| How do I know if I need a detox? |
If left unchecked, modern day life-style causes imbalance and congestion, which manifests in the body as disease.
- Emotional and mental stress: mood swings; anger; fear; anxiety; dyslexia; hyperactivity; eating disorders and depression
- Vascular: heart disease; cholesterol; high blood pressure and diabetes
- Muscular and skeletal disorders: lower back, neck and other joint pain; headaches and migraines; arthritis; rheumatism; gout and osteoporosis
- Digestive disorders: constipation; irritable bowel syndrome; spastic colon; bloating; heart burn; Chron's disease and colitis
- Nervous and Immune stress: M.E.; M.S.; cancer; lupus and fibromyalgia
- Viral and Bacterial: candida; parasites; thrush and bladder infections
- Energy: chronic fatigue; lethargy and apathy
- Hormonal: menstrual disorders; pms; menopause; infertility; endometriosis and low libido
- Poor body image: weight gain; cellulite; water retention and skin conditions
These imbalances can be our greatest gifts, serving as a catalyst for a lifestyle change that acts as a WaterShed. Presenting an opportunity in our chaotic lives to cast off or shed the toxicity and ailments of the past and embrace a healthy, sustainable NEW LIFE. WaterShed's programmes introduce a way of preventing and treating these diseases and disorders. The support and education offered by the therapists equips one with the tools to maintain a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle.
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| What are the benefits of detox? |
The benefits of the pro-active preventative approach of detoxification and subsequent nurturing results in:
- Balance and optimisation of the functions of all bodily systems
- Increased energy, mental awareness, concentration and clarity
- Balance within the emotional, mental and physical bodies
- A constant sense of well being
- Ideal weight and body image
- Stress management, a renewed sense of self and a happy, balanced disposition
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| What is the naturopathic principal? |
The holistic approach of removing the constant onslaught of toxins gives the body the time, space and nutrients it needs to exercise and sustain its inherent ability to heal and regenerate completely. Naturopathy is the use of therapies and treatments that aid the body in removing obstacles to homoeostasis (optimum conditions for complete and perfect health), healing and sustaining optimum levels of health and energy within first the cell, then the organism or human being as a whole.
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| Where does Colon Hydrotherapy come from? |
Colon hydrotherapy is a popular addition to the lifestyle of the health conscious. Until recently it was only celebrities such as the late Princess Diana and Fergie, who were firm believers in its healing and detoxification powers. In actual fact, cleansing the colon dates back to 1800BC when it was practised by the Egyptians, and many other cultures, like the Yogi's, Indian and African cultures, more recently becoming very popular in France, America, Germany and now the UK. Hippocrates and Galen, the forefathers of medicine used enemas and fasting as a regular part of treating disease. Yet modern doctors differ in their opinions about the issue, the most negative of which is that it is unnatural and could cause health problems such as perforating the colon wall and destroying friendly bacteria. If practised by a properly trained, experienced therapist, the procedure is completely safe, and good bacteria are replaced in a clean environment. The programme is fully comprehensive, and supported with the best supplements to balance blood sugar and pressure, eliminate the old imbalanced environment and restore the correct bacterial balance. In fact, more care is taken with excellent quality bacterial replacement than some doctors take after a course of antibiotics.
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| Can't our bodies do it on their own? |
Our diet is packed with chemicals, preservatives, additives and pesticides, which our bodies do not know how to digest. Anything that is not Food State builds up in the system. Most of this build up occurs in the colon, however the whole digestive tract is affected, when that is full, it will move on to the hips and thighs as fat or dreaded cellulite. When our digestive tract becomes congested with impacted matter we start to experience IBS, constipation, spastic colons, bloating and wind. In fact the digestive tract as a whole is affected, giving off symptoms such as sinus, headaches, acne, eczema, arthritis, etc - affecting the well-being of the individual as a whole.
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| Why do only some people seem to suffer, while others consume huge amounts of toxins without any apparent disease? |
Most of us learn to live with the aches and pains associated with dirty colons, symptoms like migraines, water retention, thrush, cystitis and many more ailments. Your body is merely giving you a message that toxicity is rising and it is struggling to cope with constant onslaught of poisons. The fact of the matter is that the body is an amazing machine; it has all that it needs to heal and regenerate itself - all we need to do is learn to listen when it cries for help.
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| Why is the Colon so important to health, being associated with the dirtiest of all human excrement? |
A healthy, strong functioning colon is essential to maintaining good health. Your colon, together with the kidneys lungs and skin are responsible for eliminating waste from the body. Over time, your colon loses its ability to properly eliminate all waste from the gastrointestinal tract due to a combination of poor diet, improper food-combining, drug intake and/or lifestyle. When this happens, the small and large intestine becomes saturated with harmful poisons. Through a process of autointoxication these substances are transported into the bloodstream where the lymphatic and circulatory systems, as well as the lungs and kidneys become overburdened and expose you to serious health risks.
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| It seems so unnatural, why doesn't the body manage on its own? |
I most definitely understand the doctors view of the procedure being unnatural, as my initial response to the suggestion that I practise Colon Hydrotherapy was; if God intended us to have pipe's up our bottom's we would have been born with them there. Then it was pointed out to me that if God intended us to eat the rubbish that we do, he would have created trees that produce packaged food! We wash externally every single day, clean our teeth twice a day, and yet we pollute our insides with just about everything we eat, drink or breathe - and that is someone who watches what they eat. In today's "civilised" world we live on a diet designed to clog up the system. In general, most people carry 15 - 20 meals around in their digestive tract at any given time that is if you have one small bowel movement a day. Most people are walking around with 5 - 7 kilograms of impacted waste in their systems; a man with a beer "boep" is carrying around 10 - 20 kilograms of toxic black impacted tar.
While this lining coats the small and large intestine, everything that we eat, good or bad is absorbed through this highly poisonous filter. The incorrect bacteria thrive in this environment causing cravings for the wrong foods, making eating healthily even more difficult. Having a healthy digestive tract is imperative for proper assimilation, and the most gentle, effective way to eliminate all this old waste is through a tissue cleansing programme and Colon Hydrotherapy.
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| Why Colonics? |
TO DECREASE TOXIC OVERLOAD:
- Removing impacted waste and gas (both toxic) from the colon.
- Stimulating the liver to release bile - one of the major routes of detoxification.
- Removing parasites and flushing them out.
- Creating a balanced clean environment into which the correct bacteria is replaced and flourishes.
TO RE-EDUCATE THE LARGE INTESTINE:
- Re-establishing more normal shape.
- Freeing the colon of old impacted material, which may impair proper peristalsis.
TO RESTORE OPTIMUM ENERGY AND VITALITY
- Ensuring the patient is not left feeling uncomfortable.
- Offering after care advice on lifestyle and diet.
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| Are Colonics painful and how does it work? |
THE PROCESS:
Using a gravity-based system, body temperature, micro filtered water is gently introduced into the colon by means of a speculum, which is inserted into the rectum. The speculum contains an inlet and outlet tube. When a properly trained therapist shuts off the outlet tube, the water is gently pushed into the colon. When the client is full the outlet tube is released and the waste and water is carried away. This process is repeated until the entire colon is evacuated and a caecum flush (the last part of the large intestine) has been reached. The Illeo-Caecal valve prevents the water from entering the small intestine.
The entire process takes approximately 45 minutes dependent on the size and shape of the colon. The client begins by lying on their left-hand side and then rolling on to their back where they stay throughout the treatment.
The procedure is uncomfortable - NOT painful, however slight diarrhoea type cramps may be experienced.
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