| Colon cancer starts with colon polyps. | | | | time. If it takes more than 24 hours |
| Polyps are growths in the inner lining | | | | then you need to reduce this time. |
| of your colon walls. They are formed | | | | Preventing colon cancer requires that |
| when the inner lining is irritated or | | | | fecal matter move through your colon |
| attacked by fecal matter toxins. When | | | | without remaining at one spot for too |
| you have polyps your risks of getting | | | | long. |
| colon cancer increases dramatically. | | | | The second thing you can do to prevent |
| To prevent getting colon cancer you need | | | | colon cancer is to change your fecal |
| to prevent getting polyps. | | | | matter toxic level. Two things that make |
| If you have polyps then you need to | | | | your fecal matter more toxic are |
| prevent them from becoming cancerous. | | | | undigested food and carcinogenic |
| Here are some ideas that you can use in | | | | chemicals. |
| preventing colon cancer whether you have | | | | Since, most processed foods such as |
| or do not have polyps. | | | | breads, packaged foods, cooked foods, |
| Polyps occur when your fecal matter is | | | | processed meats, and pasteurized liquids |
| toxic and becomes stagnant. When your | | | | lack digestive enzymes, your body is |
| fecal matter stops moving in your colon, | | | | unable to digest all of the food that |
| then toxic matter in the fecal matter | | | | you eat. When undigested food reaches |
| comes in contact with your colon wall. | | | | the colon, it is decomposed by bad |
| It is this colon area that becomes | | | | bacteria and becomes highly toxic. |
| irritated and over time weakens. As | | | | To correct this toxicity, start eating |
| inflammation sets in and irritation | | | | more raw foods such as fruits and |
| continues, toxins are absorbed into the | | | | vegetables, which are filled with |
| colon wall and a growth occurs. This | | | | enzymes. Try ten servings a day. It's a |
| growth will continue as long as you | | | | lot isn't it? But, that what we need to |
| continue to have toxic fecal matter and | | | | stop colon cancer or other colon |
| constipation. | | | | irritations. |
| Here are two things that can help you | | | | Next, read food labels and avoid those |
| from creating and irritating polyps. | | | | foods, as much as possible, which |
| First eliminate any form of | | | | contain excessive preservative, |
| constipation. You have constipation if | | | | coloring, dyes, fillers, and food |
| you don't have at least two bowel | | | | stabilizers. There are hundreds of |
| movements daily when you have three | | | | chemicals that are added to your food |
| meals a day. Determine how long it takes | | | | which help to keep the food from falling |
| for your food to pass through your body. | | | | apart and decaying. Many of these |
| A good rule of thumb is, it should take | | | | chemicals are not digested in the small |
| about 24 hours for food to travel from | | | | intestine and move into the colon where |
| your mouth and out your anus. | | | | then make the fecal matter more toxic. |
| After you eat breakfast in the morning, | | | | These are two steps that you can start |
| drink 6 - 8 oz of any juice with 2 oz of | | | | applying for preventing colon cancer. If |
| liquid chlorophyll. You can use 2 oz of | | | | you have polyps, then these steps will |
| red beet juice if you prefer. Then check | | | | help to keep them in check and reduce |
| when you start to see either green or | | | | your risk of getting colon cancer. |
| red stools. This is your colon transit | | | | |