The most common benefits are weight loss, clearer complexion, digestive relief, increased energy and mental clarity. Colonics release toxins from your body, resulting in cleansing of your blood, strengthening your immune system, and restoring your natural pH balance to the body. Colon therapy also improves the muscle tone of your intestinal walls, which in turn assists in the absorption of nutrients into your body.

For current employees participating in Annual Enrollment, benefit changes are effective September 1. For new-hires, benefits are effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment. Please keep in mind, however, that Fortis and MetLife review employee applications making effective dates for these benefits subject to company approval. See similar questions...

Colonics are not usually recommended. There is no evidence that they are helpful. A high fiber, low fat diet is best for the digestive system. See similar questions...

The average adult, even if they're not overweight, can have 5-20 pounds of accumulated waste in the large intestine! (If you’re overweight, you could have even more!) This is a result of accumulated toxins, poor nutrition, erratic eating habits and excessive medication. A healthy colon should eliminate about 30 minutes after each meal. See similar questions...

The State of Maryland Employee Benefits Division processes enrollment forms for two effective dates of coverage during the month. They are the 1st and the 16th of each month. Your effective date will depend on when the first deduction appears on your pay advice (or pay stub). The first deduction occurs after forms are submitted and depend on when the submission time falls within a processing cycle. It usually takes 2 to 3 pay periods for the first deduction to occur. See similar questions...

The first day of the month following 30 days after date of hire in a benefits-eligible position (at least 20 hours/week). See similar questions...

No. Having a Colonic is like going to the gym for your colon. Your colon has to do the work of pushing out the water and the loosened fecal matter. The more Colonics you have the stronger your colon can become. See similar questions...

Being an essentially natural process, there is virtually no danger with a colonic. Our intent is to provide a safe and healthy service so that you do not have to worry. For each client a new disposable pack containing speculum, water inlet and outlet tubes are used. Cleaning and sterilisation of other necessary equipment is done as normal procedure and clean linen is used for each colonic as well. See similar questions...

enema only reaches about 1 foot into the colon, known as the sigmoid colon, which is the lowest part of the large intestine. The colonic system allows water to reach and cleanse the entire six feet of your colon, making it more effective than an enema. Enemas can be uncomfortable, many times requiring you to lie down on the bathroom floor. As compared to colonics, you are completely covered and in a private room with a trained therapist that walks you through the entire process. See similar questions...

Some patients may experience cramping and tension due to gas or obstruction within the colon. These discomforts will ease with every release of this trapped air and fecal material. The colonic is a tool intended to be used to create a clean and healthy colon. A colon therapist who is dedicated to your health, will encourage you to set a goal of having a well-functioning colon. Our fulfillment comes from assisting you in healing your colon, not in making you dependent upon colonics. See similar questions...

infants, we are drawn to or repulsed by certain colors. We learn to communicate through color before our language skills are developed. In fact, color connects both the right and left hemispheres of the brain allowing both gestalt and analytic learners to interact and master specific tasks. There is a great deal of research that has captured how we interact with color, its impact on our decision making process and color's importance on our existence. See similar questions...

Detoxing is a process, and I have yet to see anyone fully cleansed after a single treatment of any description or any length. Many people still report major physical shifts and releases after 5 years of regular colonic fasts of this kind. While in others change is more noticeable in their improved lifestyle and fresh positive attitude to life. See similar questions...

Aren't we trying to clear out the colon? Anyone who is at all familiar with the Gerson Therapy is well aware of the utmost importance of the coffee enemas. (Gerson Healing Newsletter #13, May, 1986). But questions arise from Dr. Gerson's instructions, specifically his warning: NO HIGH COLONICS. High colonics don't accomplish what coffee enemas do, which is namely to open the liver/bile ducts allowing the liver to release its toxins. See similar questions...

Cleansing the colon goes back thousands of years. It is as wholesome as brushing your teeth. Many people, many more than you realize, would greatly benefit from taking an Colonic once a week or going to a Holistic colon therapist once a month. I really do think that, optimally, most of us should be having at least one evacuation, with 10-20 cm long stools, leave our colon daily. I see so many people who are afraid to talk about their bowel habits with others, even those close to them. See similar questions...

We all love our children very much and want the best for them. When we are faced with a constipated child, it is sometimes confusing to figure out what to do. For instance, moving the bowels on a regular basis is crucial to optimal health and often solutions in the realm of alternative health do work. See similar questions...

No, they are totally different. The purpose of colonic irrigation is to cleanse the colon. It requires 5 gallons of water (placed high above the body to get gravitational pressure) to irrigate the entire colon. By contrast, the sole function of a coffee enema is to detoxify the liver and blood. See similar questions...

No. They work together along with a good diet. The recommended colon cleansers have fiber which creates bulk in the colon, so that the transit time through the colon is 8 to 12 hours, instead of a slower 2 to 3 days. Fiber also carries moisture, aiding in softening up existing dry, old fecal matter in the colon. The recommended herbs help to stimulate a sluggish colon so it can pass the fiber along with the old fecal matter that has started to loosen up. See similar questions...