Colonic Hydrotherapy

Colon Hydrotherapy is a valuable procedure to assist the body in restoring and/or sustaining vibrant health. It can assist in helping many conditions including relief of

• constipation,
• bloating,
• irritable bowel syndrome,
• low immune system,
• poor digestion,
• irritability,
• skin problems; and
• as a start to any weight loss or cleansing programme.

Medically, it is used as an option prior to a colonoscopy. In some countries, many medical doctors write prescriptions for colonic hydrotherapy treatment regimes for a number of conditions.

Colon Hydrotherapy assists to cleanse and exercise the colon, initiating the body's detoxification process and decreasing the symptoms of toxicity. Debris built up over years is gently removed. Once impacted material is removed, your colon can begin again to function normally and you will feel energetic, slim and lighter!

Vitality for Life uses the LIBBE Open System – designed and manufactured in the USA, registered with the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and also recognised with the equivalent body in Australia – the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration).

With the LIBBE Open System, you will experience a gentle, effective, clean, odourless and relaxing method of cleansing your colon (bowel). Waste material is evacuated by gentle, repeated flushing with gravity-fed purified, filtered, warm water that passes through a double filtration system. You can release without having to inform the therapist. The therapist will only stay in the room if you ask.

The gravity-fed warm water is instilled gently into your colon through a pencil thin rectal tube. The rectal tube is individually wrapped, disposable, "STERILE" and "SINGLE USE ONLY". You insert your rectal tube, about 1 inch (2.5cm), just inside your anus, in privacy following instruction from your therapist. The temperature and gravity-fed flow of water can all be regulated throughout the procedure. During your session, you are comfortably reclined on a specially designed seamless fibreglass bed, face-up and modestly draped. As you feel the urge to release, you go just like you normally would on a toilet.

Your appointment will be about 1 hour – and often a bit longer on the first consultation. Generally everyone needs between 3 and 6 sessions to cleanse the 1.5m of colon, you can take these one per week or over two weeks.

BEFORE YOUR FIRST SESSION

The following will encourage your body to detox and release:

• Water intake: At least 2.5 litres each day of filtered drinking water, high water content vegetables and fruit. Raw vegetable juice is preferable to fruit juice.
• Abstain from eating for 2 hrs before your visit and eat lightly on that day
• Abstain or limit your intake of refined sugars, bread, fruit juice, alcohol and caffeine.
• If you do nothing else, increase your water intake, whether you visit us or not! You will feel the difference.

AFTER YOUR SESSION

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A healthy colon is the key to living a healthy life!
It adds adds years to your life ~ and life to your years.

Detox Box

The key to achieving and maintaining optimal health and well-being is based upon the effective elimination of toxins from our body. Detoxification should form the foundation of any natural health care program, no matter what your health complaint.

As a consequence of living in the modern world, the human body is constantly exposed to toxins & the harmful effects these can have on our health over time.

The Detox Box uses proven far infrared technology that has been used for decades by the Japanese. Sweat is produced at a far greater rate than a traditional sauna - but at temperatures much cooler and much more comfortable. But also, the sweat was pulling out toxins in rates unseen with any other treatment.

If you suffer regularly from any of these symptoms then its time you kick started your health with a detoxification program -

• Fatigue / lethargy
• Abdominal discomfort or bloating
• Excessive flatulence
• Irritable bowel including constipation & or diarrhoea
• Skin blemishes and acne
• Bad breath
• Weight gain
• Lusterless hair
• Regular headaches
• Sinus congestion or hay fever
• Depression or mood swings
• Hormonal imbalances and many more.

Sweating helps detoxify your body, by removing the accumulation of potentially carcinogenic heavy metals as well as alcohol, nicotine, sodium and cholesterol. Profuse perspiration deeply cleanses the skin, creating beautiful and improved tone, texture, and colour.

Colon Hydrotherapy Frequently Asked Questions

No mess, no fuss, no odour – in fact, a very relaxing experience. After you gently insert the tube one inch into your bottom you are completely covered during the entire procedure.

Rarely. Sometimes during the procedure, the muscles of the colon contract suddenly, expelling considerable liquid and waste into the rectum. The contraction may feel like cramping or gas with pressure in the rectum. Most of the process is mild and gentle with a wonderfully light and empty feeling afterwards.

Almost never. Many of us may have up to 12 kilos or more of impacted faeces in our colon. This faeces may be hardened, rubbery material and substantial work must be dome to remove it. One cleansing removes some, the second, more. Your personal objectives will determine how many colonics you wish to have.

If your bowel is toxic you have little or not good intestinal flora to begin with. As in gardening, if you do not prepare the soil and fertilise the ground, plants will not live. The helpful bacteria can only live in an acidic environment, whereas the harmful ones thrive in an alkaline environment. Most people, due to years of improper eating, lack of exercise and poor elimination, have an alkaline colon. The great benefit of the cleansing program is to change the environment from alkaline to acid. If we make conditions favourable in the colon for bifidophilus and acidophilus cultures – the good bacteria – they will populate. Removing toxic material and gases is the first step. Replenishing good bacteria can be accomplished by oral supplementation and by adding bifidobacteria/acidophilus as an additive after your colonic treatment.

Colon hydrotherapy is not a cure, but a valuable procedure used to assist the body with a wide variety of colon-related conditions. By re-toning the bowel wall and improving colon functions, the entire body is able to function more efficiently.

Common effects are sinus drainage, a loosening of mucous in the lungs, improved range of motion, skin tightening, feeling younger, clearing up of acne and skin condition, improved posture, abdomen softening and shrinking, relief from headaches, less fatigue, and improved bowel function. Colon hydrotherapy works to soothe and tone the colon, helping it to eliminate ore efficiently. The function as a whole reduces the burden on other organs and lymphatic system. The main benefit received from releasing the old toxic waste is that we remove the number one source of disease in the body. The bowel then works more efficiently in eliminating the waste, and nutrient absorption is improved.

Using an enema you are missing some of the colon. During a colonic, the water goes all the way through the colon or bowel to the illeocecal valve (this is where the small and large intestine meet). If you do not have access to a colonic, however, an enema can be a good option for immediately removing toxins. Laxatives are an irritant, causing the body to produce a thin, watery substance that goes through the colon and leaves behind impacted toxins and waste on the walls of the colon. Laxatives can also become very habit forming.

Colon hydrotherapy retrains the muscle of the bowel to regain strength. The bowel muscle is forced to work against the water, providing resistance much like a weight provides resistance against a muscle in bodybuilding. After the bowel has regained its strength, it works better on its own. Colonics are like “colon aerobics.”

With the use of high-tech disposable apparatus, the equipment is made “new” every session. There is total hygienic safety, superior even to sterilization.