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The following is an email that Linda received on 1/11/02

Q:   Clinic colonics or at-home colema boards?

Hello,

I am very interested in doing colon hydrotherapy as I've been doing a ton of research on colon health in the past week. However, during this research I came across the excerpt below. Before I make the final decision in whether I want to do my cleaning at home or at a center, can you please address the following statement?

Thank You
E.M.

"... The cleaner the colon, the more water can enter, and the longer you'll be able to retain the water within the colon. During each session water naturally flows in and out of the colon, directed by the forces of gravity and obstructions in the colon. You lay comfortably on your colenema board throughout the session. There is no need to get off the board to eliminate. Water flows in and out between 8-15 times per 30 minute session. On a good colenema board with the appropriate guidance and supervision, the whole process is simple, quick and easy. On a bad board and alone with no one to turn to - it can be a nightmare. If you are unwilling to administer your own colenema's at home, and since your doctor will not, or cannot administer them for you, you will have to find a colonic clinic. Clinics generally administer pump-powered colonic irrigation's, which require careful supervision from a trained therapist. Due to our modern lifestyles and incorrect eating habits, stress, pollution, medication, etc., you will need to do at least once a year a thorough cleansing of your colon. Twelve visits to the clinic are the minimum required to cleanse the colon. A session can cost between US$80-150, depending on your locality. Pump powered colonic irrigation's do nothing to remove the accumulated mucus, rubbish and toxic debris collection in your small intestines http://www.hps-online.com/more_samples.htm, which are 21-26 feet in length (versus 4.7-6 feet for the colon). That means no benefit derives to your digestive system, and the ability of your body to assimilate nutrients in the food and effectively build new tissue. In short, colonics alone are not what bring about rejuvenation and healing.
Furthermore, colonic irrigation's at a clinic do nothing towards educating you on the primary causes of the toxic buildup in the first place... so you find neither the motivation, nor the energy to change old habits and sustain new lifestyle changes. You're left out in limbo hanging from branch.
You also might find that whatever changes you actually do succeed in making in dietary and lifestyle habits, might not easily integrate into your overall health and rejuvenation strategies - because basically no strategy or long term supervised program is developed by the clinic for you to adhere to once the irrigation's are finished.
The benefits of a quick fix at a colonic clinic just don't stack up for you. If you start cleansing at your convenience, in the privacy and comfort of your own home, you can expect a long healthy life. A colenema board may be used for life by the whole family in the convenience, comfort, safety and privacy of your home. It works entirely by gravity, not pumps, and is completely safe to use alone."

A:    Linda's response:

I'll try and answer the items in order.

1. The colon is 5 1/2 feet long and holds approximately a gallon of water during a colonic or a colema cleansing. Even if clean or dirty it holds about the same amount of water. One thing it does do better once clean, is absorb the nutrients better from our foods.
2. Everyone I know is MORE comfortable on a large massage table during a colonic than sitting bunched up over the toilet on a chair with your feet against the wall over the back of the toilet during a colema. The water washes in and out using gravity about 5-10 times during each colonic, and ALL of the matter flows gently down a tube connected to the sewer, not around a pencil like tube that stays inside of you and the material releases into the toilet below you. You do not get off the colonic table to eliminate.
3. I have had clients say they have overfilled themselves with water if hard stool gets stuck at the top of the small tip and won't release readily. They then feel very full and bloated and have to remove the small tube to release directly into the toilet. No matter gets stuck with a colonic, it all flows down the center of the tube directly into the sewer line.
4. My (colonic hydrotherapy) system is NOT a "pump-powered" system, it is gravity flow. This is the ORIGINAL system perfected as a professional system, before electricity was common. A perfectly trained therapist stays in the room with you at all times, helps you to feel covered and safe.
5. We recommend 3-4 colonics close together (2-3 days) and then once/month to maintain your health and benefit you the most. Our sessions are 35-40 minutes each and cost $75.00. Each session removes about 2-3 years of old undigested matter, mucus and toxins. Using this formula, you can calculate about how many colonics that you may need.
6. NO system--colema or colonic--removes material from the SMALL intestine. That must be accomplished by eating properly, which we help you do, and by drinking enough water. The rule of thumb is 1/2 your body weight (in ounces) every day of good purified water or herbal tea.
7. My center has been in business since 1986 and we have over 6,000 active clients that can attest that we have changed their lives for the better. Completely changed their energy level, sleeping habits, digestion, skin and much more. Colonics, along with dietary changes, DO bring about "rejuvenation and healing".
8. During the 35-40 minutes that you spend on a colonic table the therapist discusses your current eating habits, what your health goals are, and helps you to change your habits to accomplish these goals. We offer no "quick fixes".
9. A colema board is difficult to clean and most of my clients that had a colema board do not want to use them and come in for a colonic once/mo to stay healthy.

I hope these responses help you to understand the differences between a colema and a professional colonic.  Please call us if you have any additional questions.

Sincerely,

Linda Grossman

owner, Ventura Center for Healing

 

......... updated to reflect years in business, price for colonic and number of active clients

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