Psyllium Husks
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“Increasing fiber consumption should be a first priority for everyone. The facts are overwhelming - medical professionals should recommend the use of fiber to all their patients.” --Louise Tenny, Master Herbalist |
Imagine a food encrusted pot. Is it enough to use a soap water to clean it? No! You need a scouring pad which can remove the encrusted remains.
Likewise to clean the colon of feces and other waste matter, you need a brush-like substance. Fiber creates such a brush in the colon.
The National Cancer Institute and the American Medical Association recommends that people take 20-30g of fiber everyday. Certain ethnic societies, where 70g of fiber is consumed daily, no bowel disease occur.
However, you must know how and when to take psyllium fiber, so that you can avoid the psyllium husk side effects.
There are also other fiber supplements on the market.
Other Fiber-Rich Supplements Not On Par With Psyllium Fiber
Some of the other fiber-rich supplements other than Psyllium husks on the market, are:
- B-Glucan derived from oat or barley
- Inulin derived from chicory root
- Wheat Dextrin derived from hydrolyzed wheat starch
- Glucomannam derived from the root of Amophophallus konjac
I would not recommend any of the above because they are derivatives from, no doubt, natural substances. This means that there is some processing done to get them from these natural substance.
However psyllium fiber is directly from the husks of psyllium seeds, and so is the most economical and natural fiber supplement. Flax seeds are also a good fiber supplement.
100 gms of psyllium contains around 14 times more fiber than 100 gms of oat bran and is able to absorb and swell at least ten times its volume.
How and When to Take Psyllium Husks
1. Drink one glass of water. Then take one tablespoon of psyllium in a glass of water or juice and drink another glass of water. This is to ensure you have adequate amount of water to create a smooth flowing bulk fiber.
2. Do not take psyllium with any supplements or any medication because they will also be trapped and eliminated by the psyllium fiber.
3. Take at least two hours before or after consuming anything. But if you want to eat less by feeling full, then take it about 15 minutes before a meal.
4. Do not take too much psyllium fiber as it is more likely to create some side effect or other, if a proportionate amount of water is not consumed. At least two or three glasses of water or juice with every teaspoon of psyllium is enough to keep it soft.
5. Throughout the day drink eight to 12 glasses of water to ensure that the psyllium moving through the intestines is soft and able to move easily.
6. It is advisable to take some probiotics daily on an empty stomach in the morning, if you have taken the psyllium at night and vice-versa.
7. Psyllium husks can be added to other high fiber foods, such as oats or other cereals, and even to fruit juices to increase the fiber content of the food. This makes it a very natural way of taking psyllium fiber.
From Psyllium Husks to Ultra Cleanse Guide (The Home Page)
What are the benefits of a colon cleanse. Why colon cleanse? What are colon cleanse results?
How to do a bentonite detox? Anyway what is bentonite in the first place? And why is a bentonite colon cleanse so beneficial?
What is the secret to prevent colon diseases? Why is bowel cleanse or colon cleanse important to remove mucoid plaque. Go from a sluggish colon to a healthy colon. A bowel cleanse can also detox for weight loss.
Colon flush is a form of colonic cleanse or intestinal cleanse that washes out the colon of feces and other waste matter. It is also called colon irrigation or plain old enema colon cleanse.
How to cleanse your colon? There are various home made colon cleanse methods. From a raw food detox diet to psyllium seed husks to a sea salt cleanse to a high colonic enema.
Find out how mucoid plaque or intestinal plaque forms, and creates a sluggish colon with poor bowel movements. However the good news is that the mucoid plaque can be removed with a good, thorough colon or intestinal cleanse.
What are psyllium husk side effects? Psyllium fiber is safe if you know how and when to take it. If you take it the proper way, I do not think that you will suffer any psyllium side effects.
Is psyllium fiber effective and safe to use? What is psyllium? How long has psyllium husks been used by man? What are its uses? Is there anything that you must be aware of regarding how safe psyllium husk is?
