yes, i have been gluten free for 6 months now as well, and it has made a difference. still some occasional issues, so, that is why I am still looking! thanks for the info you have given!! :)
From: Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@gmail.com>
To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [fast5] Beans Re: The 4 Hour Body
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 3:47 AM, angelamom25 <angelamom25@yahoo.com> wrote:
how do you use it? do you use it once a day, several times a day? which time is best?thanks so much!!:)
I'd say, experiment! I make a mix of 1/4 konjac, 3/4 psyllium, store it in a jar. Add 1 tsp. of that mix to a cup of water. Sprinkle it on top so it doesn't clump, and drink fairly quickly (or it turns to goo). If I take that first thing in the morning, I don't have any real desire to snack, and it stabilizes my gut (like, everything becomes normal: no gas, no diarrhea, no nothing).
Some people take it 15 minutes before a meal, so they eat less, and it also makes you digest your food better (in some studies: it slows down motility so your digestive enzymes can do a more thorough job, and you are full for a longer period of time). I did that for some time, but I get full rather quickly in any case these days, and I don't have a digestion problem anymore, so I tend to forget to take it.
Konjac is used in Asia to make desserts, and it's used as a thickener commercially. Noodles are made of it too. It doesn't appear to cause any bad side effects, unless you try to swallow a big clump of it and choke (it needs to be in water, or chewed well if it's a dessert).
As a disclaimer, I'm also on a gluten-free diet. Gluten seems to mess up people's gut a lot: for some people, so does dairy. So if someone has gut issues, I'd probably suggest dropping gluten and dairy, and taking konjac ... if that clears things up, experiment and see which item makes the most difference. For me, dropping gluten and dairy made a HUGE difference, but my gut never did heal completely until I added Fast-5 and konjac.
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