Colonics, Colon Irrigation, Colon Hydrotherapy - what does it all mean?

In my next blog post (which has been a long time coming, believe me), I will share information about the different "types" of colonics out there.  I will (hopefully) dispel some urban myths, and also explain why I believe the Woods Gravity Method of Colon Hygiene  is the safest method out there.

If you have ever had an unpleasant experience with a Colonic, chances are, it was not a Woods Gravity Hygiene method, but rather a colonic done through the pressure system, or the "machine".

All will be explained - stay tuned!

And for more information, discounts and recipes, be sure to check out my website at www.oasiscolonics.com!

Autumn - time for a change

Greetings everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and were able to relax and get outdoors.

I recently got back from vacation in my hometown of beautiful Vancouver, and Kelowna, British Columbia, and it amazed me how much relaxation played a role in my well being and digestion, and thus (my favorite subject, next to food!) elimination! Whoo hooo!

I have thought a lot in the past few months the role stress plays in our bodies – not just mental stress, but also physiological and nutritional stress. What we put into our bodies has a direct impact on our well-being. This is why the role of cleansing and colon hydrotherapys (colonics) is so essential in this day and age - colonics reduce the effects of stress on our bodies and therefore our overall state.

Many of you who know me know my passion for good food. While I choose to eat a plant-based diet, I also know one can thrive on a diet containing animal protein as well. Overall I think dairy is detrimental to our health, however, if I had a goat or sheep in my backyard, eating organic greens, who is to say I wouldn’t partake in it’s milk or make yogurt and cheeses?

But I digress. Back to one of my favorite subjects – food. As I was saying, I choose to eat a plant based diet and as a result, have come up with many creative and simple ways to eat vegetable and fruits.

I truly believe that the key to making food taste great is to use the best ingredients: great salt – like Sunfire Salt (the pink salt many of you know and love), great oils, quality nuts and seeds, fresh herbs and organic and/or locally grown produce (as much as possible). It also leaves less of a residue in our bodies and thus in our colons. And none of us like the feeling of a bloated, congested colon, right? Ugh. It can feel miserable. Looks like the fellow below could use some colonics!

Below are a couple of recipes created by me to get you inspired in your kitchen. Play around with the ingredients and enjoy whatever you create!

Tahini Dressing (great on salads, steamed veggies or cooked whole grains, or as a dip)

½ cup raw tahini

1 heaping Tablespoon (or more) South River Miso Sweet White Miso

juice of ½ lemon, or more if a more lemony flavor is desired

pinch of Sunfire Salt

½ T Nama Shoyu or Coconut Amino’s (optional)

water, enough to blend

Blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Optional additional ingredients, choose one or more:

herbs (parsley, dill, basil or cilantro could be nice)

ginger

garlic or scallions

paprika

chili’s

cumin

You get the idea!

Mushroom Burgers

2 Portabello Mushrooms

1 medium zucchini

small chunk ginger (optional)

¼ cup sage and rosemary (fresh)

pinch or two of salt

½ T nama shoyu or tamari (optional)

½ to 1 tsp umeboshi plum paste (remember this is salty)

dash of olive oil

1 -2 T each of:

raw sunflower seeds

raw pumpkin seeds

raw hemp seeds

Process the mushrooms, zucchini , ginger, herbs, shoyu and plum paste until well mixed but not over processed. Mix seeds in by hand or pulse lightly to mix. Adjust seasonings to taste.

Form into patties and place on teflex sheet in dehydrator at 115 degrees until patties firm up – remove from teflex and finish dehydrating on screens. I like to my burgers on the moist side but dehydrate to your desired texture. Store in sealed container. These taste even better the next day!

Alternatively, these could be placed on a baking sheet and cooked at low heat.

Enjoy!

Feel free to send me any comments or questions.

In health,

Xell Calderer

Internal Hygiene

www.internal-hygiene.com

Colonics in Connecticut: Stinky Poo

I have two cats, whom I adore.  They have me completely wrapped around their paws.  They can do no wrong in my eyes (okay, almost!)

The big grey one is named Mowgley, and he is a big bundle of love.  He is the master of Self-love.  If your hand is not available, he will rub up against your toes, or any hard edge he

 can find.  Happiness is his nature, and he is one smart guy.  He will find all kinds of ways to support himself (see photo on right) when he is grooming himself.  

He has only a couple of nicknames - Insta-purr and Big Buddy.

The picture on the right was taken when he was taking a break from licking his buddha belly.  I have another photo where he is in the same position with his eyes closed - just 

lke he is meditating.  Which he always is.

My other buddy is named Jasper.  He is the sensitive, delicate one.  I often say he is a female trapped in a male's body, and this little guy has a lot of nicknames.  He is the Cat with a Thousand Faces.  He is Slinky, Silky, Pinky, Stinky, Squeaky, Little Buddy, Little Black Lips, Cutey, Sweetie, My Very Best Friend...I could go on.  

Now, you might think that because he has all these names that I (and my hubby) love him more.  That is not true - but Jasper simply NEEDS more loving, more attention, due to his delicate nature.  He is fragile, and skittish, and you have to know how to approach him.  

With Mowlgey, you can be rough and tumble.  He likes a good hard rub, and he is a very confident, inquisitive, friendly male.  He is a "pet me" slut.  Not much fazes him, except for a spray bottle.  

With Jasper, on the other hand, you need to be very soft, and talk to him in a soft voice, walk slowly,

 and with that, you get many rewards.  He is one of the few cats I have met that goes nuts for belly rubs (and his belly is SO soft!) and I have gotten him used to lots of belly kisses, and forehead kisses, and I talk to him gently all the time.  He even loves to have his teats cleaned (a couple of them can get clogged and you have to know just the right way to get the gook out).  

BUT, if you are in a hurry, or make a loud noise (farts are okay) or walk fast, he will run around in a panic as if he has never seen you before.

So why am I talking about cats, you ask?  Well, here are two kitties who eat the same food, (although Jasper goes outside more and probably gets more insects into his diet, and they both like to chew on either our wheatgrass or normal grass outside) and yet their poo is totally different!

Mowgley's poo doesn't stink.  And you always know when Jasper takes a dump, because it is RANK!  I have incense in my home for the purpose of masking his stinky poo - it is the only thing that really works.

So, two cats, same (pretty much) diet, and very different personalities and systems.

This got me to wondering, and I have a few theories which make sense to me.

Jasper is an anxious type kitty and this greatly affects your acid/alkaline balance, and your colon.  Hence, the stinky poos.  He is kind enough that he will usually whine for a while to go out to do his business (and I think he can't stand being in the litter box with his own poo - it is worthy of singeing your nose hairs, really) , but if it is late, or raining, or we ar

e lazy, he will say, Okay, I tried warning you.  Get the incense ready! 

Mowgley is a pretty chill cat.  Lately, in his old age (he is 15, Jasper is 13), he does get his sausage like poos stuck partway out his anus (he will run around with them dangling and one of us has to pull it out, poor guy - usually lots of grass is the culprit).  If we don't catch them - no problem!  Mowgs finds a way to scrape them off, much to our rug's chagrin.  Or it will be left as a present on our new bedspread (okay, actually, we cover the bed with a fleece blanket so they can sleep on it, so not such a big deal).  Usually this poo is pretty hard, so it is not like it smears anywhere - but it doesn't smell, I mean, I wouldn't be shoving it up my nose or anything but really, it ain't so odorous!

I call Jasper and Mowgley my alter egos.  Both in personality and in poo's.  

State of mind, personality type, doshas, metabolic types, etc...and of course how you eat and food combining all have an effect on your bowel movements (B.M's).  Last posting I gave a list of all the different types of poos - but in general, people tend to consistency in the smells of their poos.  If you are the anxious type, chances are, your poo is more stinky than your calm and pretty regular partner.  

None of this is scientific by any means. :)  This is no double blind case study.  Just some observation's from l'il ol' me.

If you eat non stop all day and never give your system a chance to truly digest, you are setting yourself up for all kind of problems.

Which brings me, as always, to the subject of colon health and the necessity of Colonics as part of your health care regimen.  A series is often needed to "wake up" the often irritated muscle, to set a good foundation, to tone and clean the colon - along with dietary shifts and self awareness.  

Stinky Poo does not have to be your birthright!  

And if it does happen to you often, or even from time to time, remember the story of Jasper and Mowgley.  And by the way, they are perfectly fine with who they are.  I don't see Jasper wishing he was more like Mowgley, even in the stinky poo department.

Cleanse, eat well, be gentle with yourself, and have fun.

Blessings,

Xell

Colonics and Gas-Spring is the perfect time for cleansing!

IT'S SPRING!!!

The change of the seasons is an ideal time to cleanse and do a series of colonics.

Why is this?

The change of the seasons often has us eating differently, changing our physical activity, and son. Spring has traditionally been a time to cleanse the liver and many people are known to do liver flushes at this time, along with colon cleansing, using either oxygen

supplements such as Colosan

or herbal cleansing programs.

As always, colon hydrotherapy is an adjunct to any cleansing program and to a healthy lifestyle.

The sense of relief one gets simply from the waste and gas being moved out of the system is IMMENSE, and for those embarking on a journey towards greater health and vitality, colonics are essential.

Colonic Irrigations allow you to develop a personal relationship with what you eat and the effect it has on your body, and on your organs of elimination - primarily, the colon.

I quote (and paraphrase) my favourite blogger, Matt Monarch:

"Colon Hydrotherapy IIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSS my speciality. Ladies and Gentlemen, YES...my passion in life is telling people to, "Shoot water up their bums". This is not an ego thing, by any means...I get no personal benefit from "preaching" this.

Dr. Fred Bisci has seen over 25, 000 clients in his 50 years of experience. Thousands and thousands of people have had tremendous results and not one of the

m has run into s SINGLE problem. We have both seen people just SLIGHTLY improve their diet and do masses of colon cleansing, and heal from degenerative diseases. In my opinion, it is the number one thing anyone can do for their health and the most important thing to do to heal from degenerative disease. If you can get a chance, study the blood gas theory here. AND YES, in my ~!!!!!!Passionate!!!!!!!~HEART-F

ELT opinion, it is COMPLETELY SAFE.

I can give you emails from hundreds of people who will state that enemas and colonics saved their life.

Enema dependency is, in my opinion, an absolute falsehood. Dr. Norman Walker and Ann Wigmore both state that enemas and colonics STRENGTHEN, rather than weaken, peristalsis. I personally have been experimenting with this sort of thing for 8 years and I don't have a problem having a bowel movement (Xell: I have had the same experience - in fact, pooping has become nearly a spiritual experience!!! :D). There could be confusion around this sort of thing because people don't understand what is happening to them.

Sometimes after someone gets a colonic, they don't need to go to the bathroom for 48 hours, which is completely normal and okay (Xell: for some, it can be even longer than this, as it will reflect your own transit time). You just cleaned out this 5 to 6 foot receptacle of waste. Very soon, you will be eliminating normally again. Many fasters (eating no solid food for extended periods of time) doing regular enemas or colonics report solid waste coming out of them the entire time period of their fast!

Where is all is this solid waste coming from???

This issue doesn't lay in becoming DEPENDENT on enemas. When someone does enemas, they can get addicted to that blissed clean feeling...AND...they cleanse more rapidly than others....the cells are much more c

ontracted on a "cleaner" person, especially someone who practices colon cleansing frequently; they have less margin for error in their consistent food choices. Their hundreds of trillions of thousands of cells are in s small, contracted state with less internal obstruction than the majority of people. Therefore, they are affected by fermentative gas produces by certain foods more, because there is less space for this gas inside their structure, while someone with bigger cells won't notice a thing with the same amount of gas. Read the Blood Gas Theory for a deeper understanding here.

A lot of interesting things to mull over!

I recently posted about Coconut Oil

and so many of you know how much I love it. A friend recently asked me which ones I recommended - I love to try different brands and I have to say that my top favourites are Nutiva Virgin Coconut Oil and Wilderness Family Naturals. The taste of both brands is exquisite and works wonders as a face and body moisturizer, as well. Other great brands are Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil and Cocopura Virgin Coconut Oil.

I promised the poo rating system - that will be the next post! :)

Until next time...

All About POO and colonics, too

I love talking about poo.  It's what I do.  And it's fun and entertaining, too.

I think I may be a poet and did not know it...

So why poo, you ask?  Well, we all do it.  Even Oprah does it!  And whether we are shy about it, talk about it, look at it or are in denial about it, it's a fact of life.  If you ain't pooping, you ain't feeling too good!

Enter Colonic Hydrotherapy, Colonics, Colonic Irrigation, High Enemas, ETC...all different names for essentially the same thing:  an internal bath for your colon, also known as the large intestine.

The Colon is the final part of the digestive tract and is located in the abdomen.  Its main functions are to eliminate waste and absorb water.  It is five feet long and 2 1/2 inches in diameter.  It is inhabited by billions of friendly bacteria (hopefully) which assist in detoxifying waste, synthesizing certain vitamins and minerals, and helping us guard against infection.

So back to poo.  How is it for you?  The average person is carrying anywhere from four to fifteen pounds of fecal matter inside their colon!  :0  If that is not scary, what is.  I know that I, for one, would want to get that stuff moving out as quickly and efficiently as possible.  

Colonics are wonderful for this.  Most of us eat a far from impeccable diet and for our long term health and longevity, it is essential to do Colon Cleansing  once or twice a year.  You can learn more about Colon Health here.

Coming soon:  My very exciting and entertaining poo rating system.  Guaranteed to please.

And feel free to ask any questions!  I welcome all bums.

Ciao for now,

x.