Fibrous Material-For a Fine Health

The bones make the man stand erect. The same way the fibrous material acts as
bones for the plants and trees. This fibrous material is available in all the food items
you get from plants and trees. If you take the food that contains fiber it not only
keeps you healthy, but also drives out the diseases. The secret of the good health of
animals, birds and other creatures is the fibrous food that they eat.
Man is more accustomed to unnatural food as civilization progressed. But this
unnatural food is taking him only towards diseases.
God has taken care of every minute detail in his creation. He has created us! He has
then created heavenly food for our earthly body! He has also created the food that
can cleanse our body. The fibrous material stands first in such cleansing quality. As
we all know after the food is digested it enters into the blood to give us energy. This
fibrous material that doesn’t get digested absorbs the water in the intestines. Then it
drags out along with it the waste material in the intestines to the last part of the
large intestines and comes out in the form of motion. The dirt in the intestines and
the blood gets stuck to the fibrous material and comes out.
The food that contains fiber
1. Food grains – unpolished rice, brown rice, wheat with the outer layer,
brawn, barley, maize etc.
2. Roots - Potato, carrot, beetroot, sweet potato etc.
3. Fruits – Mango, Papaya, Guava, etc.
4. Vegetables – All types of leafy vegetables, cabbage, ring gourd, okra etc.
5. Seeds – Coconut, groundnut, peas, soya beans etc.
Fibreless food: Meat, fish, egg, milk, cheese, fats, sugar etc.
The fat in the above items gets stagnated in the body for want of fiber. This food can
provide energy for the body, but cannot prevent diseases. Those who eat nonvegetarian
food have constipation problem because of its non-fibrous nature.
The uses fibrous food
1. The fiber in the food we eat helps in free motion two, three times a day, in
larger quantity.
2. People who suffer from stomachache and irregular bowels can get rid them
of with the help of fibrous food.
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3. Scientists have proved that cancer germs are formed from the motion
stored in the intestines. The energy of the acid found in the large intestines
prevents the growth of Cancer germs. The useful bacterial in the intestines
splits the fibrous material and makes the motion acidic. Since the motion is
made acidic, the fibrous material prevents the carcinogenic growth in the
large intestines.
4. Since the fibrous material drives out the motion every day from the large
intestines, there is no scope for the formation of the harmful toxins in the
body.
5. The fibrous food increases greatly the useful bacteria in the body. The same
way it reduces the content of Ammonia in the large intestines and increases
the resistance power of the cells there.
6. The fibrous material hinders to some extent the flow of fats and cholesterol
from intestines into the blood.
7. Food that contains fibrous material becomes slightly semi liquid after
digestion. Since it is in semi liquid form it takes a little more time for
glucose or sugar in them to get into blood. The pancreas gland in sugar
patients produces insulin slowly and in lesser quantity but still their sugar
level will reduce due to the presence of fibrous matter, since the latter helps
in a quick movement of food to the cells with a lesser quantity of insulin. So
diabetic patients should understand this aspect and should, compulsorily,
eat food with fibrous material, if they wish to be cured of diabetes.
8. Fibrous food saves us from chronic diseases.
9. Eating fruits, vegetables, grains etc that contain plenty of fibrous material
does not make you fat and reduces cholesterol.
10. The fibrous material acts as a medicine to diseases like - piles, cancer in the
intestines, heart troubles, blocks in the blood vessels, clotting of blood and
constipation.
Different types of fibrous material:
They are six types.
1. Cellulose 2. Hemi Cellulose
3. Pectin 4. Gums
5. Musilages 6. Lenin
These six work in different ways in the intestines and in the body to clean them.
Let’s see how each one of them works.
1. Cellulose: This is available mostly in fruits, vegetables, brawn, unpolished rice,
beans, seeds and grains. This type of fibrous material helps in the formation of soft
motion and hastens its movement to outside. Since it helps in the free motion, there
will be no scope for the promotion of cancerous germs in the intestines.
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2. Hemi Cellulose: Hemi Cellulose is present in all the food stuffs that contain
Cellulose. This helps in free motion and reduces the weight. Both these fibrous
materials drive out the useless bacteria in the large intestines. So there is not much
scope for formation of gas.
3. Pectin: This fibrous material doesn’t help in free motion or doesn’t drive out
constipation, but helps in reducing the cholesterol in the blood. This prevents the
formation of stones in galbladder. It also prevents cancer to the intestines. This is
available mostly in apple, grapes, sour fruits, guava, raw papaya and brawn.
4. Gums & Mucilages: This sticky type of fibrous material is available more in dry
beans. This helps to reduce diabetes and cholesterol.
5. Lenin: This is available in brawn, unpolished rice, wheat flour (in which outer
layer is not peeled off), cabbage, spinach and tomatoes. They prevent the formation
of stones in galbladder.