If you’re feeling constipated or a little bloated, it may be because you’re falling short on your fiber intake or a bit dehydrated.
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Surprising wellness facts to consider during Men’s Health Month
During Men’s Health Month, attention typically turns to common male health concerns. But while we’ve got your attention, we thought we’d share a couple of the perhaps lesser known ways that you can help support your wellness.
How often should you poop? (And other embarrassing questions)
Is it normal to poop a couple times a day? Just a couple times a week? Is it normal if your poop is nearly always shaped like a nut-filled candy bar? (Have you looked?!) Everybody poops and your poop is a window to your health. It’s not only good to look before you flush, doctors encourage it!
Fiber basics: The 411 on dietary fiber benefits
Consuming the right amount of fiber may help you maintain a healthy weight, stay regular and even support healthy cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
IBS and Fiber: Manage IBS symptoms with the right fiber
While there is no cure, IBS.org encourages people suffering from IBS to take an active role in managing their symptoms through diet and stress reduction.
End tummy troubles with these kid-approved ways to increase fiber
Fiber-loaded food powerhouses are especially desirable because fiber supports overall health and is a key to healthy digestion and a happy gut.
Prebiotic fiber may help relieve athletes’ sudden bathroom urges
Study published by Journal of Functional Foods, reports that the same fiber found in Tomorrow’s Nutrition Sunfiber may help eliminate athlete’s diarrhea.
Study connects the gut microbiome and women’s fertility outcome
Fiber intake may be connected with improved fertility. Researchers are learning that the probiotics in a woman’s gut microbiome may be associated with her ability to conceive.
Are you feeding the right fiber to your immune system?
Eating enough soluble fiber is crucial to immune health.
Dietitian showed viewers why they may need a fiber supplement
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Erin Judge brought a variety of fruits and vegetables to the set of Nashville’s NBC affiliate daytime talk show, Today in Nashville. That’s not a surprise. Judge always encourages people to make healthy food choices. The show’s hosts however were shocked that her colorful display represented just a day’s worth of fiber. This, she explained, is why many of us may need a fiber supplement.