Nothing profound, long, or drawn out about today’s post. It’s really simple. When nature calls…listen. Chronic constipation can be a negative consequence of too often ignoring the urge to have a bowel movement. ’Nuff said.
Archive for the ‘Poop Right’ Category
16 Nov
Magnificent Seven: Poop Right – Decrease Cancer Risk
Physicians Nicholas Petrakis and Eileen King published their findings in Lancet that women who had two or fewer bowel movements per week have 4 times the risk of breast disease (malignant or benign) as women who have one or more bowel movements every day. Constipation has a profound increased risk of colon cancer associated with [...]
15 Nov
Magnificent Seven: Poop Right – Food Sensitivities
If you have any gastrointestinal dysfunction or distress at all, then you should strongly consider following a modified elimination diet for thirty days. The gastric mucosa (the lining of the gastrointestinal system) can be damaged when we eat foods that we are sensitive to or when inflammatory immune responses are initiated because of what we [...]
14 Nov
Magnificent Seven: Poop Right – Proper Frequency and Consistency
We have mentioned it in passing (yes, pun intended) in previous blogs, and that is the fact that poop is toxic. Normal bowel frequency is 1-3 bowel movements each day. A normal bowel transit time, which is the total amount of time it takes for the things you ingest to be eliminated, should be 18-22 [...]
12 Nov
Magnificent Seven: Poop Right – You Are What You Don’t Eliminate
The last of the Magnificent Seven is here and what an important component of health it is! Proper elimination is absolutely vital to good health. 1 in 7 Americans are chronically constipated. Chronic constipation has been directly correlated with gastrointestinal disease, colon cancer, breast cancer and many other conditions. Yes, you are what you eat, [...]
