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Nutritional Therapies

Diet and eating strategies to restore health and balance.
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Hydrotherapy

The use of water to promote healing in baths and saunas.
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Stimulation of the body's natural healing by physical touch.
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This detoxification process, also called colonic irrigation or colon therapy, was reputedly known in ancient Egypt, China, and India, but the method that is popular in the West today has its origins in 19th­century European spas. Practitioners claim that fecal matter can cling to the wall of the large bowel (colon) and may be reabsorbed into the bloodstream. They aim to remove this waste material by flushing it away with purified water.
 
The patient lies on a treatment table, wearing a gown with an opening at the back. A tube is inserted into the rectum, and filtered water (possibly with added substances) is administered under gentle pressure. The patient holds the water in the colon for about two minutes. Then the pressure is released, and the water and any dislodged waste matter flows away. This process may be repeated several times. Treatment often consists of 4-8 sessions, each lasting 40-50 minutes.
 
The therapy is used to treat conditions such as digestive disorders, headaches, chronic fatigue, skin problems, fibroids, and backache. Medical opinion is divided toward colonic hydrotherapy.


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