Death Begins in the Colon

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Death Begins In The Colon

 

The human suffering and the social, medical and economic costs of the

gastro-intestinal diseases and disorders which have become so common here in

the United States are nothing short of enormous, representing a huge share of our

annual health care expenditure as well as a large loss of productivity.

Up to 100 million Americans suffer from intermittent forms of digestive diseases

and the estimated total cost in lost work, lost wages, and medical costs is over

$50 Billion per year. It is also estimated that some 200,000 workers miss work

every day due to digestive problems. Health statistics also show that more

Americans are hospitalized due to diseases of the digestive tract than for

any other group of disorders. The direct medical costs of these diseases is

estimated to be $20 Billion or more per year.

The annual sales of prescription and over-the-counter drug products used for

digestive diseases is approximately $2-2.5 Billion per year and has grown at a

steady 10% rate over the last decade. The following breakdown is a "barometer"

of sorts which adequately demonstrates the fact that these diseases present a

significant public health problem and contribute substantially to our overall health

care costs—

Laxatives—$850-900 million

Antacids—$1 billion

Antihemorrhoidals—$250 million

Antidiarrheals—$100 million

Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (Colorectal Cancer) is the second-most

common form of cancer overall in the United States (exceeded only by lung

cancer). This year alone, there will be approximately 150,000 new cases in this

country and approximately 60,000 related deaths. Perhaps as many as 1 in every

10 Americans will eventually develop colon/rectal cancer and between 5-10

million Americans who are alive today will die of this disease.

Here's a list of some other very common diseases and disorders that are directly

related to the colon:

Constipation—Many people in this country struggle with this extremely

dangerous problem. Constipation has been implicated in the cause of numerous

diseases and disorders (see below).

Appendicitis—One of the most common abdominal emergencies here in the

U.S. It has been estimated that more than 300,000 appendices are removed each

year in this country.

Diverticular Disease (Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis)—In 1900, this disease

was almost unknown. It is now the most common disorder of the large bowel in

the United States. It is reportedly present in more than one-third of those in our

population who are over 40 and in up to two-thirds of those who are over 80

years of age.

Hemorrhoids—Are believed to be present to some degree in nearly half of all

people over the age of 50.

Benign Tumors—Have been reported to be present in one-third of all autopsies

done on patients over the age of 20.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (including Spastic Colon)

Ulcerative Colitis

Crohn's disease

And that's not all...

Perhaps all of this doesn't surprise you. But take a look at the following

categories of diseases and disorders that can also be related either directly or

indirectly to the colon:

CARDIOVASCULAR:

Hypertension

Cerebrovascular disease (Atherosclerosis; Aneurysm, Stroke, etc.)

Ischemic Heart Disease (Atherosclerosis; Angina, Heart attack, etc.)

Varicose Veins—Estimated to effect 10-20% of all adults in our society. One

researcher has stated that over half of all urbanized Western people would

develop varicose veins if they lived long enough.

Deep Vein Thrombosis—Is believed to occur in 20-30% of all surgical patients

and in over 40% of those undergoing major surgery.

Pulmonary Embolism—Is responsible for thousands of deaths here in the

United States.

METABOLIC:

Diabetes—Especially Diabetes Mellitus, type II—"adult onset diabetes"; It has

been estimated that 3-10% of the population eventually develops known diabetes

and that a much greater proportion have the disease undetected.

Gall Stones—Found in over 10% of all autopsies.

Kidney Stones

Obesity

Gout

OTHER:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Autoimmune disorders

Pernicious Anemia

Multiple Sclerosis

Psoriasis

Thyrotoxicosis

If you recognize yourself in any of the above, you're certainly not alone. Although

in our society problems associated with our "bowels" are just not discussed in

polite company, it is fairly safe to say that almost everyone experiences them.

Symptoms of functional gastrointestinal disorder (constipation, abdominal pain, a

feeling of incomplete evacuation after defecation, urgency, loose or runny stools,

mucus, scybala [hard fecal matter], straining at stool, bloating/distension, and/or

heartburn) are extremely common today...even among apparently healthy people!

The next time you're in a crowd, look around you and realize that more than one

in every three persons you see probably has some sort of functional bowel

disorder! And if you're in a group of senior citizens, the numbers jump to more

than one out of every two!

If you're beginning to conclude that Western society is sick, you're not far from

the mark. The really remarkable thing, however, is the fact that things just don't

have to be this way. Beginning in the late sixties and early seventies and continuing

on up through today, there has come to be a substantial and mounting body of

scientific and medical evidence which powerfully suggests that most of the above

diseases and disorders are, for the most part, easily preventable. In other

words, there is no need for so many of us to have these kinds of problems.

In this special report, we will give you some of the fascinating background behind

the "F-Hypothesis" and will make some specific recommendations to help you

keep yourself in the best of health. And, if you are one of the many millions who

are presently afflicted with any of the problems mentioned above, this important

information could turn out to be a real Godsend for you.

 

Doctor Sleuth

Epidemiologists are modern day medical detectives. The science of Epidemiology

is the study of the spread, prevention and control of disease in either a community

or specified group of persons. A "community" for the epidemiologist can be as

small as a neighborhood or as large as a continent. A "group" is more or less a

categorical type of definition and can be defined in a wide variety of ways (for

example, second-generation Italians living in Kansas, anyone over 65 who wears

dentures, new-born infants whose mothers are intravenous drug users, etc.). An

epidemiological group can also range from very small to very large in size.

Now, although Epidemiology is a specialty field in medical science, just about

every practicing physician finds himself doing epidemiological detective work at

one time or another. By way of illustration, suppose a local pediatrician begins to

notice an increase in the number of children coming to him presenting

pre-asthmatic kinds of symptoms. The first one or two cases don't seem to be out

of the ordinary. But by the time he sees eight, then ten, and then twelve kids with

the same problem, he starts to wonder if there might be a connection.

As he looks into the matter, he finds that they all live within a three-mile radius of

one another. As he looks further, he discovers that they all attend the same

elementary school, a building about 15-20 years old. Aha...he's now onto

something. The thought occurs to him that, after a rather damp winter, the

weather is finally warm enough that the school would now be using its

air-conditioning system for the first time this year. And so, as our Doctor Sleuth

continues his investigation, it turns out that a particular mold/mildew had been

growing in the damp cooling apparatus and was being blown all over the school

via the system's ductwork. Finally, upon further investigation, it is determined that

this mold/mildew is the very same allergen which has been causing so many

problems for his young patients.

This doctor had, for the time being at least, become a medical Sherlock Holmes.

Even though his specialty field was Pediatrics, by force of circumstance he found

himself practicing the kind of medical detective work which falls into the category

of Epidemiology. This kind of thing is not at all uncommon. As a matter of fact, it

would perhaps be fair to say that some of the best epidemiology that has been

done has begun this way.

 

Alimentary, My Dear Watson

Many, if not most, of the above list of diseases and disorders have become

characteristic of modern Western civilization. Available evidence suggests that

most, if not all of these disorders were rare or uncommon in the Western

world less than one hundred years ago and that the prevalence of each has

greatly increased during the last 50 years. Hmmmmm...looks as though this

has the makings of a real medical detective story, doesn't it?

What's more, for years now researchers (such as Cleave, Trowell, Burkitt, and

others) have known that all these diseases are almost unheard of in communities

which still adhere to their traditional way of life. In developing countries in Asia

and Africa, for example, documented evidence has proven the rarity of diseases

such as diverticular disease, appendicitis, bowel cancer, adenomatous polyps,

ulcerative colitis, varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism,

hemorrhoids, and hiatus hernia.

But as these countries develop and begin to adopt Western customs, a rise in

the frequency of these disorders follows almost just as surely as night

follows day. They first appear and then become common in the upper

socioeconomic groups and in the more urbanized communities, (which are, of

course, the first groups to become "Westernized"). In Africa, this has been the

case with appendicitis, ischemic heart disease, diabetes, obesity, gall stones,

varicose veins, venous thrombosis, and hemorrhoids. The same kind of thing has

happened in Japan since World War II, particularly in the urban communities.

Race has nothing to do with it, either. Although non-Westernized Black Africans

are rarely, if ever, afflicted with these diseases, they are nevertheless just about as

common among Black Americans as they are among White Americans. And, as

far as the Japanese are concerned, an increase in the incidence of these

diseases/disorders has been observed among those who have moved from Japan

to the more Westernized culture of Hawaii. It has been estimated that, compared

with the incidence reported in Japan, adenomatous polyps of the large bowel are

now three times as common in the Hawaiian Japanese; that bowel cancer is at

least seven times as common; and, diverticular disease and ischemic heart disease

are also much more common.

In addition, it has been observed that many of the diseases characteristic of

modern western society are not only associated geographically as mentioned

above but are also frequently found associated with one another in individual

patients. These diseases have also been related to one another in their time of

emergence, both historically in the Western world as well as more recently in

developing countries. What's more, the order in which the frequency of each type

of disease/disorder rises in these communities as they begin to adopt a Western

way of life is constant enough to be, for all practical purposes, predictable.

Now, it doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to begin to wonder about the possibility

of there being a common cause of these diseases and disorders which has

something to do with some sort of environmental factor rather than a genetic

one. As a matter of fact, lots of researchers have wondered about this...

 

The F-Hypothesis

As it turns out, the result of the investigations by many over the years has led to a

much more specific conclusion than merely some sort of ambiguous, or

mysterious "environmental factor" which is somehow involved in the cause of

these diseases and disorders. Rather, many have become far more specific about

the cause, supporting what has come to be known as the

"F(iber)-Hypothesis".

In the 19th century Graham here in the United States tried to draw attention to

the need for roughage in the human diet, as did Allinson in Great Britain.

Interestingly, Allinson's peers ended up having his name removed from the

medical register for the "unethical practice of selling whole wheat bread"!

The brothers John and William Kellogg were strong supporters of bran. They

complained of the fact the then modern diet (circa 1900) had insufficient bulk and

roughage to stimulate the bowels to proper action. Then, when one of the

brothers began making commercial products (as you know, Kellogg's is still a

major manufacturer of breakfast cereals) the brothers came to be at such odds

over this they eventually ended up taking each other to court!

In the 1920s, the British surgeon Arthur Rendle—Short became the first doctor

to argue convincingly with abundant epidemiological and other evidence that

cellulose-depleted diets played a dominant role in the causation of appendicitis.

Sir Robert McCarrison worked among the tribesmen of northern India and

attributed their good health to their largely vegetarian diet and their consumption

of minimally processed foods.

Prior to World War II, the English surgeon, Sir Arbuthnot Lane believed that

many ailments were related to what he termed "bowel stasis", the stagnation of

colonic contents.

The basic idea behind the "bowel stasis school" is somewhat analogous to the

kinds of problems you might imagine to occur when a major sewer pipe backs

up. Although the concept of bowel stasis has been pooh-poohed (no pun

intended) by a number within the medical community, current research is

beginning to demonstrate its significance.

For example, in the past it was thought the large intestine was not really too

involved in absorption (the principal absorptive functions being to conserve water

and electrolytes secreted into the gut during digestion). However, recent research

has demonstrated that, among other things, the colon does in fact participate in

protein absorption. This is extremely significant inasmuch as the colon is the major

site of exposure to the bulk of endogenous bacterial proteins, enterotoxins, and

breakdown antigens, which may be involved in the pathogenesis of a number of

diseases, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, food allergies and

allergic gastroenteropathy, bacterial enteritis (from toxins produced by

Escherichia coli, Shigella, Vibrio cholerae, etc.), and certain extra-intestinal

immune-complex diseases.

Immune complexes resulting from the interaction of circulating antibodies to

absorbed antigenic protein, particularly bacterial breakdown antigens originating

in the colon, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of some forms of chronic

active hepatitis, glomerulonephritis, myocarditis, and the arthritis associated with

inflammatory bowel diseases. Even a role in the pathogenesis of celiac disease

and of collagen-vascular diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosis, has been

postulated.

As research continues to come in, the bowel toxemia,

"you-need-to-keep-the-sewer-pipes-open" school looks as though it will in the

future be completely vindicated.

Around the year 1932, Cowgill and Anderson in the U.S. supported the use of

wheat bran because of its "laxative" effect on the bowels. A few years later, a

researcher and later family physician by the name of Ted Dimmock demonstrated

the role of fiber in treating constipation and piles.

After World War II, three of the pioneers most responsible for the early

development of the Fiber Hypothesis emerged: Cleave (Great Britain), Trowell

(East Africa), and Walker (South Africa). T.L. Cleave was a physician in the

Royal Navy and successfully treated constipation in sailors at sea by using Miller's

bran. He was one of the first to draw attention to the relationship between certain

characteristically Western diseases and diets.

Dr. Hugh Trowell worked as a physician in East Africa for some 35 years. He

was the first to list in a medical textbook diseases which are common in the West

but rare in Africa. He suspected that the bulky stools passed by Africans were

somehow protective against some of these diseases. He was the first to coin the

term, "dietary fiber". And, he was one of the first, if not the first, to suggest that

fiber could confer protection against diabetes, obesity, and ischemic heart

disease.

During the war years, Walker began to recognize a relationship between fiber

intake, large stools, and a low incidence of certain gastrointestinal diseases, and

has subsequently made significant contributions to this subject.

Another name that needs to be mentioned is Dr. Denis Burkitt, the famous cancer

researcher. Burkitt's connections with 150 Third World hospitals enabled him to

confirm many of Cleave's epidemiologic observations and even to add to his list

of Western diseases explicable in terms of fiber-depletion and refined

carbohydrate. Burkitt's interest in the Fiber Hypothesis was stimulated by

Cleave's suggestion that there was in all of this an enormous possibility of massive

disease prevention.

Others heartily agree. Thomas MacKeown, epidemiologist and medical historian

of Birmingham University, England, has asserted that the recognition that the

chronic noninfective diseases characteristic of modern Western culture are

due to factors in the environment which can be controlled may prove to be

the greatest medical advance of the 20th century.

Although the exact mechanisms are still not completely understood, the

correlation between lack of dietary fiber and the onset of Western diseases and

disorders is, in the minds of many researchers, almost undeniable. Just on the

weight of the epidemiological evidence alone, an incriminating finger can be

forcefully pointed at the lack of fiber in our Western diet.

Take, for example, the onset of Diverticular Disease in Great Britain (a similar

situation occurred here in the United States around the same time). As late as

1860, a daily intake of 21 ounces of stoneground wheat mixed with rye, together

with oatmeal porridge, was not uncommon. But the diet changed considerably

around the years 1870 to 1880. Improved milling methods removed an increasing

amount of the fiber from flour. At the same time, increasing prosperity,

improvements in rail and sea transport and in refrigeration made other foods

cheap and available to most people. (In theory, the amount of fiber in a diet may

also be reduced not only by the refining of flour and other cereals but also by the

substitution of refined sugar in place of unrefined foodstuffs that were previously

eaten. In practice, these two processes occur together.) Meat consumption

doubled and refined sugar and jam (which has a high refined sugar content)

became part of the diet of even the poorest classes. The intake of refined sugar

almost doubled between 1860 and 1890. These changes were accompanied by a

fall in the consumption of bread. This trend has continued up to the present

except for the years of the two World Wars.

Now, if the change from a high-residue diet containing plenty of fiber to a

low-residue, fiber-deficient diet is responsible for the appearance of this disease,

then it would be expected to have developed and become a common problem

within the span of a generation (about 40 years) after 1880. This has, in fact,

been the case...not only for Diverticular Disease, but also for many of the

above-mentioned diseases and disorders. These diseases have become common

not only in Great Britain but also here in the United States and in other Western

nations where over-refined carbohydrates-from which much of the plant fiber has

been removed-are consumed.

For the past 20 years, more and more research has begun to focus on fiber's

specific role in the prevention of these diseases. Sometimes the connection is a

relatively simple one and really seems to make nothing other than "good, common

sense" (for example, see the comments on varicose veins, below). At other times,

the situation seems to be far more complex (such as fiber's exact role in

preventing some of the metabolic diseases).

In any event, here are some of the more notable effects of dietary fiber on the

human colon:

1) Increased Fecal Weight—One of the best established properties of dietary

fiber is its ability to increase fecal output. The association of a large fecal output

with a low incidence of disease of the large bowel has been noted by a number of

researchers. Fiber produces bulkier, softer stools, thereby reducing the need to

strain and increasing the feeling of complete emptying.

2) Increased Frequency of Defecation—Most people in Western culture

defecate at least three times per week. By way of contrast, defecation at least

once or twice each day should be the norm. It would not be unfair to say that

Western society is constipated. Controlled studies have established a link

between colorectal cancer and constipation, particularly in women. In two of

these studies, having only three stools per week over a long period of time was

considered a risk factor. What's more, benign and even malignant breast disease

has been said to be a consequence of constipation.

There is strong evidence that diverticular disease is the direct result of raised

intraluminal pressures resulting from straining at stool due to varying degrees of

constipation. This greatly increased intraluminal (as well as intra-abdominal)

pressure is readily transmitted down the superficial leg veins and is perhaps in

many instances the cause of varicose veins. The same basic line of reasoning

holds with the cause of deep vein thrombosis—the possible effect of these

pressures on the deeper veins—and also hemorrhoids as well as hiatus hernia.

Diverticular disease, varicose veins, and deep vein thrombosis are closely

associated with one another epidemiologically and tend to be associated within

the same individuals.

In all probability, problems like these are simply the consequence of an intestine

that is having to continually struggle with our modern, fiber-deficient diet.

3) Decreased Transit Time—"Transit time" is the duration between the initial

time when food enters the body by ingestion and the time the digested remainder

of the same food finally passes from the body in the stool. Transit times range

anywhere between three to four days in many people who regularly consume the

typical, low-fiber, Western diet. By way of contrast, the transit times of African

villagers eating high-fiber diets have been reported to be 35 hours or less. A short

transit time is important in that it decreases the time in which various toxins and

carcinogens may be exposed to the bowel (see the comments on "bowel stasis",

above).

4) Dilution of Colonic Contents—For example, studies have shown a

significant correlation between the concentration of bile acids and colon cancer

incidence. It has also been shown that the dilution of colonic bile acid

concentration appears to exert a protective action. In addition to bile acids, the

dilution of chemical poisons (environmental), toxins (microbial) and/or other

carcinogens by fiber in the colon is an important factor currently being

researched.

5) Increased Microbial Growth—The large intestine contains a luxuriant mixed

culture of bacteria, most of which are anaerobes (i.e., they live and thrive in the

absence of oxygen). About 400 species have been isolated. The number of

organisms in colonic and fecal material has been estimated at 10^10 to 10^11

per gram, which means that we have more microbial than human cells! Believe it

or not, 45-55% of the mass of material you pass in your stool is microbial.

Through fermentation, these microorganisms conclude the digestive process. This

bacterial action has a direct bearing on salt and water absorption from the colon,

on the excretion of toxic substances, and on nitrogen and sterol metabolism, and

it may influence intermediary metabolism in the colonic epithelium, liver and

peripheral tissues.

The implications of the presence of such a large anaerobic organ in the human

body are just beginning to be explored. These microflora, besides being directly

antigenic due to cell constituents, produce a number of chemical compounds,

many of which may have a direct effect on the immune system and the body's

resistance to infection. Some of these compounds may be beneficial, such as

antibiotic-like and immune-stimulating substances. The lactobacilli, for example,

synthesize many antimicrobial substances such as lactic acid, acetic acid, benzoic

acid, hydrogen peroxide and, perhaps most important, natural antibiotics. Two of

these, Acidophilin and Bulgarican, possess a wide spectrum of activity against

food-borne pathogens.

Other microflora have been shown to be pathogenic, having the ability to produce

a wide-range of harmful compounds, such as carcinogens and tumor promoting

substances, organic amines, exotoxins and endotoxins as well as other antigenic

proteins and polysaccharides. Diabetes mellitus, bacterial meningitis, myasthenia

gravis, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, lupus erythematosis,

dermatomyositis and pancreatitis are some of the various diseases/disorders in

which the microflora of the human gut have been implicated.

Another common inhabitant of the human bowel is the yeast, Candida albicans.

Normally, the growth of candida is kept in check by many of the other bowel

microflora and the normal function of the immune system. When this balance is

disrupted, as it is by the administration of broad-spectrum anti-microbial drugs or

by immunosuppression from steroids, chemotherapy or disease, the candida can

proliferate. The overgrowth of candida in the gut poses a continual challenge to

the immune system and may cause or facilitate many diseases, ranging all the way

from unexplained chronic fatigue to chronic inflammatory conditions.

6) Altered Energy Metabolism—There is a small body of literature, dating

back to 1909, which shows rather consistently that reduction of caloric intake

leads to inhibition of tumor growth. Dietary fiber enhances fecal energy loss. One

possible explanation for the difference in colon cancer rates between developed

and underdeveloped countries may be in the fiber present in the diet and/or the

ratio of fiber to calories.

7) Adsorption of Organic And Inorganic Substances—Some types of dietary

fiber exhibit highly adsorptive qualities. It has been suggested that bile acids might

be rendered promotionally inert if they were bound in the intestinal tract (dietary

fiber does in fact bind bile acids and salts). More research is currently being done

in this area.

8) Production of Hydrogen, Methane, Carbon-dioxide and Short-chain

Fatty Acids(Dietary fiber serves as a chemical substrate for colonic fermentation

and thus may be a precursor of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA). It has been

suggested the presence of SCFA in the colon tends to reduce the colonic pH,

thereby inhibiting carcinogenesis. Although observations of SCFA are still new,

the role of SCFA in the colon offers a promising lead to cancer researchers.

 

Sinkers... or Floaters?

Seems a bit crude, but your stools can tell you quite a bit about your prospects

for continued health. As a rule, they should be easy to pass and should be soft,

tending to float. If they are hard and consistently sink—being either firmly shaped

or pellet-like (making them difficult to pass without straining)—then it's a good

bet that you aren't getting much in the way of dietary fiber. You should be

concerned about this.

In addition, if you have a long transit time, your intake of dietary fiber is low. If

you want to get a quick approximation of your personal transit time, eat a decent

helping of whole-kernel corn during a meal and then don't eat anymore of it until

you begin to see the corn begin to pass in your stool. The time it takes from the

meal to the stool is your "transit time". Many professionals think normal transit

times should be no longer than 18-24 hours, and that frequency of defecation

should be two or even three times per day. This, of course, only makes sense.

After all, the colon isn't a stainless-steel holding tank! Nevertheless, the person on

a typical Western diet holds approximately eight meals worth of undigested food

and waste material in the colon (as compared with a person on a high-fiber diet

holding only three)!

 

Conclusion—

By now, you're probably way ahead of us so far as conclusions are concerned.

The obvious one would be the need to increase the amount of dietary fiber in

your diet. But how you go about doing this is the question. Many people think

that just because they eat some salad and fruit and make their sandwiches with

commercially produced "whole wheat" or "oat bran" type bread, they are on a

high-fiber diet. They would be quite startled to find that they are getting only a

small amount of the needed dietary fiber.

Obviously, the best thing to do is to commit yourself to a change in your diet,

decreasing or even eliminating highly-refined flours and sugars, processed

foods, foods containing large amounts of animal fat and tropical oils, fried foods,

etc. and increasing the amount of whole grains, fruit, raw vegetables, etc. In

addition, maintaining a good exercise regimen along with the above is considered

beneficial.

Equally obvious, however, is the reality that few of us are either willing or able

to be so radical. What's more, it would be almost impossible for most of us to

maintain this kind of diet while we're out in the workaday world. There are just

too many business lunches, meetings, seminars, etc. to be able to have much in

the way of control over what we eventually end up eating. Put all of this together

with the fact that most of us eat a number of meals per week under pressure and

on the fly, and the prospects of having a good, consistently healthy diet are

minimal.

 

So What's A Person To Do?

So, what's a person to do? What we do personally is try to watch what we

eat—within reason, of course—and make sure that we consistently take a

good, dietary fiber supplement. If you are not used to taking fiber, you should

start easy and let your body get gradually accustomed to it.

After looking at lots of different products over the years, it is our opinion that one

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One Final Word...

One thing you need to understand about the kinds of problems we have covered

in this report is the fact they didn't develop overnight. Therefore, their

prevention must be a sustained, consistent effort over the course of your

individual lifetime. In other words, you need to begin making the necessary

changes now and continue with them for the rest of your life.

We hope we've convinced you of the need to increase the amount of fiber in

your diet. Start paying attention to what you eat and make sure you take a

good, all-natural fiber supplement. Once again—and perhaps at the risk of

even sounding a bit commercial about it—you can't do any better than the Power

Fiber mentioned above. Give it a try.

If people in Western society would only begin to increase the amount of dietary

fiber they consume on a daily basis, there is no doubt in our mind that we would

begin to see a rapid decline in the kinds and types of diseases and disorders

which unnecessarily afflict us today.

Now, you know what to do. So please, make up your mind and...

START DOING IT!