I wanted to write about this aspect of this topic, because I think it’s an interesting perspective most of us don’t think about. Beauty Detoxers know how important excellent digestion is- it’s something that is the core of the lifestyle we live by. Choosing superior foods (energies) to take in, and properly breaking them down and assimilating their nutrients into our cells is essential to our beauty and health.
Everything within us and around us are connected. And that includes our physical, spiritual, emotional and mental well-being, with those of our community. Money, which is really another form of energy, is also of course affected by everything else. And the the hard costs of poor digestion for society as a whole may astound you. Read on!
Digestive Disorders and Issues
Taking the steps to eat more alkaline-forming foods, reintroduce good bacteria to the digestive tract, minimize or eliminate gluten, and replace large amounts of acid-forming foods like animal protein and dairy with gorgeous Beauty Foods might offset the costs of medication and doctors’ visits across the board.
Some of the conditions associated with digestive problems are:
Celiac disease: This is an autoimmune disorder exacerbated by gluten. The gluten damages the lining of the small intestine over time via inflammation, which makes it difficult for the body to absorb nutrients. This disease also causes bloating and diarrhea. The Body Detox plan eliminates gluten from the diet. Though this disease is usually controlled by a strict gluten-free diet, steroids are sometimes prescribed to reduce inflammation and skin medications are sometimes necessary, too, for itching and blisters.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): 60 to 75 percent of sufferers are women (most often between 30 and 50 years old), and about 20 percent of adults in North America and the United Kingdom suffer from it. Symptoms include gassiness, bloating, constipation or diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The average cost of IBS treatment per year in the United States is between $1.7 billion and $10 billion for direct medical cost—that doesn’t include any medication, prescription or over the counter–and a whopping $20 billion more for indirect costs, like time off (not only for doctor’s appointments, but for illness as well) or less productivity while at work.
These tips can help you feel less bloated, naturally!
Crohn’s disease: This is one of the major inflammatory bowel diseases. Symptoms include difficulty absorbing nutrients, bloating, abdominal pain, bleeding, fatigue, and diarrhea. In any treatment for Crohn’s disease, the goal is to decrease inflammation, usually with steroids, antibiotics, aminosalicylates, immunomodulators, and biologic therapies. In some cases, surgery is required. The CDC says the rise in cases of Crohn’s disease (and inflammatory bowel diseases in general) is believed to be a combination of a “westernization” of lifestyle—diet, chemicals, sunlight exposure, and pollution.
The CDC also states that $1.7 billion dollars are spent per year in the United States for treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders—“more than 700,000 physician visits, 100,000 hospitalizations, and disability in 119,000 patients. Over the long term, up to 75% of patients with Crohn’s disease and 25% of those with ulcerative colitis will require surgery.”
Heartburn: Some of the triggers for heartburn are caffeine, fried foods, processed foods, fish oil capsules, alcohol, large (heavy) meals (especially filled with fiber-less or low-fiber foods like animal products and junk foods), and dairy. With the exception of the occasional glass of wine or a dinner containing the occasional animal protein, the Beauty Detox plan eliminates all of those for you—and you won’t miss these parts of your diet or the heartburn. An article in US News says $6.3 billion was spent on Nexium in 2009, plus billions more on the over-the-counter Prilosec. That “cheap” junk food just got a whole lot more expensive! Instead of looking at the root cause in our diet and how we’re eating to cause heartburn in the first place- this is NOT how our bodies were meant to function!- why is the go-to answer to just take a medication??
Constipation: This is what I consider one of the most destructive conditions. Chronically holding toxins in is aging in every sense. Thee must release! Constipation could be a symptom of another disease or condition (like Irritable Bowel Syndrome), but in the average person, it’s a side effect of getting too little water and not enough fiber in the diet (and perhaps some energetic imbalances around issues of “letting go”). The Standard American Diet doesn’t offer much in the way of fiber or antioxidants, many of the meals are heavy and protein-laden, and they get “stuck” inside the body. Remember that only plant foods have fiber. The average amount spent each year on laxatives? $725 million. Yikes. Is this not crazy? We are spending hundreds of millions to poop, which is one of the most normal and basic human functions (!).
To top off the medication costs, the average doctor’s visit cost was $104 in 2011. Each year, there are about 104 million visits to the doctor regarding digestive issues. That’s a cost of about $10,816,000,000. per year. Doctor’s visits also cut down on productivity—an hour or two in that office instead of at work costs you even more money and most likely will eat into your time to relax, either because you have to catch up later or because you’re wasting your precious vacation time on a visit to the doctor. Not everyone who has digestive problems even sees a physician, so there are even more people out there suffering quietly, taking over-the-counter medications and experiencing lowered productivity and lowered overall vitality.
Though not all diseases and conditions can be cured by diet alone, look how much money we’re dumping into the medications for them and how much time and productivity we’re sacrificing. And yet people still say that eating healthy foods costs too much and takes too long! On the contrary, eating healthy does not aways have to be expensive – here’s how to eat healthy on a budget. If even some of those medical expenses can be cut down by a nutritious, alkaline diet and proper food pairings, it’s worth it.
How to Ease Digestive Discomfort with Diet
So what do most of these digestive issues have in common? Diet. Even if the root cause of the disease isn’t diet, the symptoms can be greatly alleviated by following the Beauty Detox principles.
Antibiotics in certain foods (or those prescribed to help with certain conditions) kill off good bacteria in the intestines, so a probiotic is necessary to get your digestive system back on track. A good probiotic or the Probiotic and Enzyme Salad can help replace the good bacteria you’ve lost over time.
Combine foods properly and eat Light to Heavy to avoid giving meals time to putrefy in the system. When foods have the chance to remain too long in the stomach, the more toxic the undigested food matter becomes, plus it robs you of your Beauty Energy. This makes you uncomfortable, gassy, and could result in heartburn, too. The longer the food sits there.
If you think your digestive issues could be linked to a health condition, I urge you to speak with a qualified medical professional to talk over your concerns one-on-one. Following the Beauty Detox guidelines can set you on the path to efficient digestion, more energy, and less pain and discomfort. You need not suffer alone. You can reclaim your life and your vitality, not to mention save money and boost your productivity and creativity.
My family has suffered through many of these problems for years. My husband and three member of his family all have celiac disease. My SIL has that plus IB. I have suffered with constipation for years from poor diet and medications that cause constipation. I’m so glad that I found the beauty detox solution a few month ago and feeling really good. My house has been gluten free for 2 years with my husband’s celiac and I have cut out dairy and living by the beauty detox plan. I’m a firm believer in the plan and of healthy eating. Thanks Kimberly.
Hi,
In what food will I find the best probiotic?
And what is a enzyme salad?
OMG…….why it is all of a sudden it so complicated to eat……very confusing.
Thank you
Hi Kimberly,
Your articles are amazing! I have done research on the growth and cost of digestive issues and believe so many other illnesses are also caused by the current diet and environment filled with toxins. I am launching my website and business this week. I wanted to know your linking policy. May I link to this article and others that may pertain to my food? I am offering frozen fresh pureed meals for people with dysphagia as well as people who have GI issues and need pre-digested foods. If you are in New York,. I would love to meet you and get your advice on how to get the word out to people who need an alternative to the sugary shakes that they live on. I know you are very busy and would be honored with an email or phone call too.
Kindest Regards,
Karen Betz
Smoothe Foods
I picked up your book a few weeks ago and loved it. It all makes perfect sense. I absolutely LOVE to cook, so I also picked up Honestly Healthy to give me some more recipe ideas. But I have to say, since I was 20 I’ve been on Prilosec (newsflash, you’re only supposed to take it for 2 weeks at a time and I have been taking it once a day or every other day for 5 YEARS), and since I’ve cut out gluten and cut back on my animal protein and eliminated cow’s dairy (I’m splurging on the occasional goat’s milk or goat cheese, and sometimes feta since it’s alkaline) my Prilosec intake has gone down, significantly to like ONCE in the past 2 weeks. I’ve also noticed I digest things better, even when I do break and have junk food. Love your book, love your method, can’t wait to keep on feeling and looking better.
Kimberly,
I need the recipe making probiotic and enzyme salad?
Thanks
The costs of a poor diet and digestion are INSANE. No question, world hunger could be solved with that amount of money.
How long is it supposed take to make a difference? I haven’t noticed a difference at all.
Yeah, I have digestive problems but really just constipation every once and awhile. I don’t think its because i eat too less of Fiber, but i don’t drink enough and eat a lot of fiber!! Dairy and Animal protein haven’t done much to me really because we eat only our Organic Farm’s produce of goats milk and meat. Also, i eat a lot of spinach and garden veggies, because we have a HUGE organic garden we plant every year. Also, lucky me, i am allergic to soy so i don’t ever eat it. I know its awhile away, but, in winter my eating habits fail because our garden is dead and in grocery stores their Organic Section limits. Thank You!
Beauty Detoxer,
~Emma Yoder
Hi Kimberly,
Thank you for your inspiring articles and the great work you do to promote true healthy living. I work in a health food shop and bowels and digestive issues are certainly the number one issue (even if the customers don’t realise that their other concerns are related).
I have read a lot about ”health” and nutrition as a hobby but The Beauty Detox Solution is the only book that really seems to click both academically and intuitively. I can’t wait to read more and I have Beauty Detox Foods on Pre-order. Do you know when it will be released in the UK?
Hi Kim,
Thanks for all the amazing information you post on your blog.
I have both of your books and love them! I now have a plant based diet and I have GGS every day.
However,I have always struggle with my weight I have always been really skinny and never liked it and since I became healthier and following the beauty detox solutiong I have lost a lot of weight.
Can you please guide me on how can I be healthy and gain weaight at the same time?
Thank you 🙂
Hi Kimberly…first off I love your methodology…all of your blogs are excellent. To be honest you are the first in the history of me devoutly reading an internet blog…but you always have good information or add to my info bank of good ways to improve our lives through nutrition and good eating. I wanted to ask you on your thoughts to Kombucha and Water Kefir? I had a problem with Candida a few years ago and I never want to have the issue again. Are they good for someone who has had this problem in the past? Thanks again and great work. We can really tell that you love what you do and you really want to help to heal people the natural way. Thanks!
Hi Kimberly – I’m telling everyone I can about the GGS and you. 🙂 I have a friend who took an allergy test found out she is allergic to numerous amounts of food, including bananas, watermelon, coffee and milk. I wanted to introduce her to your GGS, especially since she can’t drink her favorite drink anymore, coffee. However, she is also allergic to bananas. Is there a substitute for bananas in your GGS? Thanks, Kara
Kimberly, Could you please make the blog articles on this site printer friendly? Everyday before I leave work I get the alert that you have a new blog post, which I’d love to print out and read on the train ride home. When I do print them however, the banner at the top, and adds on the side, cut off some of the text in the articles and I’m left peicing the sentaces together. You share such great information that I don’t want to miss a word. Please have your site developer look into it, it would be awesome improvement!!
Speaking of improvement, I’ve lost 29 lbs adding GGS into my life, and have adapted many of the principles you discuss in your book, the Beauty Detox Foods. I sleep better than I ever have, wake up full of energy, and am able to take on the day with much more positivity. I find myself happy all the time – which was unheard of before I made this change, to a mostly vegan diet with a daily helping of GGS. Thanks so much for sharing all that you have learned! It has changed my life.
Hi Kimberly,
Thank you for all your inspiring books, articles, and delicious receipes!! Yes digestion is amazing and I love how you strongly focus on it !
I almost lost my mother to diverticulitis disease when her colon ruptured from blockages. After 3 years of major colon surgeries, I understand the importance of our digestion and how it contributes to our life!
I follow your program, books, lifestyle reccomendations in my everyday life.
However, I am finding the GGS after a year of consumtion is bothering me. I get sick when I drink it lately. I have switched to GGS Juice, yet miss the smoothie. My stomach won’t tolerate the heavy greens. I have tried combining different greens and fruit through adding variety. Yet, my body still rejects the smoothie.
Any suggestions I would love, how to incorporate the smoothie back into my life and help my stomach digest it better?
Thank you!
In health and best wishes! ~ britt
Hi Kimberly!
I am throughly enjoying adapting to the beauty detox program, before I started I was on a low carb diet full of fruits and veggies, but i was still eating dairy products and way too many animal products. My energy is way up and every other aspect of my health is improving as well. Question for you, how many bowel movements should beauty detoxers have in one day? What is considered “normal” and what is best for optimum health? Thanks!,
Shelby
im trying to lose weight. C an I eat chia seeds and nuts?
I have email a number of times with no reply. I have both books so I’m not trying to get free information. I thought I’d try this route. I had to start antibiotics this morning due to a bladder infection. Will it interfere with my medication if I start this plan? Also, I had another question about the probiotic and enzyme salad. I made it but I think it came out wrong because the juice in the bottle was kind of syrupy. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.
Poor dieting can lead to Colon disease and many other complications if not treated on time.
Your Articles are very educative and will help lots of people watch what and how they eat .
From me,
Taye
Can you take Detoxy during the day too? Before or after a meal? If so how much? Or should it only be taken at night? Also can it be taken every night or just as 3-4 times a week as recommended?
I read somewhere that Magnesium Citrate helps carry water to the colon. Does Detoxy have magnesium citrate? I see elemental magnesium on the back of bottle but I don’t see “citrate” anywhere.
Thanks.
Hi Beauty! I suggest taking Detoxy at night before bedtime. You can take 3-5 capsules at bedtime with 8-12 ounces of water, daily. If elimination occurs too frequently, you can reduce the frequency to 3-4 days per week. Everyone responds differently, so I always recommend listening to how your body responds!
The type of magnesium in Detoxy is Ozonated Magnesium Oxide, which helps deliver oxygen to the colon, improving detoxification and supporting the growth of friendly bacteria which leads to better digestive and intestinal health and increased vitality. Hope this helps! xx