I started working for NIHA a while ago, and I have always been interested in colon hydrotherapy. I mean, come on, the benefits touted are immediate weight loss, miraculous flat tummies, improving your skin, better digestion and clearing out your 20-something-foot intestine!
Who wouldn't want all that?
Colon Hydrotherapy for Detoxification
But NIHA also taught me how incredibly beneficial colonics could be for my health. Colon hydrotherapy washes away the many toxins that build up over the course of your lifetime and leaves your colon clean and toxic free. I try to eat a clean diet and limit exposure, but we still encounter toxins in personal care products, household chemicals, EMF’s, pollution etc. Did you know that every meal you eat should be followed by a trip to the bathroom? And if you are not eliminating as much as you’re consuming, well, where do you think it’s going?
The Procedure
So I booked my appointment and the colon hydrotherapist gave me all the pre-colon hydrotherapy instructions. The colon hydrotherapiests are extremely professional and knowledgeable. No eating for at least 2 hours beforehand to ensure my body is still not digesting anything during the treatment. Fortunately, she is very experienced and sensitive to the patient’s needs, because really, who normally discusses bodily functions and bowel habits like this with a stranger? I filled out a questionnaire and headed into the colonic room. The procedure-prep went as follows: