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The inside of a colon should be a very healthy pink color.  Take notice of the images of these stained colons and read carefully how this condition is almost always due to taking senna and cascara sagrada.  In addition, it is possible to become dependant upon either one as you could with a pharmaceutical laxative.

According to Dr. Edward Group in his book "Health Begins in the Colon":

"Senna is an herbal stimulant laxative that is toxic to animal muscle tissue, yet this substance is a common ingredient in many herbal teas, weight-loss supplements, vitamins, and especially laxatives.  In fact, Senna is often prescribed as a "natural medicine" for curing constipation.  Despite the alarming fact of its toxicity, senns continues to be included in hundreds of products while simultaneiously causing a host of very serious health conditions, diseases, and even death in high enough concentrations.

When Senna becomes highly concentrated in the organs or blood stream, though over consumption by whatever means, this herb can lead to the recipient developing a variety of health problems.  Senna seems to primarily affect body systems related to the blood and or/natural cellular functions but can also severly damage the liver." . . .

"Cascara sagrada is an herbal stimulant laxative which has been demonstrated through scientific processes to actually cause serious digestive problems, including worsening symptoms such as diarrhea and constipation rather than relieving them.  Other health conditions you can develop by using Cascara sagrada include:

* Acute Hepatitis (swelling of the liver)

* Liver damage

* Abdominal pain

* Rectal bleeding

* Lesions in the colon

Cascara is one of a group of herbal plants containing compouds called Anthraquinones - known cancer-causing agents.  In other words, when lab animals receive this herb in sufficient quantities, tumors or colon cancer is often the result.   . . ."

Essential Body Therapies carries Advanced Naturals products, a practioners line of products that is committed to total digestive health.  These products are senna and cascara sagrada free.