It’s a well-established truth that regeneration and rejuvenation of the physical body is impossible without a properly functioning colon,” says Darlene Holloway, an expert in the field of colon irrigation therapy who founded the Alternative Health Center of Cary in 1992. Ms. Holloway is a graduate of the Florida Institute of Natural Health and the Florida School of Massage, and holds the highest level of certification as an instructor with the International Association of Colon Hydrotherapy. The I-ACT tapped her as International Colon Therapist of the Year in 2009.
Colon Hydrotherapy
The colon is a muscular tube that is usually about five to six feet long. It is best known, in terms of public awareness, as the site of colon cancers, which claim from 50,000 to 60,000 lives a year. “Our purpose with colon hydrotherapy,” says Ms. Holloway, “in terms of physical goals, is to hydrate the system, remove waste, stimulate peristalsis—muscle movement— rehabilitate the nerves, muscles, glands, circulatory and immune systems that form the components of the digestive system, and to reposition the intestines.
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While we do not diagnose illness in this Center, I certainly do observe tell-tale signs about the condition of the body,” says Darlene Holloway, who has headed the Alternative Health Center of Cary since it was established n 1992.
She is a graduate of the Florida Institute of Natural Health and the Florida School of Massage, and holds the highest level of certification as an instructor with the International Association of Colon Hydrotherapy. The IACT tapped her as International Colon Therapist of the Year in 2009.
“This is a highly visual specialty,” she says. “For example, if I see bright red blood in the fluid during a colonic hydrotherapy session, it most commonly indicates a hemorrhoidal condition, which I will call to the client’s attention. If there is blood of a darker color, it may indicate a more serious problem and I will advise the patient to be checked by a gastroenterologist.
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Darlene Holloway, understandably proud of her designation as International Colon Therapist of the Year by the International Association of Colon Hydrotherapy, agrees there are many misconceptions about efforts to keep colons as clean and well-functioning as possible.
“Perhaps the most common misconception is that there is a lot of discomfort with the colon hydrotherapy,” she says. “There simply should not be any discomfort with a colonic. The colon is four layers of muscles. And just like any muscle, it functions by contracting and relaxing. That’s the normal process. If a client has a lazy colon, they may feel some sensation as the muscleis asked to do unfamiliar work.
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