Tag: colon Troubleshooting Green Smoothies: Why Do I Feel Worse, Get Constipated, or Not Lose Weight? Green smoothies can be a healthy (and delicious) way to lose weight. But for some people, transitioning to a plant-based, whole foods diet isn’t a walk in the park. What… Dear GreenSmoothieGirl for Arizona, part 3 of 4 Jenny B: I feel sick if I eat ANY cooked food. (She catalogues her diet and laments how difficult it is to stay almost all raw.) Will I always have… Green Smoothie Testimonials, Part 11 More Green Smoothie testimonials from my research: My husband and I have been enjoying green smoothies 6-7 times a week for the past 9 months. We are hooked! In fact,… The Essential GreenSmoothieGirl Library: Part 6 If you want to do a colon cleanse, here is one of my favorite books on that topic, with a link to Amazon to buy it. Bernard Jensen’s “Dr. Jensen’s Guide… Need Motivation to Eat Less Meat and More Plants? Part 4 of 12 Do certain diets prevent cancer? Today, good stats on health implications of eating meat: Risk of colon cancer for women who eat red meat daily, versus those who eat… More Experts on Colon Cleansing . . . part 9 of 9 Sir Arbuthnut Lane was a surgeon for the King of England and specialized in bowel issues. He removed parts of the colon and sewed the rest back together, and in… Body Cleansing . . . part 8 of 9 on ELIMINATION Many ancient texts speak of body cleansing, the need to fast now and then, for both physical and spiritual purification. You don’t have to be a yogi to give… Chronic Constipation: Part 6 of 9 on ELIMINATION You always hear about how when Elvis and John Wayne were autopsied, they had 10 or 20 lbs. of impacted fecal material in their digestive tract due to chronic constipation…. Natural Laxatives: Part 4 of 9 on ELIMINATION It’s important that we keep the colon and lower intestine clean and powerfully peristaltic. The answer isn’t to gag down some chemically reduced Metamucil stirred into water, while eating… Foods That Cause Constipation: Part 2 of 9 about Elimination Yesterday, pee. Today, poop. Green bowel movements are completely normal (that’s the plant fiber in all those greens you’re eating!). Take a look at the horse poo you… Green Feces . . . part 1 of 9 on the subject of ELIMINATION (yes, pee, poo, flatulence, colon cleansing, the whole 9 yards) Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: This is kind of a personal (and slightly embarrassing) question here but I really need to ask it. I have read that dark colored urine means that all…