It is a New Year and it’s time to get healthy after our holiday food indulgences. So let’s get started on the path to cleansing and detoxifying our bodies!
The food we eat and the physical environment we live in causes us to accumulate toxins, which limits our physical stamina and impairs our immune system. If we are clogged up and holding toxins in our bodies, we can’t absorb nutrients properly and digestion is hindered.
This might lead to constipation, bloating, gas, headaches, bad breath, allergy symptoms, PMS, depression, frequent infections, dull skin, thinning hair, and weight gain. These are all good reasons to detoxify and cleanse ourselves!
There are a few different ways to do this, and one of the best ways is to add more fiber to our diets. The average American diet contains about 10 grams of fiber a day, but in reality, we need to consume about 25 to 35 grams a day. Why is this? Because fiber absorbs toxins and helps move them through and out of our bodies, cleaning us out.
Fifty percent of our immune system is located in and around our digestive system, especially the large intestines. Cleansing these is the first step to obtaining and maintaining good health. In addition, fiber helps our bodies sustain a healthy intestinal flora.
Once your body is cleansed, it can utilize nutrients much more efficiently, thus reducing your cravings for sweets and fatty foods. Furthermore, fiber helps lower blood sugar, which helps manage diabetes, and is linked to the prevention of colon and breast cancer.
Two of the most convenient and consistent ways to add more fiber to your daily routine are first of all, eating more whole, raw organic vegetables and fruits in their natural form, and secondly, by consuming high-quality psyllium husks.
An easy way to add psyllium husks to your daily diet is to add them to your smoothie in the morning. The fiber swells quickly when wet, so you need to drink it quickly or add more liquid after it swells.
Here is a list of the top fiber foods you can add to your diet:
Apple 1 medium 2.2 grams fiber
Avocado 1 medium 11.84 grams fiber
Black beans 1 cup 14.92 grams fiber
Bran flakes 3/4 cup 5.1 grams fiber
Broccoli 1 cup cooked 10.97 grams fiber
Kale 1 cup cooked 7.20 grams fiber
Kidney beans 1 cup cooked 13.33 grams fiber
Lentils 1 cup 5.6 grams fiber
Oat Meal 1 cup 4 grams fiber
Orange 1 medium 3.40 grams fiber
Pear 1 medium 5.1 grams fiber
Raspberries 1 cup 8.34 grams fiber
Rice 1 cup uncooked 7.98 grams fiber
Spinach 1 cup cooked 4.32 grams fiber
Sweet potato 1 cup cooked 6.94 grams fiber
Whole-wheat spaghetti 1 cup 6.3 grams fiber
This year, add some fiber and nutrients to your diet.
Make this a lifestyle choice for a healthier new you!
By Nancy Addison CHC, AADP
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