Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 However, insoluble fiber can also irritate the bowel, especially if it is already sensitive or inflamed. soluble fiber, which isn't irritating to the bowel, is found in fruits and vegetables, oat bran, barley, beans, and peas. Ingesting foods containing soluble fiber stimulates bowel movements, decreases appetite, and leads to weight loss. One excellent source of soluble fiber is powdered psyllium husk. It is often used for intestinal cleansing because of its superior ability to absorb moisture, lubricate the intestines, and mop up contaminants. |
Ron Garner
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 There are two kinds of fiber: soluble and insoluble—neither of which is broken-down for nutritional purposes. soluble fiber forms a gel when mixed with a liquid and functions to keep the stools soft for easy passage through the colon. Insoluble fiber acts as a sponge to hold toxins and sweep the walls of the colon during elimination. Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are types of insoluble fiber found in apples, beets, broccoli, pears, and whole grains. Foods such as oats, oat bran, psyllium husks, and flax seeds are rich in both soluble and insoluble fiber. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 Although there are many varieties of soluble fiber, a completely novel blend known as PolyGlycopleX (PGX) is the most viscous and soluble fiber ever discovered. The fibers in PGX work synergistically to produce a higher level of viscosity, gel-forming properties, and expansion with water than with the same quantity of any other fiber alone. The blend is able to bind roughly hundreds of times its weight in water, resulting in a volume and viscosity three to five times greater than other highly soluble fibers like psyllium or oat beta glucan. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. soluble fiber dissolves in water and is degraded by bacteria in your colon. It forms a gel in your intestines that regulates the flow of waste material through your digestive tract. This type of fiber is found in oatmeal, oat bran, dried peas, beans, lentils, apples, pears, strawberries, and blueberries. soluble fiber is good for you, but no matter how much of it you eat, it won't influence your hormonal equilibrium. Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, can directly help to decrease estrogen overload. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Ingesting foods containing soluble fiber stimulates bowel movements, decreases appetite, and leads to weight loss. One excellent source of soluble fiber is powdered psyllium husk. It is often used for intestinal cleansing because of its superior ability to absorb moisture, lubricate the intestines, and mop up contaminants. Other good sources of soluble fiber are flaxseed, guar gum, and apple pectin.
Caution: Increasing your intake of dietary fiber too rapidly can cause unpleasant side effects, such as gas, bloating, and even diarrhea. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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| Although there are many varieties of soluble fiber, a completely novel blend known as PolyGlycopleX (PGX) is the most viscous and soluble fiber ever discovered. The fibers in PGX work synergistically to produce a higher level of viscosity, gel-forming properties, and expansion with water than with the same quantity of any other fiber alone. The blend is able to bind roughly hundreds of times its weight in water, resulting in a volume and viscosity three to five times greater than other highly soluble fibers like psyllium or oat beta glucan. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| One excellent source of soluble fiber is powdered psyllium husk. It is often used for intestinal cleansing because of its superior ability to absorb moisture, lubricate the intestines, and mop up contaminants. Other good sources of soluble fiber are flaxseed, guar gum, and apple pectin.
Caution: Increasing your intake of dietary fiber too rapidly can cause unpleasant side effects, such as gas, bloating, and even diarrhea. To avoid these unwanted side effects, increase fiber consumption gradually.
Soluble fiber requires copious amounts of water to carry it to the colon. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 There are two basic types of fiber—soluble and insoluble—and both are valuable in detoxing. soluble fiber (technically called pectin, gum, and mucilage) dissolves and breaks down in water. When it does, it forms a thick gel. It helps to think of soluble fiber as a sponge, actually soaking up toxins as it passes through your gastrointestinal (GI) tract and prolonging the time it takes your stomach to digest food so sugar is released and absorbed more slowly. It also binds with fatty acids, which are the building blocks of fats. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Other good sources of soluble fiber are flaxseed, guar gum, and apple pectin.
Caution: Increasing your intake of dietary fiber too rapidly can cause unpleasant side effects, such as gas, bloating, and even diarrhea. To avoid these unwanted side effects, increase fiber consumption gradually.
Soluble fiber requires copious amounts of water to carry it to the colon. Adults need at least 8 to 10 cups of water daily (2 to 2Vi quarts), but few people drink that much. Other liquids, such as milk, coffee, tea, juice, and soda, are not substitutes for pure water. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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| This type of fiber is found in oatmeal, oat bran, dried peas, beans, lentils, apples, pears, strawberries, and blueberries. soluble fiber is good for you, but no matter how much of it you eat, it won't influence your hormonal equilibrium. Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, can directly help to decrease estrogen overload. It binds itself to extra estrogen in the digestive tract, which is then excreted by the body. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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| Because good bacteria love to eat soluble fiber. When they eat soluble fiber, they multiply. When they multiply, they can crowd out the bad bacteria and maintain the proper balance. You can also support your bacterial balance by taking high-potency probiotic supplements that are formulated with the right balance of lactobacillus and bifidobacterium.
There are several critical, yet simple, factors to consider when choosing the right probiotic supplement. |
| Some Food Sources for Insoluble Fiber cauliflower potato skins dried beans root vegetable skins flaxseed sour plums fruit skins wheat bran popcorn whole-grain breads whole-grain cereals whole-grain oatmeal whole-grain pasta
Some Food Sources for soluble fiber apples cranberries oranges barley lentils peaches beets oat bran peas carrots
Toxins that mimic the female hormone estrogen can have devastating effects on a woman's natural hormonal cycle, fertility, and general health. Many researchers believe fiber may help in fighting breast cancer. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 Fruits, vegetables, and some seeds, such as pectins, gums, and mucilages are good sources of soluble fiber. Flaxseed has one of the highest levels of both soluble and insoluble fiber known for any food. It also contains a substance called lignan, which inhibits breast and prostate cancer.
One test of non-diabetics demonstrated that taking fifty grams of water plus flaxseed mucilage reduced by 27 percent normally elevated blood sugar levels following a high-glucose meal.422 Fenugreek seed, which contains about 50 percent fiber, is another good source of soluble fiber. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Soluble Fiber
Psyllium seed powder, flaxseed powder, oat bran, and pectin are all soluble fiber sources that can be added to smoothies. Start with one teaspoon, working gradually up to one tablespoon. soluble fiber is a type of carbohydrate that resists digestion by gastrointestinal secretions. It dissolves in the watery contents of the small intestine, producing a viscous gel. soluble fiber binds toxins in the colon. It also will decrease the chance of constipation and lower cholesterol levels. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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| Fiber and Diabetes
Fiber, especially soluble fiber, lowers elevated blood sugar levels. Fruits, vegetables, and some seeds, such as pectins, gums, and mucilages are good sources of soluble fiber. Flaxseed has one of the highest levels of both soluble and insoluble fiber known for any food. It also contains a substance called lignan, which inhibits breast and prostate cancer.
One test of non-diabetics demonstrated that taking fifty grams of water plus flaxseed mucilage reduced by 27 percent normally elevated blood sugar levels following a high-glucose meal. |
Marshall Editions
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 Eat plenty of soluble fiber such as oats and oat bran, dried beans and peas, barley, apples, and flaxseeds. soluble fiber has been shown to repair the gastric mucosa. Drink at least 5 cups of cabbage juice (made by blending cabbage and water) a day to heal the gastric mucosa. You can mix it with water or carrot juice if preferred. Eat cultured products, such as yogurt, kefir, or raw sauerkraut, for probiotic (friendly bacteria) activity and their ability to fight H. pylori. Use garlic to flavor your meals as it has antibacterial activity that may help fight H. pylori. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Your body is designed to process the soluble fiber found in fruits: not the insoluble fiber found within grains (bran), which is sharp and can leave microscopic lacerations on the wall of your intestines.
Doctors at the South Manchester University Hospital, England, studying Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) have discovered that after eating bran—the one time cure-all food for IBS—more than half of their patients felt much worse. Today over 20 percent of the British population suffers from IBS, and it is even more so in the United States. |
Antoinette Saville and Antony J. Haynes
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 Butyrate, along with other SCFAs, are mainly derived from the fermentation of soluble fiber by colonic bacteria. Oat bran, which contains soluble fiber, increases the level of butyric acid, but wheat brain does not. Other fibers higher in soluble fiber are more effective at increasing butyric acid than oat bran (see below).
Fiber - The roles of fiber (such as cellulose or flax/linseed powder) include the sweeping away of toxins as well as providing the source material from which colonic bacteria make SCFAs to nourish the cells of the colon wall. |
Victoria Boutenko, M.A.
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 There are two main kinds of fiber: soluble and insoluble. soluble fiber is found in fruit, beans, peas, oat bran and especially in chia seeds. It has a gel-like consistency that improves bowel movements by increasing the volume of bulk in the colon. soluble fiber binds together cholesterol in the small intestines and takes it out of the body. Certain soluble fibers such as pectin (found in apples) and guar gums (found in chia seed, oatmeal, legumes and mangos) slow down the release of the sugars contained in the foods we eat, thus reducing the risk of diabetes. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 The soluble fiber, which dissolves in water, helps slow the absorption of the sugar or starch in a food. That's why an apple, orange, and grapefruit work so well in a low-glycemic meal, because they're loaded with pectin, which is a soluble fiber, and they slow the absorption of the naturally occurring sugars in the fruit and lower the glycemic index," she explains.
You've already learned how fiber slows the breakdown of carbs in your body, but lean proteins and fats can be helpful companions, too, as your meal becomes your fuel. |
Tom Bohager
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 Breaks down soluble fiber rather than insoluble fiber
Xylanase units (XU)
BASIC ENZYME FORMULAS FOR ANY NEED
Throughout the rest of this book, I offer suggestions for enzyme supplements to improve overall health and to treat specific ailments. Because our health is tied to the proper functioning of the main systems in our body, I rely on seventeen basic formulas that can be found online or at health food stores that carry enzyme supplements. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 The men were tested with either a wheat bran diet of 2 g of soluble fiber or a Psyllium diet of 12 g of soluble fiber per day (Roberts et al, 1994).
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Plantago ovata husk (3.6 g per dose, once a day) treatment of 80 patients with IBS showed a global assessment improvement of 82% in the treatment group and 53% in the placebo group. Treatment resulted in less or no bowel movements as compared to controls (p=0.026) and resulted in a better over-all sense of effectiveness (p=0.2). |
Ron Garner
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| Flax seeds are a rich source of essential fatty acids, lignans (known for their anti-cancer properties), all the amino acids essential to health, as well as soluble fiber and insoluble fiber, both of which are so important for colon health. They also contain an abundance of vitamins and minerals. However, in order to obtain the nutritional benefits that flax seeds offer, they must be ground before they are eaten because their tough outer shells are not digestible. Dry flax seed is easily ground using a coffee grinder or a blender. |
Bill Sardi
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 Monounsaturated Fat 1 g Cholesterol 0 mg Sodium 0 mg Total Carbohydrate 6 g Dietary Fiber 3 g Insoluble Fiber 2 g soluble fiber 1 g Trace Vitamins Vitamin C 75 meg Folic Acid 16 ug Niacin 480 meg Pantothenic Acid 85 meg Vitamin B-l (Thiamin) 79 meg Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin) 34 meg Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine Hcl) 90 m Tocopherols (Vit. |
J. Robert Hatherill
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 Those who eat fiber often don't realize there are two general classes of dietary fiber: soluble and insoluble. soluble fiber will dissolve in water and form a gel-like substance. soluble fiber is found in apples, grapefruit, and grains like oat and psyllium. In contrast, insoluble fiber undergoes minimal change in the intestine and is passed out mostly unchanged. Insoluble fibers include bran cereals, whole wheat, and rice bran.
The physical and chemical form of fiber is important; finely ground fiber is less effective then coarse fiber. |
Marshall Editions
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| Increase your fiber intake; take 1 tsp to 1 tbsp of soluble fiber containing guar gum, psyllium husks, flaxseeds, or pectin mixed in an 8 oz glass of water twice a day on an empty stomach.
Environmental considerations: Ringworm spores can live in the environment for over a year. Because of this, it is prudent to clean the house as well as possible to rid it of the fungus. Vacuum rugs and carpets frequently and clean all smooth surfaces (floors, counters, windowsills, and so on) with a 5% bleach solution for several weeks. |
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