Treatment focused primarily on herbal internal cleansing and detoxification, as well as colon hydrotherapy, nutritional counseling, massage therapy and acupuncture.

The FDA has issued several letters warning manufacturers and suppliers of colon hydrotherapy equipment about making false claims of effectiveness, safety issues and quality control violations.

Colon cleansing may take the form of colon hydrotherapy (also called a colonic or colonic irrigation) or oral cleansing regimens, such as dietary supplements.

- 1995-2005: Brenda served as president for the International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy (I-ACT), during which time she helped develop the I-ACT Ambassador Program for therapists and instructors.

She studied in Las Vegas School of Colon Hydrotherapy (Nevada) and became an I-ACT Colon Hydrotherapist, and later continued her studies in Complimentary Health and Nutrition with Global College of Natural Medicine.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the production of equipment used in colon hydrotherapy in the USA but does not regulate their use, or the supplements used in oral colon-cleansing regimens and manufacturer claims do not require verification or supporting evidence.

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