Constipation is a lack of regular evacuation of the bowls or difficulty in defecation. The resulting symptoms may include bloating, abdominal pain, abdominal hardness, and bad breath. We should evacuate at least once daily, with the optimal times energetically being from 5 AM to 7 AM. The longer the waste remains in the intestines, the dryer it gets and the more difficult to pass. Food takes about 6 to 8 hours to go from the mouth to the intestines. Strained evacuation leads to hemorrhoids. Regular enemas or colonics are not a healthy solution to the problem. It is best to set a certain time for evacuation and train the body to respond accordingly. Rubbing the belly in a clockwise direction 100 times can stimulate peristalsis, do this before getting up from bed in the morning. Breathing with the mouth open is also beneficial in stimulating a bowel movement.
Food recommendations:
bananas, apples, walnuts, figs, spinach, peaches, pears, pinenuts, sesame seeds, mulberries, grapefruit, yams, honey, azuki beans, apricot kernel, alfalfa sprouts, beets, cabbage, bok choy, cauliflower, potato, Chinese cabbage, salt water.
Remedies:
1. Eat two bananas on an empty stomach followed by a glass of water.
2. Drink a glass of lukewarm water with 2 teaspoons of honey on an empty stomach.
3. Drink blended beets and cabbage on an empty stomach.
4. Make beet soup.
5. Eat 5 to 10 figs on an empty stomach,followed by a glass of water. 6. Drink a glass of lukewarm water with 2 teaspoons of salt on an empty stomach. This remedy should be used as a last resort when nothing else has worked and should not be used by those with edema or hypertension.
7. Eat a fresh apple on an empty stomach.
8. Drink Mulberry juice. .
9 Eat lightly steamed asparagus and cabbage at night before retiring.
Avoid:stress, tension, spicy foods, fried foods and meats. Rushing through meals, chewing too fast and distraction like TV, computer, etc.
source: The Tao of Nutrition
credit: Maoshing Ni, Ph.D., O.M.D, Cathy McNease, B.S. Dipl. C.H.
For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Food recommendations:
bananas, apples, walnuts, figs, spinach, peaches, pears, pinenuts, sesame seeds, mulberries, grapefruit, yams, honey, azuki beans, apricot kernel, alfalfa sprouts, beets, cabbage, bok choy, cauliflower, potato, Chinese cabbage, salt water.
Remedies:
1. Eat two bananas on an empty stomach followed by a glass of water.
2. Drink a glass of lukewarm water with 2 teaspoons of honey on an empty stomach.
3. Drink blended beets and cabbage on an empty stomach.
4. Make beet soup.
5. Eat 5 to 10 figs on an empty stomach,followed by a glass of water. 6. Drink a glass of lukewarm water with 2 teaspoons of salt on an empty stomach. This remedy should be used as a last resort when nothing else has worked and should not be used by those with edema or hypertension.
7. Eat a fresh apple on an empty stomach.
8. Drink Mulberry juice. .
9 Eat lightly steamed asparagus and cabbage at night before retiring.
Avoid:stress, tension, spicy foods, fried foods and meats. Rushing through meals, chewing too fast and distraction like TV, computer, etc.
source: The Tao of Nutrition
credit: Maoshing Ni, Ph.D., O.M.D, Cathy McNease, B.S. Dipl. C.H.
For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
