch on the amount of toxins that are introduced to our food sources each and every day. This has become the norm for most food providers because of the way our food sources are regulated. (Or not regulated is more like it!) Our foods now contain pesticides, insecticides, antibiotics, steroids, and other harmful chemicals. It is hypothesized that the use of pesticides on our fresh vegetables has inevitably made them (pesticides) part of our food chain. That's even more reason to be sure to get your antioxidants in your diet! If this bothers you, you might like to read more about it. To get more information about constipation, please click on the next page below. Didn't find what you were looking for? Use your keywords and this handy tool to find it fast! To go to the next Healthy Money Saving Tips page, here's the link:
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