Psyllium Husk,
Introduction.
Psyllium husk is an accurate dietary fiber, it is a High fiber-rich food supplement, consumes daily dietary fiber its plays a very important role in the human body. psyllium husk included both fibers. It has 70% soluble fiber and 30% insoluble fiber. Both dietary fibers play important for the human body, fiber-rich food relief from chronic constipation, and most beneficial for the digestive system, intestine-related problems, heart problem and helpful for anal-related problems like fissure, piles, decreases heart-related problems, type 2 debates, weight loss, and many more.
The psyllium husk is got from a plant called “Plantago ovata”, a psyllium husk rich source of soluble or insoluble fiber. The human body can’t digest insoluble fiber. That the reason fiber passes to the direct stomach, and then the intestine, without digest. Actually, dietary fiber is a nutritional supplement, not a medicine, but this plays a very important role in our body.
TYPES OF DIETARY FIBER.
Just two type of dietary fiber
- Soluble:- which is dissolved in liquid like water and milk etc. and makes liquid bulky.
- insoluble:- which is not dissolve in water and milk etc. no effect on the liquid. That type of fiber available in the skin of fruits and seeds.
Why Dietary Fiber Important To Consume Daily?
the human body required natural fiber, fruits, green vegetables, legumes, provide fiber of human body, while take meal daily, generally normal adult male or women required approx. 25 to 30 gm fiber daily. Fiber deficiencies can lead to stomach problems such as constipation, In psyllium husk have both properties soluble or insoluble, psyllium husk has very high volume fiber. limited soluble fiber gives us health benefits when we consume it daily basis. take the right amount of fiber every day for health benefits. psyllium husk is a good dietary supplement.
why Psyllium.
Psyllium has 70% soluble fiber so it dissolves easily in water or milk and the remaining 30% Insoluble fiber passed with soluble fiber, it has no test and no smell. after dissolve, it became bulky so it's easy to eat. The human body easily absorbs psyllium fiber rather than other fiber-rich food or sources. one study has shown soluble fiber (psyllium has 70% soluble fiber) reduces constipation, human body weight, sugar level, and cholesterol.
Benefits of psyllium husk
1. Given relief from both symptoms of constipation and diarrhea.
The psyllium mainly used for viscous, which is moisturizing to the hard stool and helps to become softer so stool passed easier from our body. the softer stool has given relief in anal-related problems. (piles fissure and fistula). that cause it also clean colon. Psyllium is good at working on diarrhea. It soaks water from stool and makes it thicker. psyllium has dual properties for constipation and diarrhea.
2. Prebiotic effect
Psyllium Husk has nondigestible compounds that help to grow good bacteria is present in the human intestine.
4. Control Cholesterol level.
Protect our Heart, psyllium, or high fiber-rich food reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol level. and it can help to increase HDL (good) cholesterol levels. therefore any type of fiber decreases the risk of Heart disease.
5. Support for weight loss
psyllium includes some compounds like “vicious” which is controls body weight by reducing appetite. psyllium or fiber slows down stomach emptiness it reduces hunger means reduce feeling to eat therefore calories reduced day by day, which supports controlling weight gain.
6. Helpful for Diabetic people
- it is helpful for the diabetic patient to Control sugar level fiber slow down the intestinal digestion of food therefore fiber control blood sugar rising rapidly and improving blood glucose control, Good result on blood sugar level.
7. prevent from Giardiasis and Amoebiasis.
Many pieces of research showing the benefits of psyllium husk.
Dosage.
as per the doctor's advice, we take 2–3 teaspoon psyllium with warm or cold water, twice a day. after lunch 1 hour later. 1 teaspoon equal to approx 5 gm. depends on the size of the spoon.
Note:- Please consult your doctor first. a large amount of fiber is harmful to the human body.
