Fibre is an essential part of our diet and helps to maintain a health digestive system.  The following facts will explain the benefits of correct fibre intake.

Did you know that...

• Soluble & Insoluble fibre (from oats, rye, fruit, vegetables, seeds, ran & pulses) helps to slow the absorption of glucose, regulate insulin levels and prevent blood sugar highs & lows.
• A meal rich in fibre is more filling and will help to control your appetite.
• Fibre speeds the passage of waste material from your body, absorbing toxins along the way.
• Fibre provides food for the 'friendly bacteria' in the colon, which in return make various essential vitamins.  
• Fibre helps to maintain a healthy digestive system, which in turn can help to improve skin texture & tone, promote shiny hair, strong nails and a leaner, slimmer shape.  
• The Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) is 24g of fibre each day.  The average person has an intake of just 17g! 
  

So how can you increase your fibre intake.....

• Choose wholegrain cereals, pasta & flour, wholemeal breads, brown or wild rice. These are unrefined. All white versions have had most of the fibre removed!
• Add fruit, nuts & seeds to your breakfast and salad lunches.
• Boost your evening meal with 1 or 2 extra vegetables or a side salad.
• Swap sweet, starchy mid-morning or afternoon snacks for fruit or seeds.
• Swap boiled potatoes for jacket potatoes (and eat the skin!)
• Add lentils, bulgar wheat, brown rice & beans to stews & soups.
• Scrape, rather than peel vegetables as fibre is concentrated in their rind or peel.
• Steam your vegetables, rather than boil them to death! The crunchier the better!
• Avoid high sugar, high fat foods as they tend to slow and clog up your system.

 
Herbalife offers two excellent fibre supplement products to help you to improve your health:

• Florafibre is a powerful supplement designed to help replenish the good bacteria in the gut, by supplying millions of Lactobacillis acidophilus cells together with a special dietary fibre to restore & promote balance within your gut. Poor diet, illness, stress, lack of fibre, some medications and many other factors can deplete your friendly bacteria resulting in a weakened immune system and its subsequent consequences.
• Fibrebond is a supportive supplement, especially if you are on a weight loss programme. It cleverly combines dietary fibre & Sodium Choleate, which is designed to liquify & disperse dietary fats during digestion. Together they help to eliminate fat efficiently.

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