How To Cleanse Your Body: what colon cleansing is

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. I am not authorized to offer medical advice. Below I share information about cleansing and opinions that have helped others and me to heal physically and emotionally. Please use these opinions at your own risk.

If you read What Colon Cleansing Is then you are already interested in How To Cleanse Your Body and you have a good idea of what a doing a colon cleanse requires. Below is the recipe for the colon cleansing drink and the protocol that I follow and recommend to my clients when doing a colon cleanse.

Ingredients for the entire Colon Cleanse process:

organic psyllium husks
liquid bentonite
herbal tea* or miso broth or vegetable broth
organic ginger powder** (optional)
filtered or spring water
a pint size (16-ounce) glass jar with a lid or blender bottle
sea salt or natural laxative tea or tablets

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Choosing the Right Colon Cleanse Drink Base:

I now use Yogi Tea® brand herbal (caffeine-free) teas as a base for making the colon cleanse drink. My favorite flavors (links below) for this particular cleanse have a good amount of ginger and natural herbal sweetness from licorice and/or stevia. Using these teas as a cleanse base makes a delicious and enjoyable cleanse experience! For a savory taste option, I use and recommend organic vegetable broth or miso broth.

Here are the tea flavors I love:

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Savory Colon Cleanse Drink Option:

It can be nice to have a savory or salty taste option for the colon cleanse drink base instead of the sweet/spicy stuff. Two options for a savory colon cleanse drink base are:

Miso soup broth (organic and non-gmo)
Organic Vegetable Broth

Colon Cleanse Drink Recipes

When doing a colon cleanse, this recipe is taken 5 to 6 times per day. By fasting and only taking this drink and additional water if thirsty, mucoid plaque is eventually eliminated from the colon. The mucoid plaque will usually continue to pass until solid food is eaten again.

Colon Cleanse Drink Recipe #1: Sweet Tasting Option with Herbal Tea*

1. In a pint size jar or blender bottle, add the following:

12 liquid ounces (1 1/2 cups) of warm herbal tea* made with filtered or spring water (make sure it's not hot or cold, just warm)
1 Tablespoon of liquid Bentonite
1 Tablespoon of organic psyllium husks
1/8 teaspoon of organic ginger powder** (optional)
2 - 8 drops of liquid stevia to taste (optional)
dash sea salt (optional)

2. Put the top on the jar and shake it about 10 times.

3. The mixture is to be drunk within the next 2-3 minutes! If the time is longer, it gets very thick and be difficult to drink. The idea is to drink it and get it into the intestines before it begins to expand and turn to gel.

4. The jar or bottle is then refilled with more filtered or spring water. Putting the lid on and shaking it removes some psyllium that is stuck to the sides. Drinking this additional water is important in order to have enough moisture in the psyllium to help it move through the body.

Colon Cleanse Drink Recipe #2: Savory Taste Option with Miso or Vegetable Broth

1. In a pint size jar or blender bottle, add the following:

12 liquid ounces (1 1/2 cups) of warm miso broth or vegetable broth made with filtered or spring water (make sure it's not hot or cold, just warm)
1 Tablespoon of liquid Bentonite
1 Tablespoon of organic psyllium husks
1/8 teaspoon of organic ginger powder** (optional)
dash of sea salt and/or pepper to taste (optional)

2. Put the top on the jar and shake it about 10 times.

Stimulating the Bowel and the Salt Water Flush

After the cleanse has started, it is helpful to use a gentle natural laxative to move the fiber mixture out of the body. It is this fiber mixture bonding to the mucoid plaque in the intestines and colon that create the cleansing effect when it is released from the body. However, the mucoid plaque being released can be very hard in texture and difficult to pass.

A natural laxative option during the cleanse helps with this. I used a salt water flush to accomplish this but some people prefer senna tea or laxative capsules. It is helpful to start with a low amount of salt and then increase the amount of salt slowly to avoid having to use the bathroom too much.

The laxative can be taken at night so that it hopefully works by morning but there is the chance of being up all night going to the bathroom if too much is taken. It is also best to drink the salt water flush at least an hour before having the first Colon Cleanse Drink so that the salt water is not simply absorbed by the psyllium and bentonite mixture.

Salt Water Flush Drink Recipe

1/2 teaspoon or more of natural sea salt (no more than 1/2 Tablespoon)
8 ounces of warm water

Stir salt into water until dissolved and drink.

The Colon Cleanse Schedule

The Colon Cleanse Drink is taken every three hours while awake from waking to bedtime. If a person misses the three hour time, hunger can build and it can be difficult to stick to the cleanse without eating. If hunger is experienced before three hours passes, it is fine to have another cleanse drink less than three hours after the previous one.

Sample Colon Cleanse Schedule

6:30am: Salt Water Flush Drink (only if not using another laxative)

7:30am: Colon Cleanse Drink + 16 oz water

9:30am: Colon Cleanse Drink + 16 oz water

12:00noon: Colon Cleanse Drink + 16 oz water

3:00pm: Colon Cleanse Drink + 16 oz water

5:30pm: Colon Cleanse Drink + 16 oz water

8:30pm: Colon Cleanse Drink + 16 oz water
10pm: laxative tea or tablets (only if not doing the salt water flush)

*Why I now use Yogi Tea® or miso or vegetable broth for the colon cleanse drink base:

Based on a decades-old colon cleanse recipe, I previously used organic unfiltered apple juice as a base for the colon cleanse drink. After working with a number of clients who had reactions to the apple juice, I no longer use it for this cleanse.

Here are the issues with apple juice as the colon cleanse drink base:

The malic acid in the apple juice can prompt the liver to begin cleansing which may cause bloating, irritability, nausea or diarrhea in people who have a significant toxin buildup in their liver.
The natural sugars in the apple juice can cause buildup in the intestines to ferment, producing bloating and gas that unnecessarily complicates the colon cleansing process.

**Why is ginger an optional ingredient in the colon cleanse drink recipe?

Ginger can help to reduce bloating and potential nausea caused by releasing toxins during the colon cleanse. For these reasons, adding ginger to the colon cleanse drink can help create a more pleasant cleanse experience.

For more information on having a successful colon cleanse, visit the links below:

Colon Cleanse Hacks for Best Results
Colon Cleanse F.A.Q.

What Colon Cleansing Is

How To Choose the Right Colon Cleanse

Why Colon Cleansing Is Important

What Colon Cleansing Is

Colon cleansing is one of the best steps that you can take toward overall health. Even though it is commonly referred to as colon cleansing, it generally includes the large intestine. A thorough colon cleanse over an extended period of time may even cleanse parts of the small intestine.

The Best Colon Cleanse

There are a variety of products on the market to cleanse and flush your colon, but the best colon cleanse will include two main ingredients: bentonite and psyllium. There is a third cleanse ingredient which may vary but always has the same effect: it is a laxative. During a colon cleanse, you will not be consuming as much as you normally would, so you may take a gentle stimulant to move things along. Some cleanses may include ginger. Ginger is a good additional cleanse ingredient because it helps to reduce bloating that occurs when the old material in your intestine begins to break down to be released.

The Three Most Important Cleanse Ingredients:

Bentonite (in liquid form)
Psyllium
Ginger

With A Cleanse More Isn’t Always Better

A colon cleanse formula may also have additional fibers like pectin, or ingredients to eliminate parasites, or other naturally helpful cleansing herbs. It is important to remember that more is not always better when it comes to cleansing. Keeping it simple with just the basic necessary ingredients is a good way to ensure a successful cleanse with minimal complications. You will also keep your cost down by purchasing only the ingredients that you actually need for colon cleansing.

How The Cleanse Works

You stop eating regular food.
You drink a Colon Cleanse Drink several times per day.
The bentonite sticks to whatever is in your intestines and colon.
If you have not eaten, the bentonite adsorbs toxins from your intestines and colon wall.
Psyllium captures the bentonite and toxins and adds bulk so bowels will move.
Natural laxative urges psyllium, bentonite and toxins out of your body.

Bentonite is used in colon cleansing because it is a powerful detoxifying agent. It cleanses by adsorbing toxins. That means that it causes toxins to stick to it, drawing them out of their hiding places in your colon and intestine. However, bentonite is not absorbed by the body so when it pulls out the toxins, they are ready to be removed instead of reabsorbing back into you! That’s where the psyllium comes in. As a cleanse agent, bentonite by itself is not very bulky. When you combine the bentonite with the psyllium, the mixture now has enough fiber (bulk mass) to stimulate your natural bowel processes. The psyllium forms a gelatin-like substance that traps the bentonite and all of the toxins that have been cleansed from your intestines and colon. Then, they are ready to be released! That is where the laxative comes in. Whether you are using a salt water flush, or senna (natural laxative herb) tea, or a natural capsule with ingredients to gently stimulate digestion, your goal is now to move the suspended toxins out of your body when you pass your bowels. That process, repeated for several days or weeks, is what is known as colon cleansing!

Hopefully you now have a better understanding of what colon cleansing is and how the cleanse works.

Colon Cleanse Recipe and Protocol

Colon Cleanse F.A.Q.