Until recently, colon hydrotherapy has been a service that has not required any kind of licensing. That is beginning to change. It used to be that anyone could give a colonic from an in home home made system to an FDA approved Class 2 medical device. Because of this, there were many who were performing colonics in a way that came across as somewhat of a medical procedure rather than a service. Because colon hydrotherapist are not doctors, they do not have the ability to prescribe anything to their clients as well as identify, or diagnose anything that is coming out of the client. Right now colon hydrotherapy is a service. A service in which technically the FDA has required that everyone wanting a colonic get a prescription from their doctor. Right now Texas is the only state that I know of that enforces that. In Texas, you cannot receive a colon hydrotherapy session without a prescription from your doctor. Often times I have had clients come in that were told of all the various things that were coming out of their colons. One who comes in to my clinic will not get that from me. Because I want to protect this service from becoming one that in the slightest way resembles a medical procedure, I will not even attempt to identify what is coming out of the client. There is too much human error involved with identifying what is coming out of an individual that it is safer to error on the side of caution.
As you search for a colon hydrotherapist, make sure they have credible certification. You can check through i-act.org to find one near you. Also ask if they use FDA approved equipment and that they are following all manufactures regulations. This will ensure that you are receiving the best possible service available. Be educated on the different types of systems, open or closed, and how they will best benefit you. Ask questions.
When people come in to Whole Body Cleansing they are given all the information they need to make the best decision for what their bodies need. I help people base their results on how they are feeling throughout the process rather than what is coming out. We all have intuition that allows us to know intuitively what is best for our bodies. Now in the beginning your sessions might be a bit rough as your body goes through detox and with drawl. But if you'll stick with the process, you will find that at one point you'll be telling the colon therapist what you need rather than them telling you.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
What Is A Colonic?
It has been in the recent past that many are becoming interested in colon hydrotherapy for a number of reasons. More and more are having digestive issues at a younger and youger age, and more people are realizing the importance of cleansing the body which colon hydrotherapy is a great addition to any cleanse. Let's first talk about what a colonic is or other wise known as colon hydrotherapy. Colon Hydrotherapy is a method of gently cleansing the large intestine or the colon. This organ is approximately 5 feet in length and is separated from the small intestine by a one way valve. A colonic can NOT reach any other organ directly except the colon. To cleanse the other organs you have to go orally. With that said, there is an order to cleansing, and through these blog entries, you'll find out how and when is best to cleanse. The colon is the first place you want to start with any cleanse. It is your main organ of elimination and is the place where everything else dumps to be eliminated. There are 5 major eliminative organs; Colon, kidneys, Lungs, Skin, and Liver. And because the colon has such heavy job to preform, cleansing it will relieve pressure off of the other eliminative organs.
As you do your research you'll come to find that there are two different type of systems. One is called the closed system, and the other is called the open system. I am an advocate for both systems and have found that it is a preference on which system you choose to use. I have an open system and therefore will be making reference to that system because it is what I am most familiar with. The major differences that I see between the two are the following. On the closed system, the therapist is the one who controls the waterk based on a pressure gage as well as knobs which allows the therapist to help the client fill with water and then when ready the therapist will use another knob to release the water from the client. The tube that is inserted in to the client allows water to go in and waste to come out. So everything is regulated throught the same tube. On an open system, the tube that is inserted is about the size of your pinky and is inserted roughly 2-3 inches. The tube is there to insert water only. Nothing actually comes through the tube. Everything that comes out of the client comes out around the tube. The tube remains there the entire session and scoots over on its own when fecal matter is released. The client has total control over the amount of water they hold and when they release. As you go about finding a therapist make sure you ask questions and become familiar with the differences. As stated previously, I have found that it is a matter of preferance on which system one decideds to go with. It might be smart to experience both to get a feel for each system. Now on to why colonics are important.
Often times people will go to the health food store and grab a liver cleanse or a kidney cleanse or some type of fiber which they have no idea the quality of ingredients in it and where they came from. They begin taking the product and begin feeling sicker than when they first started the product. This happens because their bodies begin to eliminated toxicity and that toxicity is carried down to the colon to be eliminated. Since the colon was not addressed to the extent it needed to be, the toxins begin to circulate the body because they can't make it out the colon. When this happens, people tend to get many detox symptoms that are extrememly unfavorable. They then begin to take this product unknowing of what it is doing inside the body.
In any cleansing program the colon is the first and most important organ to pay attention to. Whether it is a 3 day juice fast you're doing or transitioning to a cleaner diet the colon is critical to keep clean. Colonics help to relieve the body of large amounts of toxicity at any given time. What doesn't make it out the colon will put more stress on the other eliminative organs.
As you do your research you'll come to find that there are two different type of systems. One is called the closed system, and the other is called the open system. I am an advocate for both systems and have found that it is a preference on which system you choose to use. I have an open system and therefore will be making reference to that system because it is what I am most familiar with. The major differences that I see between the two are the following. On the closed system, the therapist is the one who controls the waterk based on a pressure gage as well as knobs which allows the therapist to help the client fill with water and then when ready the therapist will use another knob to release the water from the client. The tube that is inserted in to the client allows water to go in and waste to come out. So everything is regulated throught the same tube. On an open system, the tube that is inserted is about the size of your pinky and is inserted roughly 2-3 inches. The tube is there to insert water only. Nothing actually comes through the tube. Everything that comes out of the client comes out around the tube. The tube remains there the entire session and scoots over on its own when fecal matter is released. The client has total control over the amount of water they hold and when they release. As you go about finding a therapist make sure you ask questions and become familiar with the differences. As stated previously, I have found that it is a matter of preferance on which system one decideds to go with. It might be smart to experience both to get a feel for each system. Now on to why colonics are important.
Often times people will go to the health food store and grab a liver cleanse or a kidney cleanse or some type of fiber which they have no idea the quality of ingredients in it and where they came from. They begin taking the product and begin feeling sicker than when they first started the product. This happens because their bodies begin to eliminated toxicity and that toxicity is carried down to the colon to be eliminated. Since the colon was not addressed to the extent it needed to be, the toxins begin to circulate the body because they can't make it out the colon. When this happens, people tend to get many detox symptoms that are extrememly unfavorable. They then begin to take this product unknowing of what it is doing inside the body.
In any cleansing program the colon is the first and most important organ to pay attention to. Whether it is a 3 day juice fast you're doing or transitioning to a cleaner diet the colon is critical to keep clean. Colonics help to relieve the body of large amounts of toxicity at any given time. What doesn't make it out the colon will put more stress on the other eliminative organs.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
My Story
Welcome to cleanse my body. This blog was created to help educated and guide people through the cleansing process. My name is Mia and I am a certified colon hydrotherapist. I've been passionate about cleansing for quite some time now, and there is no question that it will be part of the rest of my life. I run a Whole Body Cleansing facility in Orem Utah and due to all the misinformation out there about colonics and cleansing I decided to help educate poeple through this wonderful tool.
To understand why I'm so passionate about the need to cleanse I'll give you a little bit of a background. First off, I don't think any 13 old little girl dreams of becoming a colon therapist when she gets older. I sure didn't. I got in to this field because at the young age of 25 I started noticing symptoms of aging that were not fun. I remember the year that my hair changed and the only way I could describe it was that it felt like it had died. Weight was harder to keep off and my digestion was not as good as it had been. I started noticing gray hairs and all people could say was, "Well, get used to it cause it's just part of the aging process." What do you mean part of the aging process? I was 25 years old. Long story short within one year my health declined so rapidly that at one time I had a doctor tell me that had I not come in when I did, he would have given me 6 months to live. This was disturbing.
When I was at my sickest, I had hormone levels of an eighty year old, I was going through early menapause, every muscle and joint in my body ached, my hair was falling out, my skin was breaking out, I had no energy and could barely lift my limbs. I could go 5 days without a nap and I felt like I was going crazy. Every thing I ate upset my stomach, my teeth felt like they were full of cavities, my togue had a horrible coating on it and I would burp repeatedly throughout the day. Yes, I know how attractive all these symptoms sound, but I felt like my body was dying from the inside out. There isn't one client that I meet that I can't in some way relate to what they are going through. It was the worst time in my life and it felt as if no one on the planet could relate. I had multiple diagnosis and they ranged from Hashimoto's Thyroiditis to Malabsorption to Adrenal Exsation. It was depressing beyong words and I had never felt so helpless and alone.
I had seen many doctors who wanted to give me multiple medications to cover up symptoms of other medications I was taking. But early on my dad had given me a book called, "Patient Heal Thyself." That book would change the way approached my recovery. The book focused on healing the digestive tract. And I knew in my heart that-that is where the root problem lied. I was on a mission. A mission to save my health and restore my youth. I have now come to realize that many of our health problems and physical issues, not to mention emotional, have the same underlying root cause. Our problems lie in being congested and defitient. It doesn't matter if you are dealing with physical issues or emotional issues the body has a need to release congestion and rebuild with necessary materials and nutrients. We are congested from all the toxic chemicals, food and air our bodies ingest. We are deficient because of the lack of nutrients in our food and our bodies inability to absorb the foods and supplements we injest. It has been the biggest eye opener and has forever change my life. Through out the future blogs I will try and educated the proper order to cleansing and why the need. I will also try and give information that will further explain the benefits of cleansing and colonics and thier need in our society today. Let me know if there is a topic of interest you would like to see a blog about and I will do my best to deliver the information. Thanks for reading.
To understand why I'm so passionate about the need to cleanse I'll give you a little bit of a background. First off, I don't think any 13 old little girl dreams of becoming a colon therapist when she gets older. I sure didn't. I got in to this field because at the young age of 25 I started noticing symptoms of aging that were not fun. I remember the year that my hair changed and the only way I could describe it was that it felt like it had died. Weight was harder to keep off and my digestion was not as good as it had been. I started noticing gray hairs and all people could say was, "Well, get used to it cause it's just part of the aging process." What do you mean part of the aging process? I was 25 years old. Long story short within one year my health declined so rapidly that at one time I had a doctor tell me that had I not come in when I did, he would have given me 6 months to live. This was disturbing.
When I was at my sickest, I had hormone levels of an eighty year old, I was going through early menapause, every muscle and joint in my body ached, my hair was falling out, my skin was breaking out, I had no energy and could barely lift my limbs. I could go 5 days without a nap and I felt like I was going crazy. Every thing I ate upset my stomach, my teeth felt like they were full of cavities, my togue had a horrible coating on it and I would burp repeatedly throughout the day. Yes, I know how attractive all these symptoms sound, but I felt like my body was dying from the inside out. There isn't one client that I meet that I can't in some way relate to what they are going through. It was the worst time in my life and it felt as if no one on the planet could relate. I had multiple diagnosis and they ranged from Hashimoto's Thyroiditis to Malabsorption to Adrenal Exsation. It was depressing beyong words and I had never felt so helpless and alone.
I had seen many doctors who wanted to give me multiple medications to cover up symptoms of other medications I was taking. But early on my dad had given me a book called, "Patient Heal Thyself." That book would change the way approached my recovery. The book focused on healing the digestive tract. And I knew in my heart that-that is where the root problem lied. I was on a mission. A mission to save my health and restore my youth. I have now come to realize that many of our health problems and physical issues, not to mention emotional, have the same underlying root cause. Our problems lie in being congested and defitient. It doesn't matter if you are dealing with physical issues or emotional issues the body has a need to release congestion and rebuild with necessary materials and nutrients. We are congested from all the toxic chemicals, food and air our bodies ingest. We are deficient because of the lack of nutrients in our food and our bodies inability to absorb the foods and supplements we injest. It has been the biggest eye opener and has forever change my life. Through out the future blogs I will try and educated the proper order to cleansing and why the need. I will also try and give information that will further explain the benefits of cleansing and colonics and thier need in our society today. Let me know if there is a topic of interest you would like to see a blog about and I will do my best to deliver the information. Thanks for reading.
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