According to David Webster, the author of Acidophilus and Colon Health (1999), "Indicators of a healthy colon flora are a soft but well-formed stool, with amber color and little or no odor, and that floats in water most of the time. When the stools are dry, dark brown, too solidly formed or too loose, and especially if there is a putrid odor, these are clear indicators of a putrefactive, alkaline-producing colon flora. Chronic constipation, diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome are often eliminated when your colon is restored and maintained at a slightly acid pH."
AhaColon® provides a proprietary blend of ingredients that provide bulk to the feces (oat fiber), which in effect increases transit time and reduces the exposure of potential carcinogens to the mucosa of the colon. Psyllium husk According to Dr Pullen (of Pullen.com) and his health blog, Psyllium husk is [used for] "conditions as varied as hemorrhoids and anal fissures, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulosis, constipation and watery diarrhea. As a family physician, he recommends psyllium husk to patients that "may benefit from more fiber than they can consume in their diet".
Siberian Ginseng has been used for centuries in China and Russia as an "adaptogen", which aids the body deal with physical and emotional stress. Eleutherosides, as acitve ingredients of Siberian Ginseng, stimulate the immune system. It is assumed that this role is protective to those that consume Siberian Ginseng because the colon has a very important role in immune health and disruptions of this causes gut flora related infection and sepsis. Siberian Ginseng is an important ingredient of AhaColon®.
Dr. Denice Moffat, a naturopath, calls parsley "one of the world's 7 most potent disease fighting spices" with benefits to the immune system, gut and colonic health, and as a bactericidal agent, among others. AhaColon® also contains Fo-Ti, Guar Gum and Burdock Root, Senna, Spirulina and Chlorella.
