How is it that Cheerios can emblazon their cereal packages with the claim that eating Cheerios will lower cholesterol?It’s a rather simple process. Fiber naturally binds with cholesterol and flushes it out of the system. Most Americans do not get enough fiber because they don’t eat enough vegetables and beans. Is this you?

In ancient times, vegetables and beans were known as poor man’s food. The rich ate meats. Poor people who can’t afford luxury foods generally are healthier than their more well-to-do brethren.

Sometimes it’s not possible to eat well. At trade shows, in the office even at most schools the food choices are dismal and junky. If you are willing to take a few fiber capsules a day it helps you in several major ways.

1. Fiber helps you to feel full, thereby you tend to eat less, especially if you are willing to listen to what your body is telling you.

2. Lowers cholesterol, as we mentioned above. If you don’t get enough fiber, the liver still flushes out excess cholesterol but then the small intestine reabsorbs it.
3. Helps you stay regular. This is very important not just for your comfort but also for your immunity system.
4. This is a very inexpensive and natural way to get more health into your life.

Psyllium is mainly used as a dietary fiber, which is not absorbed by the small intestine. The purely mechanical action of psyllium mucilage absorbs excess water while stimulating normal bowel elimination. Although its main use has been as a laxative, it is more appropriately termed a true dietary fiber and as such can help reduce the symptoms of both constipation and mild diarrhea. The laxative properties of psyllium are attributed to the fiber absorbing water and subsequently softening the stool. At the same time, this added bulk causes the stool to be better formed, which can reduce symptoms of diarrhea.