Be Psylly to Save Bathroom Time
Psyllium — pronounced “silly-um” — is a fiber supplement made from a Mediterranean plantain. A daily dose helps keep things moving right along.
Drink Up
Psyllium, found in products like Metamucil, bulks up stool and improves digestive flow by sucking water into the bowel. Make sure to take a rounded teaspoon with lots of water, or you’ll feel as if you just ate concrete.
Add psyllium to a breakfast drink. Like this Banana-Cocoa Soy Smoothief:
Banana-Cocoa Soy Smoothie
With plenty of protein from both tofu and soymilk
Ingredients
1 banana
1/2 cup silken tofu
1/2 cup soymilk
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon honey
Directions
1. Slice banana and freeze until firm. Blend tofu, soymilk, cocoa and honey in a blender until smooth. With the motor running, add the banana slices through the hole in the lid and continue to puree until smooth.
More on When It’s Slow
If you’re bothered by the occasional “backup” (as most of us are), try these other tips for getting things going:
Don’t skip meals. Eating moves waste through your gastrointestinal tract.
Make friends with fiber.
Put your best foot forward.
Quench it. Stay hydrated with noncaffeinated, nonalcoholic beverages.
Adding a few key foods to your menu could help control your cholesterol.
A diet that incorporates soy-based foods, almonds, soluble fiber-rich grains and veggies, and plant sterols from cholesterol-lowering margarines could significantly lower unhealthy LDL cholesterol within weeks, a recent study suggests. Keep single servings of soy drinks, almonds, and bran cereal on hand to make cholesterol-lowering snacking easier.
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