Bowel Health
Story tells it that the physicians of the Chinese emperors would check the eliminations every morning to keep an eye the the emperor's health. Ayurved recommend that we have a bowel movement on arising every morning because as the Agni ( transformative fire) increases as the sun climbs in the sky, we will then re-absorb the toxins from the large intestine. So, that morning Poop is important!!!!.
What can we do to keep our bowel healthy? Good hydration. Start the day by drinking at least 2 cups of water you can add some lime or lemon juice so that it gives the liver and bile some support. Fibre. Exercise. Those are fundamental. Ayurved also reveres the herbal combination called Triphala. This is taken in the evening and by morning should have done its job by producing a healthy bowel movement. You can also soak the Triphala for several hours and then drink the water - this works very well. If you take too much you will find that you get nightmares. So do not over do it.
The key idea to understand is that the bowel is a vital organ and not just a hose that eliminates faeces. The walls of the bowel have to be nourished and as the faeces slowly moves down to be eliminated it is nourishing the wall of the large intestine. There are many photos of unhealthy bowels with old hard dry faeces caked to the walls or the transverse bowel sagging. So just because you have had a bowel movement does not mean that all the old toxins have been eliminated - there could be stagnant areas for years that would be cesspools.
Therefore keeping the bowel regular and clean is most important for the healthy functioning of our mind/body. There is no questions that it could effect our mind if we are not eliminating properly.
What can we do to keep our bowel healthy? Good hydration. Start the day by drinking at least 2 cups of water you can add some lime or lemon juice so that it gives the liver and bile some support. Fibre. Exercise. Those are fundamental. Ayurved also reveres the herbal combination called Triphala. This is taken in the evening and by morning should have done its job by producing a healthy bowel movement. You can also soak the Triphala for several hours and then drink the water - this works very well. If you take too much you will find that you get nightmares. So do not over do it.
The key idea to understand is that the bowel is a vital organ and not just a hose that eliminates faeces. The walls of the bowel have to be nourished and as the faeces slowly moves down to be eliminated it is nourishing the wall of the large intestine. There are many photos of unhealthy bowels with old hard dry faeces caked to the walls or the transverse bowel sagging. So just because you have had a bowel movement does not mean that all the old toxins have been eliminated - there could be stagnant areas for years that would be cesspools.
Therefore keeping the bowel regular and clean is most important for the healthy functioning of our mind/body. There is no questions that it could effect our mind if we are not eliminating properly.
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