Recipes

By popular demand, I will use this page for recipes to help you on your healthy journey. For those of you who have met me, you will know that healthy, delicious food is a passion of mine, and I can provide recipes for you to make fast, healthy, delicious meals and treats. I highly recommend the Vitamix Prep or the K-Tek Blendtec for the best blending experience. You can find these through the resource section of my site, or other fine dealers. Enjoy!

Xell's Chocolate Bliss and Amazing Meal Replacement
(This recipe makes approximately 2 litres)
1/2 cup Chocolate Bliss Mix (or more as desired)
1/4 cup *Vanilla Agave Nectar (or as desired)
2-4 T hemp seeds
1 T Ultra Tocos (adds a delicious malty flavour plus antioxidant benefits) 

1 small chunk (thumbnail 

size) Pristine Cacao Butter (optional)
1 to 4 T *Jarrah Bee Pollen (optional) 

5 to 6 cups filtered water (or more or less as desired)
ice cubes if you like the drink cold
Blend until smooth. This drink is pure ecstasy!  

*Can also use Yacon Syrup, or dark stevia instead of agave, if desired.

*This is how I love to use the Bee Pollen: After making the Bliss, I pour most of it into a container and place in fridge. I keep the amount I am going to drink right away in the blender (typically 2 or 3 cups), and then I add 2 or more Tablespoons of the pollen and blend again. DELICIOUS and keeps me going for hours.

Green Smoothie #1
2 -3 cups filtered water or coconut water
1/2 to 1 cup fresh or frozen mango

large handful of parsley 

Blend until smooth.  

You won't believe how delicious this is! 

*optional ingredients: dates, Brazil Nut Protein Powder

Green Smoothie #2
2-4 cups filtered water or coconut water
1 banana (fresh or frozen)
1 or 2 soaked figs1/2 cup frozen cherries
1 or 2 sticks of celery
*2 T hemp seeds (optional - adds protein, EFA's and creaminess)

*1 T ground golden flax seeds (optional - adds protein, fiber, and EFA's)
Blend until smooth and enjoy!
Technically protein and fruit do not food combine well, but somehow the blending process, which initiates digestion, sits well in my tummy. I hope it does in yours!

My Favourite Chia Seed Pudding
1 cup lukewarm/cooled vanilla rooibos tea* (I like to use strawberry kiwi rooibos but get mine from Canada. A berry type of tea will work, too)
2 cups nut milk, rice, milk, seed milk, or water
1/4 to 1/2 cup chia seeds (more will make it thicker)

1 - 2 T dried mulberries (optional and yummy)
Whisk ingredients with fork until well mixed. Let stand at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes or longer (or overnight, in fridge).  I also like to stir it a few more times within the soaking time to avoid clumping.
Enjoy with chopped fruit (I love grated apple or banana), added nut milk, lucuma (a wonderful, low glycemic sweetener I carry that is reminiscent of butterscotch/caramel) or vanilla agave. I like to add a T or more of bee pollen just as I am about to eat it, for a wonderful, delicious flavour and crunch!

I have many more recipes on the way.  I invite your feedback and requests.

Light and blessings,

Xell

NEW WEBSITE!!!

Happy Summer, everyone!

I have exciting news - I am launching my new website today.  

There you will find all the information you want on Colonics and how to make an appointment with me, and more.

The site will continue to grow and change, as I grow, learn and change.

Check it out and let me know what you think!

www.internal-hygiene.com

Colonics in Connecticut: Stinky Poo

I have two cats, whom I adore.  They have me completely wrapped around their paws.  They can do no wrong in my eyes (okay, almost!)

The big grey one is named Mowgley, and he is a big bundle of love.  He is the master of Self-love.  If your hand is not available, he will rub up against your toes, or any hard edge he

 can find.  Happiness is his nature, and he is one smart guy.  He will find all kinds of ways to support himself (see photo on right) when he is grooming himself.  

He has only a couple of nicknames - Insta-purr and Big Buddy.

The picture on the right was taken when he was taking a break from licking his buddha belly.  I have another photo where he is in the same position with his eyes closed - just 

lke he is meditating.  Which he always is.

My other buddy is named Jasper.  He is the sensitive, delicate one.  I often say he is a female trapped in a male's body, and this little guy has a lot of nicknames.  He is the Cat with a Thousand Faces.  He is Slinky, Silky, Pinky, Stinky, Squeaky, Little Buddy, Little Black Lips, Cutey, Sweetie, My Very Best Friend...I could go on.  

Now, you might think that because he has all these names that I (and my hubby) love him more.  That is not true - but Jasper simply NEEDS more loving, more attention, due to his delicate nature.  He is fragile, and skittish, and you have to know how to approach him.  

With Mowlgey, you can be rough and tumble.  He likes a good hard rub, and he is a very confident, inquisitive, friendly male.  He is a "pet me" slut.  Not much fazes him, except for a spray bottle.  

With Jasper, on the other hand, you need to be very soft, and talk to him in a soft voice, walk slowly,

 and with that, you get many rewards.  He is one of the few cats I have met that goes nuts for belly rubs (and his belly is SO soft!) and I have gotten him used to lots of belly kisses, and forehead kisses, and I talk to him gently all the time.  He even loves to have his teats cleaned (a couple of them can get clogged and you have to know just the right way to get the gook out).  

BUT, if you are in a hurry, or make a loud noise (farts are okay) or walk fast, he will run around in a panic as if he has never seen you before.

So why am I talking about cats, you ask?  Well, here are two kitties who eat the same food, (although Jasper goes outside more and probably gets more insects into his diet, and they both like to chew on either our wheatgrass or normal grass outside) and yet their poo is totally different!

Mowgley's poo doesn't stink.  And you always know when Jasper takes a dump, because it is RANK!  I have incense in my home for the purpose of masking his stinky poo - it is the only thing that really works.

So, two cats, same (pretty much) diet, and very different personalities and systems.

This got me to wondering, and I have a few theories which make sense to me.

Jasper is an anxious type kitty and this greatly affects your acid/alkaline balance, and your colon.  Hence, the stinky poos.  He is kind enough that he will usually whine for a while to go out to do his business (and I think he can't stand being in the litter box with his own poo - it is worthy of singeing your nose hairs, really) , but if it is late, or raining, or we ar

e lazy, he will say, Okay, I tried warning you.  Get the incense ready! 

Mowgley is a pretty chill cat.  Lately, in his old age (he is 15, Jasper is 13), he does get his sausage like poos stuck partway out his anus (he will run around with them dangling and one of us has to pull it out, poor guy - usually lots of grass is the culprit).  If we don't catch them - no problem!  Mowgs finds a way to scrape them off, much to our rug's chagrin.  Or it will be left as a present on our new bedspread (okay, actually, we cover the bed with a fleece blanket so they can sleep on it, so not such a big deal).  Usually this poo is pretty hard, so it is not like it smears anywhere - but it doesn't smell, I mean, I wouldn't be shoving it up my nose or anything but really, it ain't so odorous!

I call Jasper and Mowgley my alter egos.  Both in personality and in poo's.  

State of mind, personality type, doshas, metabolic types, etc...and of course how you eat and food combining all have an effect on your bowel movements (B.M's).  Last posting I gave a list of all the different types of poos - but in general, people tend to consistency in the smells of their poos.  If you are the anxious type, chances are, your poo is more stinky than your calm and pretty regular partner.  

None of this is scientific by any means. :)  This is no double blind case study.  Just some observation's from l'il ol' me.

If you eat non stop all day and never give your system a chance to truly digest, you are setting yourself up for all kind of problems.

Which brings me, as always, to the subject of colon health and the necessity of Colonics as part of your health care regimen.  A series is often needed to "wake up" the often irritated muscle, to set a good foundation, to tone and clean the colon - along with dietary shifts and self awareness.  

Stinky Poo does not have to be your birthright!  

And if it does happen to you often, or even from time to time, remember the story of Jasper and Mowgley.  And by the way, they are perfectly fine with who they are.  I don't see Jasper wishing he was more like Mowgley, even in the stinky poo department.

Cleanse, eat well, be gentle with yourself, and have fun.

Blessings,

Xell

Poo-phoria!

Finally - the much promised POO RATING SYSTEM!!!

Now honestly - who doesn't like a good poo?  It is truly a wondrous happening and is often followed by a feeling of euphoria, lightness, energy and clarity.  And no wonder, as the toxic waste has left your body, hopefully in good time.

My husband and I created a Poo Rating system in the fairly early stages of our relationship (it has to be a match made in heaven - someone else who loves to talk poo!)  Since toilet humour never fails to make me crack up, the poo rating system was just a natural progression of a past time I never fail to enjoy (okay, maybe this is because I did experience occasional constipation as a child).  You know, now that I think about it, my whole interest in a healthier lifestyle was probably initiated by not only wanting more energy, and to look and feel great, but to also...POO better!  Cause a good poo is ecstatic and life altering.  Uh huh, it's true.  Admit it!  And it has been a fun and amazing journey.

We all know (or most of us do) the disappointment of a lame poo.  Hence the many titles for various poos (these titles and descriptions are borrowed from an old printout I have from years back that I have oh so treasured!), such as:

The Ghost Poo:

You know you've pooed.  There's poo in the toilet paper but none in the toilet. 

Teflon Coated Poo:

Comes out so slick, clean and easy that you don't even feel it!  No trace of poo on the T.P.  You have to look in the bowl to make sure you did it.

Gooey Poo

Has the consistency of hot tar.  You wipe 12 times and you still don't come clean (baby wip

es, anyone?)  You end up putting toilet paper in your underwear so you don't stain them.  This leaves a permanent skid mark in the toilet.  (Let's hope this doesn't happen at the house of a hot date!)

Second Thought Poo:

You are all done wiping and you're about to stand up when you realize...you've got some more.

Pop a Vein in Your Forehead Poo:

This is the kind of poo that killed Elvis.  It doesn't want to come out until you're all sweaty and trembling and purple from straining so hard.  (He should have tried squatting and come for a COLONIC!)

Weight Watchers Poo:

You poo so much, you lose several kilograms (or pounds, for us).

Right Now Poo:

You had better be within 10 seconds of a toilet.  You burn rubber getting to the toilet.  Usually it has its head poking out before you can get your pants down.

King Kong or Commode Choker Poo:

This one is so big that you know it won't go down the toilet unless you break it down into smaller chunks.  A wire coat hanger works well.  This kind of poo usually happens at someone else's house. (Vegetarians often have these.  In our system, we call this a 15 - see rating system below)

Cork Poo (also known as floaters)

Even after the third flush, it's still floating in the bowl.  My God!  How do I get of it?

Wet Cheek Poo:

The poo hits the water sideways and makes a BIG splash and gets you all wet.  

Wish Poo:

You sit there all cramped up and fart a few times, but no poo.  (oh, those suck!)

Cement Block Poo (with extra blue metal)

You wish you'd gotten a spinal before you pooed.  (Ouch! More fibre is needed if you are pooing this way!)

Snake Poo:

This poo is fairly soft and is about as thick as your thumb and at least 3 feet long. (vegetarians often poo this way!)

Beer Drunk and Meat Pie Poo:

Normally your poo doesn't smell too bad, but this one is RANK...usually happens at someone else's house and there's someone standing outside to use the bathroom.

Mexican Food Poo (also called Screamers)

You know it is alright to start eating again when your bum stops burning.

The Chinese Food Poo:

Half an hour after one you'll need another one

Ah, the

 wonderful world of poo.  So much room for comedy.

Now onto the Poo Rating System (not copyrighted).  We don't really know its origins, or who started it.  Originally, it was started as a way to describe the volume, rather than the consistency.  That came later.  

This system is very simple and everyone in the family can employ it.  :)

The rating is done on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being totally lame, to 10 being ecstatically releasing and energizing, one where you are sure you lost weight on.  A 10 gives off reverberations that could last for up to an hour, sometimes more (if lucky!)  Ah, I love those tens.

Later, we started using higher numbers to describe a lovely B.M  when it felt like a beyond 10 - you know, "Oh my God, I just had a 15!"  Since the majority of our diet is fruits, veggies and seeds, we have a lot of those.  Probably too much info, but hey, I am talking about our Poo Rating system, and I want you to understand how to use this system for your enjoyment.

Then Gino, my husband, invented the disappointment factor, because one day, Gino felt the "movement"

and happily trotted off to the toilet, only to come back a few minutes later with a severely disappointed look on his face.  

"What's wrong?"I asked.

"I just had a 2 with a Disappointment Factor of -2, which made it a 0," he said glumly.  And that's when we realized that the rating system could go to -1, meaning, if you have a 1, (obviously a 0 would be no poo at all), then the 1, if you are disappointed, could have a maximum disappointment factor of -2.  Now, we could say that a - 2 would be the lowest, cause what if you have the urge, sit on the toilet and just fart?  That would definitely bring on a HUGE disappointment factor.

We love this rating system so much that sometimes we will call each other (usually it is Gino, cause as soon as he has his veggie juice in the morning, off he goes) and he will say, "Ohhhhhh, man, I just did a 12, I feel so chup chup (that's his way of saying, I feel really relaxed and really good).  I always get jealous, cause often when I am out and about early in the morning, my body takes a bit longer to catch up!  

Oh, and another thing we use- if we eat something off that brings on the runs, or if I drink too much Natural Calm (magnesium in powder that sometimes has a laxative effect), we say, "My bum (hole) is puckering!"  Thank goodness that doesn't happen too often!

So that is the basic system.  We love our tens and fifteens!  Hate those disappointment factors.

THEN, we came up with some simple names that could describe the "look" and "style"

of a particular poo.  One day, after a visit to the toilet, I said to Gino, "I just pooed an Attila the Hun!"  

He looked confused.  "What?  What does that mean?"

"You know, the character from Star Wars!" I said (I know, I know).

"OHHHHHHH!  You mean JABBA THE HUT!" he exclaimed.  We started laughing.  Obviously, we know what Jabba the Hut looks like.  And if you don't check out Jabba here to your right.

It is funny because when I mentioned the Attila the Hun to a friend of mine, he said, "What, it was bloody?"  Ewwwww!  I thought that was hysterical and of course can  understand why he would think that - cause when I said Attila I was visualizing good ol' Jabba.  So I still use Attila affectionately.

That's about it with our names.  We use "coiler" from time to time.  Those are fun and worthy of tens and higher.  And we often use the phrase, "I think I am crowning!"  My body loves to do this as I am coming home from somewhere, and I guess my body must start to relax, knowing I am close to home and my own water closet (old fashioned name for toilet) and I literally have to dart up the stairs as I push people out of the way, hollering, "I'm crowning!" or, "It's poking its head out!"

I am chuckling just writing this.  I am baring my childish sense of humour for all of you to enjoy!  

Well, that's all for this week's instalment.  Coming next...more recipes, and whatever else I am into at the moment.  And I am preparing for another liver flush - the last one was great and it is suggested to do one a month if there are certain ailments/issues you are trying to clear up.  I just keep thinking of my last trip to Italy where I drank more wine than I ever have had in my life and partook in foods that I normally never eat.  

I leave you with a "Nugget" from the book, What's Your Poo Telling You? (we don't like poo nuggets!)

The amount of poo expelled per day varies from country to country.  For instance, South Asians unload nearly three times as much poo as their British counterparts.  This difference is largely due to the higher fibre content in the average Indian diet. 

I can attest to that - travelling in India I experienced a lot of Jabba's and lots of tens...and some of the "peeing out of your butt" poos.  Oh, that one was not fun.

I would love to hear any ideas or suggestions in how I could improve my poo rating system and would love to hear your own stories!

Let's bring POO out of the closet!  Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Bye for now,

Xell

Colon cleansing and liver flush: Conclusion

Hello friends,

First, a little joke about farting.  Who doesn't like a good fart?  Sure feels good.  Although it can clear the room, it is always good for a laugh...

It has been a week since my liver flush.  Overall, I liked the results of the cleanse and plan to do it again in a month.  

I plan on doing a more effective "pre-cleanse" this time around - this time there will be no "un-cooking" class to go to (I hope!) to possibly distract me from a cleansing dietary protocol which is essential for good results and comfort.  

I do feel it is time for me to do a Parasite Cleanse - there are so many protocols out there right now and I am researching different options for myself.  I tend to experiment on myself - this is just m

y style and I don't necessarily recommend that for others.  I did spend a lot of time in India and other parts of Asia and some "muscle testing" told me that I may have parasites.  Yum!  

And of course, as with any cleanse, and particularly with a Parasite Cleanse - COLONICS are essential, as is an impeccable diet.  Ho hum.  I do eat well but I do have my vices.  Currently that is Organic Dried Mangoes (HEAVEN) and Dried Mulberries.  I love to soak my mulberries in blended apples that I blend in my awesome Vitamix.

Here is a basic recipe:

Mulberry YUM

1 cup mulberries, soaked in 2 or more blended apples, soak overnight or for at least four hours

Scoop some in a small bowl and add:

1 or more tablespoons of Organic Shredded Coconut

A splash or two of nut milk (I use homemade mouthwatering Vanilla Brazil Nut Milk)

A sprinkle of vanilla powder (optional - if using Vanilla Nut milk, not needed)

Mix (I like mine chunky) and then:

 I love to top this with freshly ground flax seeds, either golden or brown 

Eat and ENJOY!

For more decadence, I like to add a dollop of Fig Prune Cream (soaked figs and prunes blended into a smooth cream).

This is so good, I can't even describe the taste sensation waiting to dance in your mouth!

Getting back to the subject of toxins and before and after...

Which brings to mind certain famous people that were once lean and looking healthy and who now are so bloated 

- I see gas pressure that has built up in their system straining to find a way out 

(hence the puffiness and bloating)

and think, If they were willing to have colonics it could change their whole life.  Look at Vince Vaughn!  John Travolta, Tom Hanks, and a range of others share that similar appearance of puffiness, bloating, weight gain, etc.  These are toxins trying to find a way OUT.  Colonics and dietary improvements  could change all that.  

When we are younger  we have more room for error, but as we get older, that room for error diminishes, and which why good eating habits and food choices are so essential.  That, coupled a with a good attitude (which is KEY)

 and good COLON HEATH (PS,

  COLON HYDROTHERAPY!) are the secrets to a vibrant and healthy long life.

Vince, Tom, John, please seek out your nearest Colon Hydrotherapist!  

Onto other things - I have been promising the POO RATING SYSTEM which is a sure crowd pleaser, and I PROMISE that I will write about that next - maybe even tomorrow!

Until then, I wish you health, happiness, and a good bowel

 movement (there is nothing like it!)

Colon Irrigation and Liver flushing, right here in Connecticut!

Hi everyone!

Before I start, since I am talking about cleansing, I want to include a disclaimer:

The information contained in this blog is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness.  It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before making any changes.

Sorry for that - in this day and age that kind of thing is necessary.

Okay - so long time no post - I have so many things I wish to share but right now am in the midst of a Liver and Gallbladder Flush following a tweaked protocol from the wonderful book, The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush by Andreas Moritz.   It is intense and tonight is the flush.  Eeeek!  

I am doing this with my husband, which is SO helpful, and we prepared by following a very simple raw foods diet for the week.  I juice fasted the first two days but knew I had a Raw Prep Class (kind of like a cooking class without the cooking!) with the wonderful Michael Perrine (of Gravity East Village in NYC - he is a raw food vegan chef as well as a detox consultant and fellow Colon Hydrotherapist) so I went back to a simple, cleansing diet and enjoyed the feast on Friday...omg his Pist

achio Fudge is to die for and not the best thing to have on a pre-liver flush cleanse!

 

But it was SO good.

Anyway, the day after that, back to the protocol.  I started feeling weak on Saturday, and already looking forward to the end of the cleanse, which is Thursday.  We started juice fasting on Monday, received COLONICS to flush out any solids in the system, and continued juice fasting today, Tuesday.  By 2pm, no more juice!  I am definitely feeling low in energy today, which is why it is advised to be sure to have nothing scheduled the two days of the actual flush, so we took it easy today, starting our day with a green juice and a lovely walk in the sun at the beach close to our house.  So I got some Vitamin D the best way possible - soaking in the rays!

6pm was our first dose of epsom salts mixed with water.  I had always been told how awful tasting this is and I have to say, I was very surprised that it really was not so bad.  I used a tip I had read to first chill the mixture, which we had done, and after drinking the 6 ounces of liquid, follow my sucking briefly on a lemon.  Let me tell you, that lemon juice was ecstasy.  It almost felt like FOOD!  Which I get to have tomorrow afternoon!  In the form of a "Broom Salad", which is a mixture of cabbage, romaine, c

elery, fennel, carrots and can be seasoned with olive oil, lemon, celtic sea salt (the best salt to have due to its high moisture content and electrical charge - this is a truly living salt) and herbs.  I am salivating just thinking about it.

Anyway, 8pm we will have another dose of the delish (NOT) espom salt mixture, and then at 10pm, we have our olive oil/grapefruit juice mix, which sounds so tasty to me right now.  You drink at least half a cup of olive oil mixed with the juice, and then you immediately have to lie down and place a castor oil pack on the liver to help draw out toxins and encourage the release of stones from the gallbladder.

Tomorrow morning we do two more doses of the espom salts (two hours ap

art), then a dose of bentonite clay, then an hour later psyllium husks with a TON of water, then two hours or so after that, our first VEGGIE JUICE of a day, at least 32 ounces of it.  THEN, two or so hours after that, we get to eat our BROOM SALAD.  AHHHHH, I am counting the minutes until then.

Okay, it is 8pm, here goes my second espom salt mix.  

Eck!   Thank goodness for the lemon wedge (supposed to just suck the wedge, not drink the juice...)

Apparently many people release these green like "stones" which supposedly come from the gallbladder.  I have heard that often, many of the stones are actually a congealed mix of the olive oil/grapefruit  mix that you drink.

BUT anyhooooo, I do know that cleansing is great and I know I will feel better afterwards.

I do find that for my own body type, I tend to do better with cleansing/detoxing that involves food rather than liquid cleanses such as juice fasts.  I am fine for a few days but then get bored, antsy, and somewhat lower in energy.  Of course, regular co

lonics, at least every three days, is a must with any cleanse to help unload the burden on the organs as you are detoxing.

I have been doing that and it has helped.

I am already looking forward to some of the lovely concoctions I will be making with my awesome blender, the Vitamix!

Coming soon, more recipes, I promise.  I plan to talk about my latest crazy of dried mulberries - heavenly.

Well, that is all for now.  I will be back to report my results!

WISH ME LUCK!  :)

We don't know squat!

I found that title - just wanted to own up to that right away - but loved it, so I am using it for this post!  If you click on the title, it will take you to a WONDERFUL website that will educate you fully on the benefits of squatting and how it can help prevent all kinds of ailments and disease.  They also sell a pretty cool "squatter".

It has been days and days since I have properly posted - for those of you impatiently waiting :), I apologize.  It has been a very hectic week.  

Okay, so here goes - I start with this quote:

"Fecal stagnation is the major cause of colon disease."

YIKES!  :0

And since this is the case of so many people, I present an article on the benefits of

 "squatting", as promised.  I will offer a bibliography at the end for those who want to read more about this area of health.  This

 is an area often ignored but is SO IMPERATIVE to know about.  

Squatting should be our birth right, but we are trained out of it at a very early age.  It is amazing how far off of nature we have gone.  

Up until the 19th century or so, humans used the squatting posture for elimination.  In fact, we squatted repeatedly throughout the day as dictated by a ground based living environment - to socialize, work, and defecate.  

Chair like toilets had only been used by the royalty and the disabled.  When the throne like toilet was invented, the designers had no knowledge of human physiology and sincerely believed they were improving people's lives.   They overlooked the fact that the sitting position makes elimination difficult and incomplete, and forces one to strain!

The full squat results in compression in the lower abdomen from the thigh.  The right

 thigh will compress the cecum (the origin of the colon), mechanically pushing the feces uphill into the tranverse colon, while the left thigh compresses the descending colon, moving feces into the sigmoid colon and ultimately the rectum.

Seven Advantages of Squatting:

1. Makes elimination faster, easier and more complete.  This helps prevent fecal stagnation, a prime factor in colon cancer, appendicitis, and inflammatory bowel disease.

2. Protects the nerves that control the prostate, bladder and uterus from becoming stretched and damaged.

3. Securely seals the ileocecal valve, between the colon and the small intestine.  In the conventional sitting position, this valve is unsupported and often leaks during evacuation, contaminating the small intestine.

4. Relaxes the puborectalis muscle, which normally chokes the rectum in order to maintain continence.

5. Uses the thighs to support the colon and prevent straining.  Chronic straining on the toilet can cause hernias, diverticulosis, and pelvic organ prolapse.

6. Squatting is a highly effective, non invasive treatment for hemorrhoids, as shown by published clinical research.

7. For pregnant women, squatting avoids pressure on the uterus when using the toilet.  Daily squatting helps prepare one for a more natural delivery.

People in developing countries who primarily  use the squatting posture for elimination suffer rarely from the following diseases that are so prevalent in the Western World:  appendicitis, colon cancer, prostate disorders, diverticulosis, bladder incontinence, hemorrhoids, and inflammatory bowel disease.  

It is so simple to just start squatting.  Everything you could read about points to the natural intelligence in this.  Yet so many people feel this is "radical", when in actuality, sitting on a toilet is radical!  Just because it is what we are used to or how our culture does it, doesn't make it right or ideal.  

It is often suggested, and I suggest this to some clients, to use a step stool to place under the feet to mimic the posture of the full squat.  It is an improvement over sitting, to be sure, but is still far from ideal, as having the feet elevated pushes the weight back into the buttocks as opposed to having direct weight on your feet, which is where you want the weight to rest to facilitate full elimination and the use of the thighs pressing against the colon.  

Being a yoga teacher, I know that many people have a very difficult time with the squat position.  We can train our muscles to open so that squatting becomes comfortable again.  For people challenged by the full squat, a foot stool is a good start as long as you lean forward to mimic the pressure on the colon and weight on the feet.  I will be posting a link where you can purchase an attachment to your toilet to so you can fully squat on the toilet comfortably, or you can do what my husband has been doing for years, and which  I also use:  squat directly onto the toilet seat and enjoy nature's wonder!

Remember, elimination should take ten seconds, and require no strain.  Straining can potentially cause all kinds of issues, and squatting will naturally prevent this.  Of course, improvements in diet - eating a whole foods diet that is ideally free of processed junk will start you on your way to better health, and of course, regular COLONICS and CLEANSING programs a few times a year is like a tune up to the body.  You don't have to do it but your engine will run much smoother and you will feel so much better as a result.

Excellent health is your birthright.  Why don't you start right now?  Start squatting today!  You can fit this in several times a day, start to open up the joints, the muscles, use a wall if you need to lean on something, place a blanket underneath your heels, and practice placing more and more weight on the four corners of your feet.

There is so much more I could write, and I did not even touch upon Dr. William Welles' wonderful article on the benefits of squatting, so do some google searches and enjoy educating yourself on squatting and watch your health improve as a result.  

PLUS, squatting is great for stretching the lower back!

Bibliography:

William Welles, DC, The Biomechanics of Squatting

Paul Check

Nature's Platform website (see link on title)

Helen Wood

Gino Codato