| Since you eat fiber all of the time, then it would be a | | | | preventing constipation |
| good idea to really understand what fiber is and what | | | | They act as a cleaner scraping waste off your colon |
| it does in your body. Both fruits and vegetables have | | | | walls |
| fiber but they have different kinds of fiber. Fiber is | | | | They help you lose weight by absorbing fats and |
| the form or structure of the plant, it's the part the | | | | toxins and preventing them from being reabsorbed. |
| makes up the walls of cells. Fiber gives form to plant | | | | They also make you feel fuller after a meal. |
| cells and to the plant. | | | | They slow down the absorption of sugar or simple |
| When fiber enters the stomach, stomach acid and | | | | carbohydrates by holding them in the fiber matrix. |
| digestive enzymes cannot break it down. It remains | | | | They move stools faster through the colon, |
| in take until it reaches the colon. There in the colon, | | | | preventing excess carbohydrates from being |
| fiber is partial digested by the good bacteria allowing | | | | absorbed |
| the good bacteria to multiply and make you healthier. | | | | They help you prevent colon cancer by moving toxic |
| Fiber consists of many different substances and | | | | stools quickly out of your body |
| forms. It can be hard or rigid and soft and gummy. | | | | It is best to use natural fiber and not processed fiber |
| The hard fiber is called insoluble cellulose and found | | | | that you find in over-the-counter products. Processed |
| mostly in vegetables and grains, whereas, the soft | | | | fiber is changed by the heat, pressure, and chemicals |
| fiber, soluble fiber, is found in fruits and vegetables. | | | | when it is converted into a powder. Many of the |
| It is recommended that you eat between 25 to 45 | | | | nutrients in fiber are lost and its electrical valve is lost |
| grams of fiber. The larger you are the more fiber | | | | and not available for your body. |
| you should eat. Most of the soluble fiber, fruits, | | | | If you are not eating very many raw fruits or |
| should be eaten in the morning, since it digests faster | | | | vegetables then your health will suffer. Start using |
| and helps you to detoxify your body. Insoluble fiber, | | | | them, but you will find that they will create more gas |
| in vegetables, should be eaten during lunch and dinner. | | | | and bloating, since you are not use to eating them. |
| They combine with your protein and carbohydrates | | | | Start adding them slowly to your diet. It is best to |
| to form stools that move quickly through your colon. | | | | use fresh and organic fruits and vegetables. This is |
| This helps you avoid constipation. | | | | type of produce that the body needs because of |
| Here are some of the magical properties that fibers | | | | the electrical activity in the fiber and in all of its |
| have in your body: | | | | nutrients. |
| Soluble fiber attracts, collects and hold fats, | | | | Eat raw fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts, beans, |
| cholesterol, toxins, and other colon wastes | | | | and whole grains for the best fiber. Wheat, oat, and |
| They stimulate peristaltic action in the colon | | | | rice bran are also excellent fiber sources. |