High Fiber Foods are those that are rich in dietary fiber -- indigestable plant matter that is not absorbed from the human digestive tract. (Humans lack the enzymes needed to convert dietary fiber into a form that can be absorbed and converted to energy.)

While one may think that indigestable foods offer no nutritional benefits, eating adequate amounts of high fiber foods is essential for overall health. The fact that most modern diets include excess amounts of animal foods, fats, sugar and processed foods -- all of which include very little or no dietary fiber -- is considered to be one of today's major nutritional problems. A lack of high fiber foods in the diet may be linked with colon cancer and other illnesses.

The most common examples of high fiber food sources are grains, vegetables, fruits and legumes (plant foods).

Dietary fiber can be divided into two categories:

A) Insoluble fiber:

• does not disolve in water
• can absorb up to 15 times its weight in water
• found in whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables
• protects the intestinal tract by increasing stool bulk, making stools softer and easier to move
• helps to bind excess fats and toxins in the digestive tract

B) Water soluble fiber:

• disolves in water to become "gel-like" or sticky
• contained in high amounts in oat bran, dried beans and peas
• slows the absorption of glucose, improving blood sugar balance
• binds bile acids and cholesterol in the intestinal tract as well as assisting their elimination

For optimal health, many nutritional consultants suggest eating healthy, high fiber foods, which includes 25 to 40 grams of Total Fiber each day.

It is optimal to get your dietary fiber through a balanced, high fiber diet. This is not always possible, however. Dietary fiber supplements are an excellent way to assure that you're getting adequate amounts of dietary fiber:

In addition to Fiberzon and Fiberzon Plus, we also distribute a wide range of Rainforest herbs and foods including:

• Shipibo Treasure Tea: contains 8 Rainforest herbs and sweetened with Stevia natural sweetener.
• ChocaMaca organic chocolate treats enriched with nutritious Amazon herbs: slightly sweetened and each ball contains 2 capsules of nutritional herbs.
• Cats Claw herb (known as Una de Gato in Spanish) and Graviola herb extract powerful immune supporting product