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 Fiber helps only when the gut is ready accept for it. Otherwise, it can backfire. 1.Fiber needs water and motility. "Fiber needs water and motility" is a fundamental principle of digestive health, meaning that dietary fibre cannot function on its own properly, as it needs sufficient water to soften stool and muscular movement of digestive tract (peristalsis) for bowel movements. Without sufficient water intake it may not work and even cause constipation. Fiber works by holding water and adding bulk and if water intake is low fibre absorbs water from stool and stool becomes harder and drier due to which constipation worsens. Fiber without water acts like cement it becomes hard like cement. Fiber is beneficial only when water intake is sufficient, lack of water means worsening of constipation.     2.Weak gut movement (low peristalsis). If intestinal muscles are weak or sluggish, fibre just sits in the colon and increases bulk without any movement creating heaviness,...

Food colours are substances added to foods and drinks to improve appearance, attractiveness, and uniformity. They may be natural or synthetic (artificial). Let us understand them clearly.  Types of Food Colours (A) Natural Food Colours. Natural colours derived from plants, minerals, or animals. Natural colours are safer but can still cause allergy in sensitive individuals. Food colours with source  explained below in chart:             S. No. Colour Source Example 1 Yellow Turmeric Curcumin 2 Orange Carrot Beta-carotene 3 Red Beetroot Betanin 4 Green Spinach Chlorophyll 5 Purple Grapes Anthocyanins 6 Red Cochineal insects Carmine   (B) Artif...

Controlling blood pressure naturally is very much possible especially in an early or borderline hypertension. if you do not have cardiometabolic syndrome, it is quite simple and easy to control blood pressure at normal range without any medications. Blood pressure depends on four factors: Heart pumping force Blood vessel tightness (vasoconstriction vs vasodilation) Blood volume Nervous system balance (stress vs relaxation) Control BP naturally, we need to work on these four areas and honestly, if we work on these areas religiously there is no need for medications to control blood pressure, bringing to normal range and avoiding further health complications. 1. Improve nitric oxide (natural vessel relaxer) Nitric oxide (NO) relaxes blood vessels and lowers pressure built in the vessels. For increasing nitric oxide nasal breathing is very much useful and by slow nasal breathing bring down breaths to four to six breaths per minute. Do regular brisk wal...