About Fibre

WHAT IS FIBRE?

Fibre is a carbohydrate that is made up of the parts of plants that cannot be digested by the stomach.

WHY DO WE NEED FIBRE IN OUR DIETS?

Fibre is essential in maintaining a healthy and active digestive system, as well as helping to lower blood cholesterol and blood sugar levels. A diet high in fibre can also significant lower your risk of developing diseases such as bowel and colon cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and disorders such as constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

WHICH FOODS ARE HIGH IN FIBRE?

Examples of foods which are high in fibre content are:

• Breakfast cereals with barley, wheat or oats
• Wholemeal and multigrain bread
• Legumes & lentils
• Green leafy vegetables
• Fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, pears, and apples

To help increase your daily intake of fibre, why not try Food For Health's Fibre Cleanse Muesli? The Fibre Cleanse Muesli contains a great mix of psyllium, oat bran & rice bran too help keep your bowels regular! It has linseeds & linseed meal to increase your essential fatty acid intake; also lecithin is thrown in too help with digestive support. An extra dose of magnesium & slippery elm are also added to help with bowel function. Great tasting cinnamon is in there to for that extra zing to get you going in the morning.