Fibresonic...what an excellent choice!

Check out the 19 different "real food" fiber sources found in "Fibresonic!" There are specific health benefits associated with each and every one of them and the taste plus the results you get will convince you it's the best on the market! The other ingredients and nutrients have a synergetic effect with the fiber to impact your cells and your life! Fibresonic Ingredients: Fructose, Sorbitol, Vegetable Oil Powder Preparation (Non Hydrogenated Sun Flower Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Caseinate, Mono and Diglycerides, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Silicoaluminate and lecithin). Yogurt Powder, Soy Fiber, Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gel/Gum, Cellulose Fiber, Pea Fiber, Corn Bran, Guar Gum, Calcium Caseinate, Locust Bean Gum, Wheat Bran, Sugar Beet Fiber, Natural Vanilla Flavor with other Natural Flavors, Rice Bran, Natural Almond Flavor with other Natural Flavors (with Peanut Oil), Beta Carotene, Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Citrus Pectin, Oat Fiber, Prune Fiber (low Moisture Prune and Calcium Stearate), Barley Bran, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Dicalcium Phosphate, Vitamin E (dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate), Pear Fiber, Fig Fiber, Apple Fiber, Vitamin C Palmitate (Ascorbyl Palmitate), Vitamin A (Vitamin A Palmitate), Niacin (Niacinamide), Zinc Oxide, Iron Electrolytic, Copper Gluconate, Pantothenic Acid (d-Calcium Pantothenate), Vitamin D-3 (Cholecalciferol), Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin), Chromium Chelate, Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Mononitrate), Folic Acid, Biotin, Copper Chelate, Calcium Chelate, Manganese Chelate, Zinc Chelate, Magnesium Chelate, Iron Chelate, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Potassium Iodide and Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin).

Facts about Fiber

Apple fiber: Fruit fibers are popular because of their pectin content. Pectin is found to interact specifically with LDL-cholesterol, suggesting a biochemical basis by which it causes lower cholesterol levels. The higher your LDL-cholesterol level, the higher the risk for arteriosclerosis. Pectin is available from a wide range of fruits. (Commercial pectins, however, are produced almost entirely from citrus peel.) Generally, pectin slows gastric-emptying time (the first phase of transit movement, when it is preferable for the food mass to move slowly.) It improves glucose tolerance, and may act through a mechanism similar to that of bile-acid binding in lowering plasma-cholesterol levels. Pectins are especially powerful in protecting against the toxic effects of some of the chemicals we consume with our food. Pectin reduces cholesterol concentrations an average of 13 percent. It increases fecal fat excretion by 44 percent and fecal bile acid excretion by 33 percent.

Barley bran/barley fiber: Cereal grains and palm oil contain Vitamin E (tocopherols) and tocotrienols. You may already be familiar with tocopherol as a lipid (fat) antioxidant, but the tocotrienols and their incredible functions have not yet received much press. Dr. Lester Packer, Ph.D., of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, says tocotrienols are many times superior to tocopherols in their role as antioxidants. When administered to test animals, these heavy-duty antioxidants increase lifespan, prevent platelet aggregation, and reduce cholesterol. Platelet adhesiveness, or aggregation refers to the clumping together of plate-like structures that appear in your blood which, when bunched up, restrict blood flow and contribute to heart disease. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have identified tocotrienols in the oil of barley bran. It has been known for some time that tocotrienols are found in the layers of cereal seeds, and their isolation from barley bran is truly exciting. Barley bran also lowers cholesterol concentration in both serum and bile in test animals with gallstones. And it dissolves their previously formed gallstones.

Guar gum: Guar gum is derived from the outer part of Cyanopsis tetragonolobus, a leguminous vegetable that grows in India. Guar prevents blood sugar from rising excessively after ingesting sweetened foods, so it is used adjunct in treating diabetics. Guar also flattens glucose and insulin responses in normal people, and even patients who have gastric surgery. Guar, as with psyllium, accumulates water and forms gels in your intestinal tract, apparently delaying the absorption of the simple carbohydrates like sugar. Guar moderates sugar absorption better than any other fiber. Clinical trials indicate that guar gum may reduce cholesterol by 10 to 15 percent. The mechanism of action is thought to be similar to that of bile-acid binding and its capacity to reduce LDL.

Gum arabic: When certain plants are injured or exposed to adverse conditions, they exude a gummy material which dries in the form of lumps or ribbons. After collection and purification, the gum has many applications. In fact it has been put to use for more than four thousand years. Gum arabic is such a gum. Today, it is used in candy glazes, cough drops, lozenges, and as an addition to fiber supplements. A large percentage of ingested gum arabic may be assimilated and used for energy.

Lecithin: Lecithin is needed by every cell in the human body. Cell membranes, that regulate which nutrients may leave or enter the cell, are largely composed of lecithin. Without lecithin the cell membranes would harden. Its structure protects the cells from damage by oxidation. The protective sheaths surrounding the brain are composed of lecithin, and the muscles and nerve cells also contain this essential fatty substance. It is largely composed of the B vitamin choline, and contains linoleic acid and inositol. Although lecithin is a fatty substance, it acts as an emulsifying agent. It is especially important that the elderly obtain this nutrient because it helps prevent arteriosclerosis, protects against cardiovascular disease, brain function, and aids in the absorption of thiamine by the liver and vitamin A by the intestine. Lecithin is also known to promote energy and is needed to help repair the damage to the liver caused by alcoholism.

Locust bean gum: Locust bean gum is obtained from the seeds of the carob tree, an evergreen species indigenous to semi-arid areas of Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, and Israel. It acts as a thickener and water-control agent in various foods. It is only slightly degraded during its trip through your gastrointestinal tract. Breakdown occurs by the micro-flora at the end of the line. This fiber, like so many others, causes a decrease in total cholesterol due primarily to a decline in the LDL-cholesterol fraction.

Oat fiber: Oat fiber may be accompanied by a greater reduction in cholesterol than oat bran. The cholesterol-lowering effect of oat fiber is associated with its soluble fiber content. Oat fiber, which is extracted from oat bran, is more concentrated. WARNING: Some companies sell a products called oat fiber, which is made from oat hulls. These are high in fiber, but are insoluble, and will not lower elevated cholesterol. These products are relatively cheap and potentially deceptive.

Pea fiber: Fresh green peas became popular after a craze for them flourished at the court of King Louis XIV, when the passion for peas was described as "a fashion and a madness." Until then, they were eaten dried. Today, pea fiber is also a new kid on the fiber block. Pea fiber has a cholesterol lowering effect. Peas contain Lysine, an essential amino acid often in short supply for vegetarians. Pea fiber decreases blood glucose curves significantly, and is helpful for those who eat sweets as well as for diabetics because of its sugar-controlling effect. Egyptian research conducted years ago demonstrated that injecting pea extracts into the veins of dogs caused a temporary decrease in blood pressure.

Rice bran: It could be said that rice and humans have established a symbiotic relationship throughout much of the world. Oryzanol, a substance found in the oil of rice bran, has unique implications for human nutrition. The biological name for rice is Oryza sativa, thus the name oryzanol. Even small doses of oryzanol enable certain cholesterol-controlling enzymes in your liver to function more effectively. The protective properties of oryzanol go beyond that of simply lowering cholesterol. It also reduces deposits of various other unwanted collections in your arteries. The study of oryzanol makes one wonder how a single substance can contain such an efficient mix of synergistic ingredients with such a wide range of protective contributions. Rice has long since been the world's most popular staple food--culled from millennia of observant trial and error. The dietary habits of survivors across the meshes of time have always been regarded as noteworthy and should continue to command our attention! Research investigating its effects on colonic function show that it increases fecal mass and stool frequency. In one significant study, ten patients with too much urinary calcium excretion were given rice bran for sixty days. The problem was reduced in all patients by an average of 40 percent. Death associated with gallstones occurs when test animals are fed diets without fiber, but its incidence is eliminated by feeding the animals the same diet with rice flour plus fiber! (Matol does no animal testing whatsoever with its products!)

Sugar beet fiber: Beet fiber has more soluble fiber than oat bran or rice bran, and very much more insoluble fiber than either. It helps to normalize systolic blood pressure, decreases total cholesterol while increasing HDL-cholesterol, thereby lowering the LDL-HDL ratio, curbs triglyceride levels, improves glucose tolerance, enhances iron and zinc absorption, important implications for mineral nutrition. One of the problems with beets is that they require a lot of cooking which depletes their valuable Vitamin B6 content. Processed or canned beets are subjected to even higher temperatures. Eating beets raw goes back to the measures that out of kilter with our lifestyle, so finding this fiber in a supplement that is not over processed is an asset!

Wheat bran: As already noted, different cereal brans have distinct chemistries and water-holding capacities. Bran, for example, is different in hard, soft, or Durham wheat. The same applies to varieties of fruits and vegetables. Bran in general reduces the number of tumors induced by chemical carcinogens. Wheat bran may be effective in retarding colon cancer. Wheat bran is shown to lower blood glucose and to increase the intestinal absorption of zinc. Although wheat bran does not have important cholesterol-lowering effects, it drops cholesterol concentrations in diabetic patients by 30 percent when administered with guar gum. No doubt there are many other synergistic effects at work that are still unknown--one more reason for variety in fiber and food selections. Like so many other natural substances, wheat bran is also an adaptogenic, operating only in the presence of need. In those with normal bile function, the addition of wheat bran has no effect on bile cholesterol.

Matol also included yogurt powder, soy fiber, cellulose gum-gel, cellulose fiber, corn bran, tofu fiber, xanthan gum, prune fiber, pear fiber, and fig fiber, along with other nutrient factors to give Fibresonic the "Cadillac Effect" in the needed fiber you have been missing in your life! All of these added fibers play a role in the combination of this high quality product. It was designed to enhance your health beyond any ordinary fiber supplementation found on the market today!

Lecithin: Lecithin is needed by every cell in the human body. Cell membranes, that regulate which nutrients may leave or enter the cell, are largely composed of lecithin. Without lecithin the cell membranes would harden. Its structure protects the cells from damage by oxidation. The protective sheaths surrounding the brain are composed of lecithin, and the muscles and nerve cells also contain this essential fatty substance. It is largely composed of the B vitamin choline, and contains linoleic acid and inositol. Although lecithin is a fatty substance, it acts as an emulsifying agent. It is especially important that the elderly obtain this nutrient because it helps prevent arteriosclerosis, protects against cardiovascular disease, brain function, and aids in the absorption of thiamine by the liver and vitamin A by the intestine. Lecithin is also known to promote energy and is needed to help repair the damage to the liver caused by alcoholism.

Beta-Carotene (Vitamin A): This nutrient prevents night blindness and other eye problems as well as some skin disorders such as acne. It enhances immunity, may heal gastrointestinal ulcers, protects against pollution and cancer formation, and is needed for epithelial tissue maintenance and repair. It is important in the formation of bones and teeth, aids in fat storage, and protects against colds, influenza, and infections. Vitamin A acts as an antioxidant, which helps protect the cells against cancer and other diseases. This important vitamin also slows the aging process. Protein cannot be assimilated without this supplement. When food containing beta-carotene is consumed, it is converted to vitamin A in the liver. Beta-carotene aids in cancer prevention, according to recent reports.

Vitamin B1 (thiamine): Thiamine enhances circulation and assists in the production of hydrochloric acid, blood formation, and carbohydrate metabolism. Thiamine effects energy, growth disorders, and learning capacity, and is needed for normal muscle tone of the intestines, stomach, and heart.

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): Riboflavin is necessary for red blood cell formation, antibody production, cell respiration, and growth. It alleviates eye fatigue and is important in the prevention and treatment of cataracts. It aids in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. When used with Vitamin A, it maintains and improves the mucous membranes in the digestive tract. Riboflavin also facilitates oxygen use by the body tissues (skin, nails, hair), eliminates dandruff, and helps the uptake of iron and vitamin B6. Vitamin B2 is important during pregnancy because a lack of this vitamin may damage the fetus even though the mother may be unaware of a deficiency. B2 is needed for the metabolism of tryptophan, which is converted to niacin in the body. Carpal tunnel syndrome may benefit from a treatment program that includes riboflavin and B6. Deficiency symptoms include cracks and sores at the corner of the mouth.

Vitamin B3 (niacin, niacinamide): This nutrient is needed for proper circulation and healthy skin. It aids in the functioning of the nervous system, in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, and in the production of hydrochloric acid for the digestive system. Niacin lowers cholesterol and improves circulation. It is also effective in the treatment of schizophrenia and other mental illness.

Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): Known as the "anti-stress" vitamin, pantothenic acid plays a role in the production of the adrenal hormones and formulation of antibodies, aids in vitamin utilization, and helps to convert fats, carbohydrates, and proteins into energy. This vitamin is needed to produce vital steroids and cortisone in the adrenal gland, and is an essential element of coenzyme A. It is required by all cells in the body and is concentrated in the organs. It is also needed for normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and may be helpful in treating depression and anxiety.

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine): Pridoxine is involved in more body functions than any other single nutrient. It affects both physical and mental health. It is beneficial if you suffer from water retention. It is necessary in the production of hydrochloric acid and the absorption of fats and protein. Pyridoxine also aids in maintaining sodium and potassium balance, and promotes red blood cell formation. It is required by the nervous system, and is needed for normal brain function and for the synthesis of RNA and DNA (nucleic acids), which contain the genetic instructions for the reproduction of all cells and for normal cell growth. It activates many enzymes and aids in B12 absorption, immune system function, and antibody production. Vitamin B6 has a role in cancer immunity and arteriosclerosis. It inhibits the formation of a toxic chemical called homocysteine, which attacks the heart muscle and allows the deposition of cholesterol and the heart muscle. B6 may also be useful in preventing oxalate kidney stones and acts as a mild diuretic. It reduces the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and is helpful in the treatment of allergies, arthritis, and asthma. Carpal tunnel syndrome is linked to a B6 deficiency.

Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin): Vitamin B12 is needed to prevent anemia. It aids in cell formation and cellular longevity. This vitamin is also required for proper digestion, absorption of foods, protein synthesis, and metabolism of carbohydrates and fats. In addition, vitamin B12 prevents nerve damage, maintains fertility, and promotes normal growth and development. A vitamin B12 deficiency can be caused by malabsportion, which is most common in the elderly and in those with digestive disorders. Vegetarians are also likely to have a B12 deficiency, and must include foods with this vital nutrient. Deficiency symptoms include abnormal gait, memory loss, hallucinations, eye disorders, anemia, and digestive disorders.

Biotin: Biotin aids in cell growth, in fatty acid production, in metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, and in the utilization of the B-complex vitamins. Sufficient quantities are needed for healthy hair and skin. Biotin may prevent hair loss in some men. Biotin also promotes healthy sweat glands, never tissue, and bone marrow. A deficiency if this B vitamin is rare because it can be produced in the intestines from foods.

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): Vitamin C is an antioxidant that is required for tissue growth and repair, adrenal gland function, and healthy gums. It protects against the harmful effects of pollution, prevents cancer, protects against infection, and enhances immunity. It also may reduce cholesterol levels and high blood pressure, and prevent arteriosclerosis. Essential in the formation of collagen, vitamin C protects against blood clotting and bruising, and promotes the healing of wounds and the production of anti-stress hormones. It also aids in interferon production, and is needed for the metabolism of folic acid, tyrosine, and phenylalanine. New evidence indicates that vitamin C and vitamin E work better together than separately. Vitamin E scavenges for dangerous oxygen radicals in the cell membrane, while vitamin C breaks down the free radical chain in biological fluids. Both these vitamins have greatly extended antioxidant activity.

Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate): Vitamin E is an antioxidant that prevents cancer and cardiovascular disease. This nutrient improves circulation, repairs tissue, and is useful in treating fibrocystic breasts and premenstrual syndrome. It also promotes normal clotting and healing, reduces scarring from some wounds, reduces blood pressure, aids in preventing cataracts, improves athletic performance, and aids leg cramps. Vitamin E also prevents cell damage by inhibiting lipid peroxidation and the formation of free radicals. It retards aging and may prevent age spots as well. The body needs zinc in order to maintain the proper levels of vitamin E in the blood.

Folic Acid: Considered a brain food, folic acid is needed for energy production and the formation of red blood cells. Functioning as a coenzyme in DNA synthesis, it is important for healthy cell division and replication. It is involved in protein metabolism and has been used in the prevention and treatment of folic acid anemia. This nutrient may also help depression and anxiety and may be effective in the treatment of uterine cervical dysplasia. Folic acid helps regulate embryonic and fetal development of nerve cells, vital for normal growth and development. Folic acid works best when combined with vitamin B12. A sore, red tongue is one sign of a deficiency. Attention: Oral contraceptives may increase the need for folic acid.

Improving Mineral Absorption: Some mineral supplements are available in chelated form, which means that the minerals are attached to a protein molecule that transports them to the bloodstream in order to enhance their absorption.

Calcium (stearate, caseinate and chelate): Calcium is vital in the formation of strong bones and teeth and is also important in the maintenance of regular heartbeat and the transmissions of nerve impulses. It is needed for muscle growth and contraction and for the prevention of muscle cramps. This important mineral is also essential in blood clotting and helps prevent colon cancer. It may lower blood pressure and prevent bone loss associated with osteoporosis as well. Calcium provides energy and participates in the protein structuring of RNA and DNA. It is also involved in the activation of several enzymes including lipase. The amino acid lysine is needed for calcium absorption. Calcium protects bones and teeth from lead by inhibiting absorption of this toxic metal. If there is a calcium deficiency, lead will be absorbed by the body and deposited in the teeth and bones. This may account for the higher levels of lead in children who have a higher incidence of cavities. A calcium deficiency may result in the following symptoms: muscle cramps, nervousness, heart palpitations, brittle nails, eczema, hypertension, aching joints, increased cholesterol levels, rheumatoid arthritis, tooth decay, insomnia, rickets, and numbness in the arms and/or legs. Female athletes and women experiencing menopause need greater amounts of calcium due to lower estrogen levels. Estrogen protects the skeletal system by promoting the deposits of calcium in bone.

Chromium (chelate): Because it is involved in the metabolism of glucose, chromium (glucose tolerance factor or GTF) is needed for energy. It is also vital in the synthesis of cholesterol, fats, and protein. This essential mineral maintains stable blood sugar levels through proper insulin utilization in both the diabetic and the hypoglycemic. Low plasma chromium levels are an indication of coronary artery disease. The average American diet is chromium deficient. Researchers estimate that two out of every three Americans are either hypoglycemic, pre-hypoglycemic, or diabetic. The ability to maintain normal blood sugar levels is jeopardized by the lack of chromium in our soil and water supply and by a diet in refined white sugar, flour, and junk foods.

Copper (gluconate and chelate): Among its many functions copper aids in the formation of bone, hemoglobin, and red blood cells, and works in balance with zinc and vitamin C to form elastin. It is involved in the healing process, energy production, hair and skin coloring, and taste sensitivity. This mineral is also needed for healthy nerves. One of the early signs of copper deficiency is osteoporosis. Copper is essential for the formation of collagen, which makes up the connective tissue of the bone matrix.

Iron (electrolytic and chelate): Perhaps the most important of its functions is the production of hemoglobin and oxygenation of the red blood cells. Iron is the mineral found in the largest amounts in the blood. This mineral is essential for many enzymes, and is important for growth in children and resistance to disease. Iron is also required for a healthy immune system and for energy production. Vitamin C can increase iron absorption as much as 30 percent. Iron deficiency symptoms include brittle hair, nails that are spoon shaped or that have ridges running lengthwise, hair loss, fatigue, dizziness, and anemia.

Magnesium (chelate): Magnesium is vital to enzyme activity. It assists in calcium and potassium uptake. A deficiency interferes with the transmission of nerve muscle impulses, causing irritability and nervousness. Supplementing the diet with magnesium helps prevent depression, dizziness, muscle weakness, twitching, heart disease, and high blood pressure, and also aids in maintaining the proper pH balance. This essential mineral protects the arterial lining from stress caused by sudden blood pressure changes, and plays a role in the formation of bone and in carbohydrate and mineral metabolism. With vitamin B6, magnesium helps reduce and dissolve calcium phosphate stones.

Manganese (chelate): Minute quantities of manganese are needed for protein and fat metabolism, healthy nerves, and healthy immune system and blood sugar regulation. It is used for energy production and is required for normal bone growth and reproduction. Manganese is essential for iron-deficient anemics and is also needed for the utilization of thiamine (B1) and vitamin E. Manganese works well with the B-complex vitamins to give an overall feeling of well-being. It aids in the formation of mother's milk and is a key element in the production of enzymes needed to oxidize fats and to metabolize purines.

Potassium (iodide): This mineral is important for a healthy nervous system and a regular rhythm. It helps prevent stroke, aids in proper muscle contraction, and works with sodium to control the body's water balance. Potassium is important for chemical reactions within the cells and aids in maintaining stable blood pressure and in transmitting electrochemical impulses. It also regulates the transfer of nutrients to the cells.

Zinc (oxide and chelate): This essential mineral is important in prostrate gland function and the growth of reproductive organs. It is required for protein synthesis and collagen formation and promotes a healthy immune system and the healing of wound. Zinc also allows acuity of taste and smell and protects the liver from chemical damage. Sufficient intake and absorption of zinc is needed to maintain the proper concentrations of vitamin E in the blood.

Lactobacillus Acidophilus: These friendly bacteria work by assisting in the digestion of proteins, a process in which lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, enzymes, antibiotic substances that inhibit pathogenic organisms, and B vitamins are produced. Acidophilus helps to detoxify harmful substances. Factors that contribute to candidiasis are recurrent use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, aspirin, corticosteroids, prescription medications, poor diet, sugar, yeast, and stress. These all cause an imbalance of the "friendly" bacteria. The good flora bind with some of the unwanted substances, causing them to be excreted. Antibiotics do not know the difference between good and bad bacteria. When you flush antibiotics through your digestive system they kill off your intestinal flora and cause immune system depression. That is why it is better if you use natural methods for clearing infections and bacterial problems. Consistent usage can cause health damages that will plague you for years to follow! This is why you hear of yeast infections and digestive problems when they are used. Your body is trying to tell you something and you should be listening! Use Biomune OSF Plus if you have repeated illness and need immune system help. There are no harmful side effects and you can help your immune system instead of harming it!

Brain Teaser: After reading the above let's consider the billions of dollars spent on cancer and other diseases that can be attributed to lifestyle in general. "If you treat the disease, you never win. You must treat the person with the disease, and then you will succeed!"

In both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes risk for heart disease, hypertension, disorders of the nervous system, blindness and kidney disease are elevated. In addition, diabetes can increase one¹s risk of complications to the fetus and/or mother during pregnancy. For this reason diabetes can not simply be treated as a disorder in sugar digestion. Rather, one must also consider all of the complications that accompany the impaired glucose metabolism. The annual costs for prevention and treatment of this serious condition exceeds $100 billion and this amount continues to rise. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of death in most developed countries and is rapidly increasing in prevalence in developing countries. In the US, for example, death rates from cardiovascular disease exceed 1 million annually and the total cost is estimated to exceed $120 billion, the largest disease-related cost to health. While many modifiable risk factors, such as cigarette smoking and hypertension, contribute to risk for CHD, lipid abnormalities are the most important factors. Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) have a central role in the atherosclerotic process. LDL penetrate the walls of blood vessels where they are oxidized by free radicals and accumulate as a gruel-like material that blocks the blood vessel lumen; this material also can leak into the blood vessel to cause a thrombosis. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol have a protective effect and act to prevent LDL oxidation and remove cholesterol that accumulates in the blood vessel wall.