For cleansing, healing and restoring our bodies, fiber is essential. Fiber helps to remove fat from the walls of the colon and clear our bodies of unwanted metals and toxins. Without the help of fiber our bodies cannot excrete the overload of toxins and our systems must reabsorb them. Both soluble and insoluble fibers absorb many times their weight in water in the gastrointestinal tract. The increase in bulk puts pressure against the intestinal walls and facilitates the expulsion of fecal matter.
Insoluble fiber remains unchanged during the digestive process.
Soluble fiber actually breaks down to form a gel in the small intestines which retards the absorption of glucose. This makes soluble fiber useful in the management of diabetes, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia since people with these conditions are adversely affected by a quick breakdown of carbohydrates. With the help of insoluble fiber, the body converts these carbohydrates into glucose very slowly. Beans are an excellent source of insoluble fiber. By milling bean flour, as well as grain flour, we can produce delicious baked goods containing the finest sources of both soluble and insoluble fiber.