The Power of Daily Bowel Movements & High-Performance Health | APEX Functional Health

May 14, 2025

Reasons You MUST Have A Bowel Movement Every Day – And How to Make It Happen

Welcome to the APEX Functional Health blog — where we go deep into high-performance health, root-cause healing, science-backed biohacking, and assist you in feeling your absolute best.

Today’s topic? One of the most neglected and undervalued foundations to health – daily bowel movements.

Yes, we’re going there because irregular and inconsistent bowel movements block proper detoxification, which may be the cause of your fatigue, foggy thinking, hormonal imbalances, and other symptoms.

In this blog, we’re covering:

Why daily bowel movements are essential to health and detox

What’s stopping you from regular bowel movements

Proven strategies to improve your bowel movements

How constipation sabotages your energy, gut health, and mood

Let’s get your bowels moving and start feeling amazing — from the inside out.

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Why Constipation Is Stopping You from Feeling Your Best

Here’s the truth: if you aren’t moving your bowels at least once or twice daily, this is considered constipated — and it’s holding you back and creating a lot of issues in the body.

Moving your bowels is ESSENTIAL to supporting your body in removing toxins. It carries out:

Excess hormones

Toxins and heavy metals

Plastics and waste products

Without regular elimination, these toxins get reabsorbed, recirculated, and stored in tissues — overwhelming your liver, lymphatic system, and other detox pathways.

Imagine your body’s detox system as a funnel. If your colon is backed up, the whole funnel clogs — pushing toxic waste back into your system. That’s why clearing your bowels is step one before doing any kind of detox, parasite cleanse, or heavy metal mobilization.

Common Causes of Constipation

If you’re not having a bowel movement every day, you need to look deeper. Here are just a few common root causes that may not be obvious (like lack of fiber):

Gut infections, parasites, or candida

Food sensitivities or an inflammatory diet

Chronic stress

Dehydration

Sedentary lifestyle

Low bile flow or stomach acid

At APEX, we specialize in root-cause approaches that get real results. Let’s walk through 7 proven strategies to support daily bowel movements and optimize your health.

1. Hydrate the Right Way

Dehydration is one of the most common causes of constipation. Your colon needs water to move waste through the system

Aim for half your body weight in ounces of CLEAN filtered water per day
Add electrolytes if you sweat a lot, do coffee enemas, or exercise intensely
Start your day with a glass of warm water + sea salt + lemon or lime to jumpstart digestion and mineral absorption

💧 Pro tips:

Hydrogen water provides 6-10 times the hydration of any other liquid. This is the ionizer we use, and the water bottle we use.
Peeing constantly? That might mean you’re drinking water without the minerals your cells need to absorb it.

2. Support Digestion

Proper digestion starts with stomach acid and bile — and both are essential for healthy elimination. Here are a couple of quick tips to support digestion…

Avoid drinking large amounts of water 30 minutes before/during/after meals – Liquids during and around meals calm the digestive flame, and you want your digestive flame burning as hot as possible
Eat in a calm state, not while multitasking or stressed
Support stomach acid with foundational nutrients like zinc, B12, and omega-3s
Try digestive bitters or enzymes with your largest meal of the day
Consider a Daily Nutritional Support (DNS) shake to fill in nutrient gaps

3. Use Gut & Liver-Supportive Supplements

The gut and liver are directly connected, and if you have a stagnant or backed-up liver, it can reduce bile flow and cause digestive issues in the gut – this can lead to constipation and toxin buildup.

These are some of our favorite supplements from the APEX toolkit to support healthy bowel movements:

Digestive Enzymes – Recommended to take with your largest meal of the day
TUDCA Bile Salts – for bile flow, gallbladder support, and liver detox - Use practitioner code OPMfaxqd
Coffee enemas – always use mold- and toxin-free coffee. Here is the one we use.
Castor oil packs
Bowel Mover by CellCore - Use practitioner code OPMfaxqd
Occasional Constipation Support by Equilife - This is a protocol
Magnesium Citrate at night
Alkalizing Vitamin C – supports the immune system while enhancing elimination

4. Address Parasites and Gut Overgrowths

Parasites, yeast overgrowth, and bacterial imbalances are huge (and often hidden) drivers of constipation and chronic symptoms.

You might need a cleanse if you have a history of:

Antibiotic use
Birth control
High stress
Food poisoning or frequent vomiting

If you’ve never done a parasite cleanse, this is often the most transformational step to improve gut motility, reduce bloating, and restore gut balance.

Parasite cleansing is not something we recommend doing without the support of a practitioner for MANY reasons.

Schedule a free Strategy Call here and find out how we can support you in optimizing gut health.

5. Move Your Body Daily

Physical activity is one of the fastest ways to improve bowel motility.

Start here:

Begin with 10–15 min daily walks
Work up to 8,000–10,000 steps/day
Add in rebounding, yoga, stretching, or vibration therapy

💥 Movement = elimination. A stagnant body leads to a stagnant gut.

6. Manage Your Stress

Stress is one of the most powerful disruptors of digestion, especially the gut-brain connection.

Try these free, science-backed tools to lower stress:

Meditation or journaling
Gentle movement like yoga or tai chi
Breathing exercises (box breathing, legs-up-the-wall)
Reduce EMF exposure
Optimize Sleep – Join our FREE 7-Day Challenge – Turning Sleep Into A Superpower Here
Dimming blue light before bed and wearing blue light-blocking glasses
Grounding and time in nature
Emotional clearing (therapy, NLP, energy work)

Stress isn't just mental — it’s metabolic. Healing starts by calming the nervous system.

7. Upgrade Your Diet, Gradually

Diet plays a huge role in gut function — but don’t overhaul everything overnight.

Identify and eliminate food sensitivities
Slowly increase fiber-rich foods (chia seeds, flax, cooked veggies)
Balance meals with quality protein, healthy fats, and diverse produce

🧠 Food is medicine. And the right foods will gently nudge your bowels — and your whole system — back into alignment.

Final Thoughts from APEX

Getting your bowels moving is foundational to healing. It’s the first place we start with every APEX client — because without daily elimination, your body stays stuck in toxin-recycling mode.

If you’re struggling with constipation, fatigue, hormone imbalances, or chronic inflammation, check all 7 boxes in this blog. Even starting with ONE change can create momentum and massive shifts.

Ready to Get Things Moving — For Real?

Schedule a FREE APEX Strategy Call and let’s talk about what’s holding you back and how to get you unstuck — fast.

Your body wants to heal. You just need the right roadmap.

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