weaknesses in the colon first, then reflected to organ, gland, nerve, or other
tissues within the body.
Your bowels take the brunt of abuse from acidic-toxic foods and drinks.
Many of these foods inflame and weaken their structure. Some foods act like
glue and actually adhere to its walls. Many other foods are so abrasive that
they cause excessive mucus to be produced from the intestinal walls to protect
itself. This mucus is stored along the bowel walls and interstitially in its
structure. All of the above affect your GI tract’s ability to digest food and
absorb nutrition.
Your GI tract also plays a valuable role with the lymphatic system. The
lymphatic system is your sewer system. It must have a way to eliminate
wastes from the body. The kidneys, GI tract and the skin are its main avenues
for this purpose. When the skin, kidneys, and especially the colon become
impacted or obstructed, the lymphatic system becomes backed up. You can
imagine what would happen in your home if your septic tank became
blocked. The wastes from your toilet would back up and spill over. Most
people would leave their house at this point.
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves of the autonomic nervous
system control your digestive tract through the neurotransmitters produced
from the adrenal glands. Weak adrenal glands can cause nerve weakness,
causing constipation. Many overlook this relationship that the adrenal glands
have to both nerve weakness (which can cause constipation) and their steroid
production in response to inflammation. It always pays to strengthen your
adrenal glands at the same time that you are regenerating your GI tract.
The importance of keeping your intestinal tract clean and healthy cannot
be overstated. Remember that this is your main canal of digestion, which is
where the breakdown of your foods into fuels and building materials takes
place. After your food is digested, it is then absorbed through the lining of
the intestines through the villa. Absorption of the nutrients from the foods
you eat is just as essential as the digestive process. The billions of cells that
comprise the body depend upon the absorption from the bowels for their
nutrition. As previously stated, proper nutrition can be blocked from the cells
by retained waste in the colon. This leads to a toxic buildup and the
accumulation of a gluey substance throughout the intestines called “mucoid
plaque.” This plaque causes inflammation and the breakdown of the tissues of
the intestinal walls.
Mucoid plaque is mostly a by-product of refined starches, sugars and