Let go and Let it Flow

Day 2 and 3

Hippocrates may be the only place on earth where common lunch and dinner conversations contain happy chatter about colonics, enemas and implants. Our first class of the day was largely about the entire digestive system and how to properly clean and maintain it!  I was a light and cheery lecture with power points  comics and graphic pictures of both clean and unhealthy colons and intestines.  The root of most disease, though one may have a genetic predisposition to it, stems in the digestive tract.  

Hydration of course is a big part of the digestive tracy functioning optimally.  If we are not taking in enough water, over and above what is consumed in our diet, we will become unable to eliminate properly.  Additionally, we then depend on drawing water from our other systems such as, the lymphatic system (eliminates toxins), and the blood stream (carries oxygen). Both are made up of 90% water and do not function ideally if robbed of their water resources.  If water is drawn from the colon to support the body, we become constipated. The recommendation is to consume half of your body weight in water each day, more if it is hot and more if you are exercising.  You get the point ... few of us are drinking enough water.

Chewing your food is also kind of a big deal and one I have to be very conscious of.  Being on the run we often do not slow down to truly masticate our food.  Chewing well allows the saliva, which produces enzymes, to begin liquifying the food in out mouth, thus making the digestion in our stomach that much easier.  This is where the drinking with water at meals comes in ... it dilutes the enzymes and stomach acid and impedes digestion. Digestive enzyme capsules are highly recommended at Hippocrates and are taken a half hour before lunch and dinner.  

So our food goes down the shoot (esophagus) and into the stomach, which is highly acidic (PH 1.3). it then passes the duodenum where it is then re-alkalized to a PH of around 6.  Then the food enters the small intestine (PH 7.8), where all the absorption takes place.  

A dehydrated colon can lead to poor elimination and "Leaky Gut Syndrom". Too much waste in the colon and a high level of toxicity =  "10lbs of crap in a 5lb bag".  Additionally, through poor diet and nutrition, one can develop mucoid plaque.  Dairy and animal protein may be responsible for this condition over time.  It creates hardening of the Villi, tiny, finger-like projections that enable the small intestine to absorb nutrients from food. When covered, they decrease absorption in the small intestine.  What to do?

Colonics, enemas and implants!  I bet you were wondering when I was going to get to that!  

Cleaning the digestive tract and removing dry, impacted fecal matter helps return it to a healthy environment for absorption and elimination.  At Hippocrates, it is as much a part of healing as is the food and juice which is consumed.  One is included in the program and additional colonics can be purchased.  They are considered a "high enema".

Enemas are done daily, usually in the morning, to remove toxins.  This is where they passed around the little enema bag packets and began some rather humorous visual strategies on how to use them.  It is a simple process and uses nothing more that warm water, a little lubricant, and a toilet.  After 3 weeks of daily enemas, they recommend a weekly follow-up maintenance program at home.  Guess what, it worked!  

Implants are done 20 minutes later with 4oz of wheatgrass juice.  The juice is then retained, at least as long as possible, and acts as a great probiotic, toxin eliminator and healer. It also gets up into the liver and purges the toxins out.  One small issue ... I will be the one person at Hippocrates NOT doing the implant.

One of the issues discovered on my live blood cell analysis is that I have a fairly generous candida overgrowth stemming from 45 years of poor digestion and loads of sugar, etc.  This is likely what is accountable for my severe food allergies (and most of, if not all of my other health issues).  After doing my wheatgrass implant this morning, which by the way, I woke up feeling better this morning than I can remember feeling in YEARS, I developed a severe anaphylactic reaction and had to be taken to the hospital where I was pumped full of epinephrin, benedryl and steroids which I tried to refuse until they told me it was potentially life threatening. (my face, tongue, throat, airway were closing up) ... do NOT let this discourage you ... this was my issue and one they had never seen in 50 years.  Additionally, there is always mold in wheatgrass and it is possible that it is NOT the wheatgrass but a mold that triggered the reaction.  So, for now, no wheatgrass for me.   :(  Blue algae to the rescue.

So the "bottom" line is this ... what goes in, must come out ... 

Here is to a clean and healthy colon and to vibrant health.