The Bottom Line
Posted: Monday 22 November 2010 10:03am
Colonic hydrotherapy is a tough topic to touch on. Mainly because, like cosmetic tattooing, Botox injections and Vietnamese pork rolls, when they’re good they’re very, very good, but when they’re bad, they’re nasty.
You’re totally at the mercy of the person in charge of your procedure and if they’re under-qualified, they can cause you serious damage. It’s an unregulated industry, which means that any Mary Poppins with a penchant for hoses and water and clearing out pipes can, in fact, set up shop and wheel the customers in one by one. However, there is a reason colonic hydrotherapy has been popular for so many years, and that’s due to the benefits it presents to the body. In fact, colonic irrigation is one of the fastest ways to eliminate toxins from the body and improve general health. As a result, your skin, hair, eyes… every part of your body, inside and out, benefits. Of course, it isn’t for everyone. It’s important to quash any doubts with your doctor first.
The procedure itself varies from clinic to clinic and depends on the therapist. I would highly recommend a closed system, whereby the therapist stays with you at all times, ensuring comfort and safety is at the forefront of the process. In a closed system, the therapist does everything, including massage your stomach to release gas and reduce discomfort. They also tell you everything that’s going on inside you, and watch for signs of dehydration, Candida and other internal conditions.
After receiving my six treatments, the biggest difference for me was clearing out what was “poisoning” my system. When we get stressed, our body produces chemicals that allow us to go into the “flight or fight” mode we so often find ourselves in during really busy periods. Over time, these chemicals build up and become toxic and put added pressure on our entire system, including the intestines. They can make us put on weight, cloud our mind and make us lethargic, and it’s here, in this cloud of stress toxin elimination, that I found the biggest benefits of Colonic Hydrotherapy. Walking away from each session was like a fog had been lifted from my mind. I would skip back to work and sit at my computer and just have such clarity. It was remarkable. Not only that, I felt different too. My body felt lighter, less stressed and I could cope with whatever came my way. Of course, the toxins build up and I’ve had to go back a few times to get rid of them, but session after session, I continue to see the differences in my body and my mind.
So, while there may be critics out there who are opposed to colonics, all I can say is don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. But always make sure your practitioner has a certificate of accreditation from the College of Applied Natural Sciences, so you can relax in the knowledge they know what they’re doing. I visited Marcus Cornelius-White at the Colon Hydrotherapy Centre in Sydney and cannot recommend him highly enough.