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Missing Link on Your Weight Loss Journey

5/8/2022

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Dropping a dress size or getting rid of that belly doesn't have to be a long drawn out, punishing process that only the tough among us can endure. ​It could really be as simple as adding more of one specific nutrient to your diet: fiber.

What is fiber?
Fiber is an indigestible carbohydrate that passes through the digestive tract relatively undigested.

There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber moves through your digestive tract and it absorbs water to create a gel-like substance. This has a softening effect on your stool. Insoluble fiber is essentially roughage that does not dissolve in water, but absorbs it, helping to form bulkier poop and improve elimination. Overall, fiber intake helps reduce your risk for constipation, haemorrhoids (you don't want these, trust me), and some forms of cancer while also stabilising blood glucose levels, lowering total blood cholesterol, increasing fullness and delaying hunger and finally, improving gut health and immunity

Easy-to-find food sources of fiber:
  • Beans and lentils
  • Nuts and seeds 🌰 (chia seeds, flaxseeds, hemp seeds, walnuts etc.)
  • Avocado 🥑
  • Sweet potato 🍠
  • Vegetables 🥦 🥬(broccoli, okra, green peas, spinach and other leafy greens)
  • Fruits with seeds and edible skin 🍏🍐🫐(berries, apples, pears, dried fruit etc.)
  • Corn 🌽
  • Most whole grains (oats, bran cereals, brown rice, wholegrain bread & pasta etc.)

Some tips for increasing fiber:
  • Eat fruits and vegetables with their skins on. The magic is in the peels!
  • Add beans to your salad or any other appropriate meal.
  • Sprinkle seeds like hemp or flax onto salads or stir into soups.
  • Add chia seeds to smoothies and/or cereal.
  • Replace pasta with whole-wheat-based versions.
  • Replace white bread with wholegrain bread.
  • Choose rolls and wraps that have at least 4 or more grams of fiber per serving. Read the label.

Conclusion
​Fiber has a myriad of benefits and on the weight loss front fiber is king. There's no better appetite suppressant or cravings killer that can outdo fiber. Get yours in and you'll literally be flushing away the excess weight 🚽 💩.

⚠️ Warning: For those unaccustomed to high fiber intake you'd be wise to incorporate more lemon water and/or a probiotic supplement or probiotic containing food or drink such as yoghurt or kombucha to combat the gas 💨 you'll likely experience. The effects of gas tend to wear off with time so this recommendation is for those that would rather not wait 😄.
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Dolores link
5/8/2022 05:33:26 am

Very enlightening. Will definitely follow these tips

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Christine Mwambazi
5/8/2022 09:29:48 am

I have so much Avocado for you guys. Let me know when I can deliver and of course glad to have you back.

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