Before my fellow DU'ers get gouged by the infomercials relating

[HysteryDiagnosis]

to intestinal cleansing and all of that. Remember ONE THING. When they read off that laundry list of ingredients such as mullein, cascara sagrada, black walnut, marshmallow, and all the rest for some "reduced price" know this. There are companies out there that have products such as Ultimate Cleanse and Colon Green for MUCH MUCH less.

[OrlandoGator]

1. Good tip.

n/t

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. They chopped my sig... I chopped my sig.... fair enough.. see link.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. And remember...Death doesn't really begin in the colon.

Although sometimes it does...it would seem to me that death actually begins in the arteries leading to heart disease.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. The way I see it is this. We have something called an

immune system. 80% of it resides inside the small intestine, it is our first line of defense. Secondly, leaky gut syndrome, meaning that parasites, toxins, undigested food and proteins and other sundry items can and do pass into the bloodstream. Intestinal health is paramount to the health of the rest of your body including the arteries in your heart.

http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-017.shtml
Autoimmune Diseases
Updated: 05/18/2003

* Aging
* Autoimmune Dysfunction
* Supplements
* Summary
* Appendix A

Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the body's immune responses being directed against its own tissues, causing prolonged inflammation and subsequent tissue destruction. Autoimmune disorders can cause immune-responsive cells to attack the linings of the joints--resulting in rheumatoid arthritis--or trigger immune cells to attack the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas leading to insulin-dependent diabetes.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. And remember, heart disease does not begin with cholesterol,

but rather with C reactive protein, homocysteine, and inflammation, as noted in prior post INFLAMMATION, and the other two issues can be addressed by natural methods quite nicely.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. check out your local health food store

Some, I know, are pricey, but others are quite reasonable. We have one that is run by 7th Day Adventists and I love their sign: We are in business to help people, not to make money.

[FloridaPat]

7. Any infomercial is a rip off. Someone has to pay for the thing and it's

the customer. You can get the same stuff elsewhere for a lot cheaper than the infomercial.