Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
EW, I read that a few days ago, must've been where they got the info for the Oprah show.

I think it's one of those things like BMI, where they define "normal" based on a median of a population that's overall pretty unhealthy. I know when I'm eating healthy (most of my calories from vegetables) I usually have a BM three times a day. And yeah. Exercise. Peristalsis only does so much (particularly if someone's eating a low fiber diet that takes a lot of muscular energy to propel). A lot of moving stuff through the bowels comes from external stimulation by body movement.
Hmmm...it's one of those things most people don't talk much about unless it's monitoring their babies or when they get very old/very sick/ill. All the talk about body cleanses, etc., would not be necessary if people were regular in BM, ate food closest to produce, had right fibre in diet, etc.

Maybe it's more chic /easier to talk about body cleanses in conversations with others, but not address regular, natural ways how the body gets rid of toxins/waste by improving diet long-term & exercise.