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Dr. Christopher's Lower Bowel Formula
Did you know that 90% of all health problems and disease stem from the health of your colon? It is important to keep this important organ cleansed and working properly so your body can readily assimilate the food you eat and properly eliminate garbage and toxins from the body. Of course you must first start with putting nutrient rich foods in it in the first place, so work towards a whole foods diet.
Mix these powdered herbs together for capsules or make as a tincture.
Ingredients
2 parts cascara sagrada bark
1 part barberry bark
1 part cayenne
1 part ginger
1 part goldenseal root
1 part lobelia
1 part red raspberry leaves
1 part turkey rhubarb root
1 part fennel
Why These Herbs
Barberry - Specific for the liver and gall bladder area causing the bile to flow freely instead of being congealed and sluggish. Also has blood purifying and tonic properties.
Cascara sagrada bark - best and safest herbal laxative
Cayenne - slightly laxative, stimulates organs, cleans and rebuilds.
Ginger - alleviates gas that will accumulate as the bile starts flowing away, will also relieve cramps and pain
Golden Seal - tonic, mild laxative, kills infection, heals and purifies the blood.
Lobelia - accentuates all the other herbs in the formula so they can work more efficiently, also has nervine properties which will help with pain and cramping.
Red Raspberry Leaves - supplies nutrients to the system, particularly iron, which helps will blood making and regulating, antiseptic, and anti-diarrhea.
Turkey Rhubarb Root - mild laxative, brisk purgative that produce smooth non cramping bowel movements and many more complex properties.
Fennel - relieves gas, indigestion, cramps, spasms, nausea, and liver/gallbladder malfunctions.
Basic Dosage
This formula is meant to be used as a food to strengthen the colon and remove hardened, dried, fecal matter and accumulated filth. The amount you take depends on the condition of your colon, so it is important to be in tune with your body. Start with 2 capsules (or dropperfuls), 3 x a day and increase or decrease from there.
I have a person in my home (not to be named ;) that had a major constipation issue, it took him about 25 capsules before things started to move. Note that it wasn't all at once. I had him take about 3 capsules every hour with plenty of water. Dr. Christopher also noted that he had a patient that had 40 capsules before things started to move, so it's important to gauge where your body is. Continue using this formula until your bowels are regularly moving, at least once a day, but you should know what your regular is. Some people will take up to six months to completely eliminate all the built-up fecal matter and rebuild the bowel structure, which can be damaged as it is stretched and weakened when constipated. After that just take the formula as needed. Please note this is not a laxative, it is a colon-building formula so look at it as a food, not a medicine.
