Fiber
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org,
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Fiber is sometimes referred to as "roughage" because of its ability to pass through the body’s digestive systems. In Prescription For Nutritional Healing (1997), the Balch’s say that fiber is actually one part of a plant that is resistant to the body’s digestive enzymes. As a result, only relatively small amount of fiber is digested or metabolized in the stomach or intestines. Instead, most of it moves through the gastrointestinal tract and ends up in the stool.
This is fiber’s most important use in the body (as a constituent of the stool). It provides the bulk that the body needs to eliminate toxins from the system. Fiber has several other redeeming qualities as well. Prescription For Nutritional Healing (1997) tells us, “It retains water, which softens the stool and prevents constipation, it reduces the risk of colon cancer (by speeding the rate at which stool passes through the intestine and by keeping the digestive tract clean), and it binds with certain substances that would normally result in the production of cholesterol, thus eliminating these substances from the body. In this way, a high-fiber diet helps lower blood cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of heart disease.”
Nutrition is the essence of our very being and it is amazing how little people know about it. Carbohydrates are either simple or complex, you do not have to be a calorie counter to lose weight, just eat right. Health problems such as high or low blood pressure can usually be adjusted with food education. Modern data suggests that there should be a universal applied food pyramid. Science suggests that mass culture is putting a strain on the earth’s resources. There is no center of life, keep a food journal to help keep track of your diet. The herbal cure is not always the healthiest so make sure you do your research before trying anything to new age. Just think of all the food in your house that is in a package, try the organic alternative.