Psyllium Hulls Combination (11 oz)
- Vendor: Nature's Sunshine Products
- Type: High Dietary Fiber Supplement
Nature's Sunshine Psyllium Hulls Combination provides bulk to the diet.
The hulls absorb several times their weight in liquid. Psyllium has high amounts of soluble fiber that has a mucilaginous quality. NSP Psyllium Hulls Combination contains psyllium hulls, hibiscus flowers and licorice root in bulk rather than encapsulated form. Psyllium hulls can play an important part in helping the body maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range and may help to support cardiovascular health.
Thanks to Dr. Denis Burkitt, a dedicated missionary surgeon in Africa, an exposition of awareness of the need for fibre began more than thirty years ago. Dr. Burkitt set about to find why certain diseases were epidemic in the industrialized world, yet were extremely rare in Africa. The answer was fibre, and fibre is found only in plants, the staple of the people living on the African continent.
There are two types of fibre: insoluble and soluble. The insoluble fibre, which does not absorb water, works like a broom in the large intestine to promote regularity. Soluble fibre, which absorbs many times its own weight in water, binds with fat and cholesterol in the intestinal tract. This excess fat is then carried out of the gastrointestinal tract as waste, rather than being re-absorbed.
Psyllium is a natural bulk agent, and is considered beneficial for constipation stemming from either an over-relaxed or over-tensed bowel. Psyllium hulls, also called husks, are the outer coverings of psyllium seeds, containing the majority of the bulking mucilage — complex carbohydrates that expand; becoming gelatinous when soaked in water. Psyllium hulls are favored over the seed germ for use as a bulk fiber laxative, since the hull swells in water to 8-14 times their dry volume. Psyllium hulls act like a colon "broom," cleansing the intestines and absorbing toxins adhered to intestinal walls.
Benefits of Nature's Sunshine Psyllium Hulls Combination:
- Supports the intestinal system.
- Is an excellent source of soluble fiber.
- Encourages normal bowel movements.
- Helps maintain cholesterol levels already in the normal range.
Points of Interest:
- Clinical trials conducted in Germany, Scandinavia, and the United States during the late 1980s confirmed those psyllium acts as both an anti-diarrhea and as a laxative, promoting the restoration of healthy bowel functioning.
- Gives bulk to the stools to facilitate elimination.
- Promotes the restoration of healthy bowel functioning.
- Absorbs toxins from the digestive tract which are then eliminated in bowel movements.
- Psyllium fibers bind excess fat in the digestive tract, helping to eliminate it from the body. Clinical studies have shown this action helps to lower cholesterol. This also leads to less excess fat being reabsorbed by the body, which may help to control weight.
- Promotes the growth of friendly bacteria in the colon.
Ingredients of Nature's Sunshine Psyllium Hulls Combination:
Psyllium seed hulls, hibiscus flowers and licorice root.
Recommended Use:
For adults: Mix 2 teaspoons in a glass of water or juice. For children 6 years and over: Mix 1⁄4 teaspoon in 1⁄2 glass of water or juice once daily.
NOTE: May cause allergic reaction in persons sensitive to inhaled or ingested psyllium*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug
Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure,
or prevent any disease.
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