Colonics: Safe and Effective

Is colon hydrotherapy safe and effective?

The answer to that important question, says Dr. Darlene Holloway, is “a qualified yes. It’s well established, over a period of many years, that colonics are useful and in many cases invaluable, with two important qualifications.

“One qualification relates to the training and expertise of the practitioner, and a second important qualifier relates to the equipment in use—which, for the sake of safety and effectiveness, must be FDA approved.”

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Is it Safe and Useful for a Pregnant Woman to have Colon Hydrotherapy?

An expert in colonics—Darlene Holloway, the International Colon Hydrotherapist of the Year in 2009—offers a qualified response to that query.

“Often, women who are pregnant, or may want to become pregnant, ask me about the safety and usefulness of colonic hydrotherapy, and there’s not a ‘one-size- fits-all’ answer to these questions. As a general rule, I prefer to offer colonics to women in the second trimester and beyond, for example, and in fact, a lot of women become constipated when the fetus begins growing and puts pressure on the pelvis—in a worst case scenario, closing down the colon. Continue reading

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Therapies Help Patient Strengthen Immune System

In three decades as a gifted healer, Darlene Holloway, founder of the Alternative Health Center of Cary, has acquired a mental catalog of dozens of memorable patients. She is best known as a master of colonic irrigation and her detoxification therapeutic skills embrace a range of other modalities. Recently, she was named Colon Therapist of the Year by the International Association of Colon Therapists.

“It’s true that a countless number of memorable clients and patients come readily to mind, and recently, for example, a woman I’ll call Susan came to us with an amazing range of sensitivities that required her to wear a mask constantly to limit her contact with triggers.

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A Life-Giving Health Equation

The body, simply standing in place, can be immensely revealing if you know what to look for, says Darlene Holloway, founder of the Alternative Health Center of Cary and acknowledged as a national leader in the field of colon hydrotherapy. Recently, she was named Colon Therapist of the Year by the International Association of Colon Therapists.

And while she has great expertise in understanding and promoting colon health, she has an even greater interest in the connections between mind, body, and spirit that form a life-giving health equation for each individual.

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Medications May Cause Constipation

Darlene Holloway, founder of the Alternative Health Center of Cary and acknowledged as a national leader in the field of colon hydrotherapy, has a special relationship with scores of teenagers.

“These young adults are living in an extraordinary time, absolutely overwhelmed by a variety of digital stimuli, and as a consequence many of them feel anxious and jittery which in turn often leads to depression. Continue reading

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