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High Fiber Foods: How To Head Off Holiday Indulgences
Everybody knows this one. That nasty burning feeling in your
throat after you unwisely devour just one more helping of
Grandma Betty's double layer praline pumpkin chiffon pie.
Indigestion is what most people know as heartburn. Burping,
bloating and excess gas are all typical and socially challenging
symptoms of common indigestion. And the holidays are challenging
enough.
Don't think you have to avoid the festive gatherings of friends
and family. Simply eat early, eat less, and stay away from foods
that are the culprits of your discomfort. A fiber-rich diet that
includes soluble and insoluble fibers like vegetables, legumes
and whole grains is a mainstay for subduing holiday overeating.
Including high fiber foods, not only during your holiday meals
but in your everyday menus, is your strongest bet for conquering
digestive ills and maintaining good health. Fiber not only
reduces your risk for certain diseases and conditions such as
high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and colon cancer, but
your body is better able to detoxify all that you dump into it.
There is less stress on your immune system.
Fiber's greatest (and longest, if you are measuring your colon)
benefit is assisting your 30-foot digestive system in improving
its speed and efficiency. By speeding up the digestive process,
constipation becomes a word less uttered. Naturally, sticking to
a high fiber diet has many more substantial health benefits.
For starters, high fiber foods soak up fats. You eliminate most
fiber
without it being totally digested or absorbed into your
bloodstream. That means no calories. Your high fiber meal soaks
up water like a sponge and gives you that "full" feeling. While
your intestines roll merrily along, the soluble fiber is truly
curbing your appetite as your stomach slows down its emptying
time. Your digestive system has more needed time to absorb the
good nutrients from the fiber-rich food you just ate.
Fiber also binds with some carbohydrates to slow down their rate
of absorption and digestion. If you suffer much from mood and
energy swings, a high fiber diet around the holidays will keep
your blood sugar level more balanced. This might just help you
tolerate listening to Uncle Harry's fishing stories again this
season.
The continuous debate and analysis about nutritional guidelines
rings clearly like Santa's sleigh bells all year long. But there
remains one very important factor that everyone knows to be
crucial to overall health. Fiber. We need to include more high
fiber foods on our plate.
Try to monitor how much you stuff into your mouth this holiday
season. The only thing that should be stuffed is the stocking
hanging from the mantelpiece.
About the author:
Stephanie Shank (a.k.a. Fiberlady) has studied good nutrition
since her days of mothering began 15 years ago which prompted
her commitment to a high fiber lifestyle and the development of
her informative website High Fiber
Health.
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