wellness
KEEPING YOUR
COLON CLEAN By Patricia Danflous
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rink more water. Add more fiber to your diet. Eat healthy and make sure you exercise. Follow that advice and your chances for living a long, healthy life increase ten-fold. Those healthy living tenets are particularly relevant for maintaining a clean colon and drastically minimizing the risk of colorectal cancer.
A CLEAN, HEALTHY COLON LIFESTYLE INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons explain that the approximately 5 foot long large intestine, known as the colon, is an important part of the digestive system for processing and preparing the body’s waste products for elimination. Colon problems range from occasional bloating
and constipation to gas, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, polyps and colorectal cancers. Statistics and studies reported by the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Cancer Society and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicate a healthy diet is one of the most significant factors
