Are you like 20% of the population who suffer from constipation? It’s nothing to be ashamed of, so while high fiber foods don’t always do the trick, consider a salt water cleanse. Sometimes called “salt water cleansing” or “overall cleansing,” this method is designed to help cleanse your colon and digestive system by inducing forced defecation.
The key component of a salt water purification recipe is the salt itself, as it is necessary for many biochemical processes. The official “salt flush” has become more popular over the past decade as a trick to aid digestion and cleansing as part of a detox program. Drinking a mixture of salt water triggers the body’s natural detoxification and waste elimination mechanism. Which helps get your digestive system back on track and leaves you feeling lighter, less lethargic and less heavy.
The “salt flush” is more effective if you do it in the morning on an empty stomach. If you’re doing it later in the day, make sure you haven’t eaten anything for the past two hours.
To perform a simple sea salt rinse at home, start by taking two teaspoons of sea salt, which can be colored salt, such as pink Himalayan salt. Make sure it is pure salt, so always make sure there is no added iodine at all.
How to prepare lemon salt water
Heat 1 liter of filtered water. The water should be warmer than room temperature, but not boiling hot or very hot. It should be colder than the temperature you would use to make tea or coffee.
Take a glass jar with a lid and add salt, hot water and a little fresh lemon juice or lemon water (to reduce the taste of salt). Shake it vigorously to completely dissolve the salt. Make sure there are no visible pellets, which will settle on the bottom of your jar/lid if they are not yet dissolved.
Drink the mixture quickly, within minutes if possible (goal is under 5 minutes). Since the taste isn’t very good (it’s very salty!), you’ll probably want to drink it as soon as possible. Lie on your side and massage your belly on one side, then repeat the operation on the other side. The ideal is to keep the mixture for at least 30 minutes.
Shortly after you finish mixing, you should start feeling the urge to go to the bathroom. As soon as you feel like you can’t hold it in anymore, go to the bathroom. You may need to go more than once, sometimes several times, before you are completely “cleansed” and your colon is emptied.
After any cleanse, it’s a good idea to take a probiotic supplement and eat healthy foods, which help establish healthy bacteria in your internal gut flora (microbiome) and provide you with nutrients/electrolytes essential.
Ingredients for lemon salt water recipe
2 teaspoons sea salt (choose pink Himalayan salt)
1 liter of hot filtered water
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or a cup of lemon water
a glass jar with a lid
Instructions
Heat your water, but don’t boil it.
Add your ingredients to the jar and put the lid on. Shake it vigorously to completely dissolve the salt. Make sure no pellets are visible.
Drink the mixture quickly, within minutes if possible (goal is under 5 minutes).
Lie on your side and massage your belly on one side, then repeat the operation on the other side. If you manage to hold the solution for about 30 minutes, it will help your body fully absorb the salt.
Shortly after you finish mixing, you should start feeling the urge to go to the bathroom.
As soon as you feel like you can’t hold it in anymore, go to the bathroom. You may need to go more than once, sometimes several times before you are completely “cleansed” and your colon is emptied.
Reminder
After any cleanse, it’s a good idea to take a probiotic supplement and stock up on healthy foods.
