So...what is dietary fiber? Where does it come from? What can it do for me? What are it's health benefits? How much fiber do I need per day? In this blog, we will attempt to answer all of these questions and offer more information about the benefits of fiber. We will also include reviews and consumer reports. Check back often! Read more..

    

How much fiber do we need?

Dietary Fiber | Fiber in Foods | How Much Fiber?


Relieving Constipation | Fiber and Constipation

Many of our readers have asked us about relieving constipation with fiber.

According to Wikipedia symptoms of constipation includes the following:

  • infrequent bowel movements (typically 3 times or fewer per week)
  • difficulty during defecation (straining during more than 25% of bowel movements or a subjective sensation of hard stools), or
  • the sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation.

Constipation is not rare. Almost everyone of us has experienced symptoms of constipation at some point in our life. Most constipation is temporary and not serious, but some people do suffer from chronic and/or severe constipation. (continue your reading )

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