You should be aware of the fact that colon cleansing is a must in order to keep your body healthy, as 80% of your immune system relies on proper digestion.

As soon as we ingest food, it is being digested, meaning that it is broken down in the stomach and goes through the intestines. Then, the intestinal wall absorbs all the nutrients, and the waste goes to the colon and rectum to be discarded.

Yet, this procedure is not so smooth at times, which causes fecal impaction of your colon, or accumulation of waste, which can seriously harm your health.

It may sound preposterous, but at any given time, depending on your body weight and diet, the intestines can contain up to 5 pounds of toxins and waste. This is especially true in the case f the common American Diet which is rich in numerous highly- processed foods.

In this case, your feces becomes immobile and dry, and it is even more difficult to excrete it from the body. What’s more, the feces further obstructs the passage of new waste that needs to be eliminated.

Hence, this condition causes diabetes, disbalance of the metabolism, liver and kidney disease, and cancer.

You can try numerous colon-cleansing procedures to treat this condition, such as enemas, herbal remedies and laxatives, or even colonic hydrotherapy or irrigation, but it is mostly recommended to find a natural and safe way to effectively cleanse the colon.

Furthermore, they advice the regular consumption of ground flaxseed in order to effectively eliminate waste deposits in the bowels. namey, you should consume 1-3 tablespoons on a  daily basis, for 20 consecutive days. In this way, you will enhnace your digestive function and will restore the balance of your gut flora.

This is how to use flaxseed in order to cleanse your intestines:

Divide the cleansing procedure into three successive weeks:

First Week

Drink the mixture of 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed and 100 ml kefir for breakfast on ad aily basis.

Second Week

Consume the mixture of two tablespoons of ground flaxseed and 100 ml kefir daily.

Third Week

Mix 100 ml kefir and 3 tablespoons of ground flaxseed and drink the mixture on  a daily basis. For best results, you should also drink 2 liters water every day. This cleansing method should be done once a year.

Extra tip: Remember to always drink this mixture fresh, so you should not prepare it in advance.

Source: www.healthyfoodteam.com
Other included sources linked in Healthy Food Team’s article:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/186977-natural-ways-of-cleaning-colon-waste/
http://www.healthline.com/health/fecal-impaction
http://www.livescience.com/48528-colon-cleansing-myths-busted.html