Do You or Don't You?

While juicing this morning I was listening to Regis and Kelly -- a hilarious discussion broke out about "colonics" (enemas) as a protocol used in cleaning therapies. Apparently the show's producer, Gelman (?), is in the midst of some sort of cleansing process and Regis wanted to know if he was using colonics. After much pressing by Regis, the guy finally admitted he was "very uncomfortable" with the idea of using colonics as a cleaning protocol -- not for any scientific reasons, just the idea of . . . well, you know. Regis has apparently used them -- Kelly, no.

There is evidence of enemas being used as far back as the classical Greek era. Enemas are also described in The Essene Gospel of Peace, purportedly dated to the 2nd-3rd century A.D. (Note: This isn't an endorsement of that or similar books; just a historical reference.) Coffee enemas were popularized in the 20th century as part of the nutritional cancer therapy created by Dr. Max Gerson, the coffee serving to dilate the liver's bile ducts and release accumulated toxins from the liver into the colon for elimination.