My previous Substack article (Part 1) was on the Water Enema, its history and usage. This article is Part 2 on the Coffee Enema. Why would anyone use coffee instead of water. There must be something to it. Historically there are conflicting reports but many believe that a coffee enema was first used in WW1 when a nurse used the surgeon’s coffee in place of water for a pre-surgery enema. The soldier noticed a large reduction in pain after the surgery was complete and the nurses administered coffee enemas to other patients who also benefited. After this we know that Dr. Max Gerson was the first well-known physician to use coffee enemas in his treatment protocols (“Gerson Therapy”). His book - “A Cancer Therapy” remains a sought after protocol by many. Dr. Gerson, the University of Minnesota and many other studies by Medical doctors and PhD Research doctors have shown consistently that there is really something to this. I recently did a YouTube video explaining water enemas vs. coffee enemas - you may want to watch here:
My YouTube video - How & Why To do Enemas - Water or Coffee
Whereas a ‘water enema’ is used for constipation, headaches & other general maladies - a coffee enema is different. A raw organic green coffee is used and must be prepared ahead of time. 8 cups of pure water to 4 TBSP of organic raw coffee brought to a boil for 10 minutes and cooled. I highly recommend S.A. Wilsons coffee as it has been greatly studied for its high palmitates - buy here - https://amzn.to/4cqbvKe . If you should need an Enema Bag - buy here - https://amzn.to/4cLS5z7.
After coffee preparation do not use paper filters, or any filter because we want to keep as many components of the palmitates as possible! Palmitates in coffee stimulate and detoxify the liver and blood. Every 6 minutes all your blood goes through your liver to be detoxified. During the coffee enema, that time is shortened to 3 minutes. The caffeine and palmitates cause the liver and bile duct system to release bile into the colon and increases the flow of bile. A coffee enema must be held for 12-15 minutes, for this reason only 2 cups is necessary as we don’t want peristalsis to increase. I like to lay on my left side as this is where my sigmoid part of the colon is and where the Hepatic/Portal Vein is - which connects to the liver. The coffee uses the Hepatic/Portal vein as a direct connection to the liver.
Two highly researched palmitate compounds found in high quality green coffee are Cafestol and Kahweol. In the 2019 PubMed article found here-
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6747192/ )
these compounds exert a mighty effect upon the body:
“Cafestol and kahweol are natural diterpenes extracted from coffee beans. In addition to the effect of raising serum lipid, in vitro and in vivo experimental results have revealed that the two diterpenes demonstrate multiple potential pharmacological actions such as anti-inflammation, hepatoprotective, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and anti-osteoclastogenesis activities. The most relevant mechanisms involved are down-regulating inflammation mediators, increasing glutathione (GSH), inducing apoptosis of tumor cells and anti-angiogenesis…”
And that is not all, did you notice “ increasing glutathione”? Glutathione is a tripeptide molecule composed of three amino acids: glutamate, cysteine, and glycine. It is a powerful antioxidant naturally produced by the body and found in various cells, tissues, and organs. Glutathione plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health but The body's natural production of glutathione tends to decrease as we get older. This decline is partly due to changes in the body's ability to synthesize the amino acids required for glutathione production and increased oxidative stress with age. To put it simply: most of us don’t have enough. There are glutathione supplements but they are expensive and again - must be assimilated and depending upon the person and their level of health- it is ‘iffy’ whether they make much of a difference. As a functional nutritionist I am always about wanting our own bodies to do the work, and here we find that coffee enemas have been shown to increase Glutathione S-transferase (an enzyme produced by the liver) 600-700% (after just one coffee enema) according to the University of Minnesota. Your liver uses palmitic acid as the chemical base to manufacture Glutathione S-transferase, what an amazing thing! Because of these two major detoxification aids of coffee enemas: 1. Clearing of the Bile Duct and 2. Production of Glutathione, coffee enemas can be extremely helpful for anyone experiencing a die-off or herxheimer (cleansing) reaction. Coffee enemas have been proven in studies to have hepatoprotective properties - meaning it protects against the progression of liver diseases, like cirrhosis and hepatitis. It is Anti-Cancer. Coffee enemas are absolutely amazing for chronic pain and are far better for the body than opioids and other addictive Pharma drugs.
Finally, it is believed that the theophylline compound in coffee causes blood vessels in the colon to dilate, enhancing blood flow and improving muscle tone/motility. In addition, the enemas help neutralize common toxins in liver and intestinal tissue, supporting repair/regeneration and improving overall health.
If you would like to see a YouTube video describing all of this - I have given the link to my video above, and I walk you through the details. I also have given the link above to purchase S.A.Wilson Gold Roast Coffee - the most studied and most recommended enema coffee out there - and I have posted a picture on its amazing qualities below.
Thank you for reading my Substack article folks!~! … until next time…
Yet another great piece! And the video link in it. Especially, for me, near the end where you talk about Root Cause.