Colon Health

The lowly colon is missing out on the press it deserves, considering that colon cancer is now number three cause of death in America. Sure, many people don't help themselves with being couch potatoes and batfood eaters.. and simply not drinking any water!

A colon cleanse regimen seems to be more and more popular. i well remember my own experience of two weeks of three enemas a day in a detox retreat on an idyllic Thai Island.

So let's assume you do care about your diet, and you do manage to pull yourself from the clutches of the couch and ambulate more than a few steps a day, let's look at hydration. Good hydration cleanses the whole colonic tract, and the superhydrating form of ionized water supercharges ordinary water's cleanse power.

I believe - from my own experience - that we all have a bit of a mental block about water. many people think they drink enough water but when pressed, admit that they can't remember the last drink of water. Let's face it; water ain't trendy. And in my experience I had a real problem with bloating from ordinary water. I feel a bit vindicated in research that shows that tap water can actually cause digestive problems*.

Because Alkaline ionized water is also an antioxidant, it doesn't just flush garbage away. It has the ability to actually neutralise waste. Although some vendors claim it oxygenates the body, my experience is that it assists the blood to hold oxygen, which in turn creates more available oxygen 'on tap' for our metabolism.

I met a lady recently who swore that half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda cured her husband of prostate problems. I raced home and tried it and while my hyperplasia is no better, I can't say I'm cured. But it's a simple alkalising method and very cheap, but nothing like the power of a water alkalizer, simply because it offers so many benefits!

*Tap water Study:
A study conducted by researchers from the University Of California Berkley School Of Public Health has found that drinking tap water is associated with a higher risk of stomach illnesses in persons over age 55. The study, which tracked the rates of gastrointestinal diseases in 998 elderly participants, was conducted in upscale Sonoma County. The tap water in Sonoma County is considered to be of high quality; the water comes from a protected source in the mountains, and is properly treated. Sonoma County tap water easily meets all Federal and state water quality standards.


Half of the participants in the study received water filtration systems that filtered the water to remove impurities and used UV light to kill bacteria. Half of the study’s participants received non-functioning water filtration systems. Six months into the study, it was found that participants with non-functioning water systems had a 12% higher incidence of stomach illness than those with functioning water filtration systems. Participants in the study were asked to record incidences of vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and cramps.

Researchers then swapped the working and non-working filtration systems between the two groups. The group that had the non-working systems received the working systems, and the group that had the working systems received the non working systems. Six months later the results evaluated and researchers saw that instances of stomach illnesses had dropped 12% in the group that now had the working filtration systems. Likewise, stomach illnesses reported by the group that received the non-working units rose 12%.