The Bite Magazine - Autumn/Winter 2019 - Issue 26

bite beauty One is always warmly greeted by a lovely receptionist who asks you to remove your shoes and leave them on a mat by the door, the first task in leaving the outside world and its dirt behind. They then offer you a refreshing (usually fruit and vegetable infused) filtered water to enjoy while you wait for your therapist. Once you’re called in, they show you to one of the few rooms set up with a raised padded table, a sink, toilet and the anti-gravity five-gallon water tanks attached to the wall three feet above the table, and tubes, not to mention a few crystals and incense burning for that extra bit of holistic power. The process for their hydro-colonics is the “Woods Gravity Method also known as colon hydrotherapy, which uses gravi- ty for the flow of water instead of pressure, machines, or elec- tricity. This is a manual and natural colon therapy that is gen- tle, relaxing, and encourages feedback and dialogue between the client and hydrotherapist. At DTX Cellular Evolution, we focus our colonic sessions on the outflow rather than the in- put of water. The gravity method colonic is the original and most natural way to perform a colon cleanse because it allows the body to heal itself by ridding the colon of toxin build-up with the natural forces of water and gravity.” After you settle into the room, you’re asked to undress from the waist down and wait for your therapist to return with the proper gear needed to attach to the tubes for your personal use. Everything is incredibly clean and sterile, and once you lay down on the padded table, turn to your left side, hug your knees and hold your breath for that split second of uncom- fortable “hello!” as the lubricated, stainless steel, and sterile speculum is introduced into the rectum to permit water to flow into the body and wash the colon. Once this is done, you are good to go! That’s when the water begins to flow and for the next hour, the nasty build-up from within is released. While some may feel a little discomfort and cramping, these are all good signs that the water is reach- ing deep into one’s colon to remove this waste from the body, I’ve had several sessions where they’ve flushed things out that feel like I’m in labour for a few minutes but after which, it’s the biggest and most incredible feeling of pain-free empti- ness! Seriously, you’ll leave a few pounds lighter, with a flat stomach, and a blissful euphoric feeling. But are you convinced, I wonder? No? Still baffled as to why anyone would willingly want to put a tube up their bum for an hour to have their ‘icky business' removed? Or are you cu- rious if it will wash away too much and you’ll be left with- out the good bacteria needed, or do you ponder, “Isn’t the body designed to be its own detoxification system?” All good points, however, here’s what the experts have to share. “At DTX, we believe that colonics and holistic lifestyle choices provide the best method for healing and cleansing our bod- ies, and for preventing illness and imbalance caused by poor diet. It is important to understand that the colon is not sep- arate from the rest of our body. The state of the colon’s tis- sue impacts the efficacy of all other organ functions. A bowel overloaded with accumulated fecal matter, toxicity, and in- flammation cause stress on other organs and systems in our bodies, creating an opportunity for symptoms and disease to manifest.”

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