Fiber and You!

2012-02-04T08:46:00.000-08:00

Fiber and You!

So what is the whole point of fiber? Most people know this as their leafy green vegetables, or their whole grains ( like wheat ). See the big issue with fiber consumption is that most sources of fiber are pretty bland all alone. So people spice things up with additions to the plate. So lets go over some of the reasons why it is so important to get your fiber:

Your bowels will love you more. Seriously. Most people think that fiber is something that is going to keep them running to the bathroom, but in reality, once your body is use to getting sufficient fiber that goes away. It is because most people are not getting enough fiber that when they introduce it into their daily intake, the body starts properly emptying the bowels and since this is "irregular" for most people they perceive it as an issue instead of a benefit.
Your heart will love you more. Fiber has been proven time and again to be beneficial at helping to reduce the amount of cholesterol entering the system. The way it does this is by becoming a gel in the upper GI and absorbing some of the cholesterol that is released for uptake. When that happens, it digests slower ( or not at all if it makes it far enough and into the colon to be removed in waste ).
Your pancreas will love you more. When the fiber we consume hits the upper GI and becomes gel-like not only does it absorb cholesterol but it also takes in sugars as well. What that means for us is that when it absorbs those sugars, it means less sugar is hitting your blood, which means in turn that your pancreas does not have to work as hard to pump out insulin to counteract that shot of sugar to the system. The real take away from this is that if your pancreas puts out less insulin consistently your body will become more sensitive to insulins effects and will maintain a better metabolism.

This really was a very brief jump into fiber. I will revisit this in more depth at another time in a video so I can show everyone some of the quality fiber products we carry and why I think so highly of them.

Adam Howell

Hello World!

2012-01-24T10:53:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!

As the inaugural post for our blog I want to shed some light on what we believe will become a haven for people interested in all facets of health! We are very excited to utilize this amazing tool to reach out to everyone!

A List of the things we will be looking to utilize this blog for:

We want a more personalized, linked in, experience for our customers. This blog will allow us to post information, and our customers to directly posts comments, etc directly to that post!
As the information age trucks on, we find ourselves inundated by people who have seen "this and that" on the internet and want to know what we think about the products. So we are going to try to explore some of those items, and review them here on our blog.
Speaking of reviews, a big part of our business involves us recommending some of the most advanced nutritional blends available in the nutritional supplement industry. Since this is such a huge part of what we do, we are going to begin a review process of different supplements so that everyone can understand why we believe the products we offer are amazing!
We are hoping to put up some informational videos!

I know this is going to be awesome, as we build a deeper connection to everyone!

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Fiber and You!

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