You may have heard fiber is important, or that you need to eat more fiber. But why is fiber good for you? And how can you get enough fiber in your diet? Discover the health benefits of this essential nutrient. Plus, find out what the top fiber-rich foods are and get a sample meal plan to easily meet your optimal daily fiber intake.
One of the things Tracy and I have been tracking this past year, along with our 3 essential macronutrients, is our dietary fiber. The 2010 Dietary Guileless for Americans recommends a minimum of 25 grams of fiber per day for women, 38 grams per day for men. Chances are if you’re not paying attention to your fiber intake, you’re probably far below the recommended amount. Increasing your dietary fiber is beneficial for many reasons, most importantly for heart health, lowering cholesterol, keeping bowl movements regular, and to keep you fuller, longer. I’m going to share with you some common, easy to find foods, that you can start eating today to increase your daily fiber intake. There are two different kinds of fiber: soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber dissolves in water and slows down digestion. Soluble fiber is the kind of fiber that will keep you feeling full over a longer period of time. Insoluble fiber does not dissolve and remains intact throughout the digestive process. Insoluble fiber is what will help you to get things moving, if you know what I mean…Both types of fiber are equally beneficial and should be incorporated into your diet. As you work to increase your […]
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Boosting gut health is easy with a high-fiber breakfast. Discover dietitian-recommended gut-friendly foods that will kickstart your day with digestive benefits.
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What is fiber? Fiber is the portion of plant-derived food that cannot be completely broken down by human digestive enzymes in the small intestine. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that your body can’t digest. Types
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These high-fiber meals, including Beef & Bean Sloppy Joes, Grilled Pizza with Prosciutto and Salmon-Stuffed Avocados all contain 8 or more grams of fiber to help you reach the daily amount of fiber recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans—25 grams for women and 30 grams for men.
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Be Inspired by the incredible mixed media embroidery art of contemporary fibre artist Ana Teresa Barboza on The Fiber Studio.
Using fibers and yarns from around the world, Living Fibers creates vivid artworks that have amazing textures and color palettes.
Textile materials have the inherent ability to store electric charges. Electrical properties of the textile fiber was generated with the use of fibers
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Anyone who can make a pot of tea can dye a skein of wool or yard of plain linen to whatever color they want, using commonly found plants.
This one-of-a-kind fibre art piece has been created from hand-dyed cheesecloth and thread waste that have been needle felted to a patchwork black cotton base. Additional stitching has created circular sinkholes and a trail of garnet seed beads drifts from the background into and over the design, picking up the colour of some of the threads. The cheesecoth has been dyed in shades of green and the thread waste has a variety of colours including red, blue, yellow and purple along with a few metallic fibres. The asymmetrical olive green inset picks up one of the shades of the cheesecloth. I hope you will click on the photos to see the details. This abstract art is been backed with quilt batting and wrapped onto an 11" x 14" (28 x 35.5 cm) stretched canvas and it hangs like a painting on your wall . . . with the edges neatly covered. The title and my name and location are on the back of this piece but I did not sign the front as you might like to hang it with a different orientation than I have chosen. Thanks so much for looking! Please browse the other items in my Etsy shop, including other fibre art wall decor as well as one-of-a-kind fibre art purses, cuffs and cards. http://www.etsy.com/shop/KathyKinsella?ref=si_shop
The pieces and many others by Hicks will be on view at the museum through Sept. 4 in her “Material Voices” exhibition.
Using fibers and yarns from around the world, Living Fibers creates vivid artworks that have amazing textures and color palettes.
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I've finished a piece. It's a significant piece for me in a couple of ways. Most obviously because it's a wall piece, the first stone wall piece I've done. I've named it 'stepping stones' as both a nod to its design and to what it represents to me. All of the wool and thread I used is stuff I've dyed by hand from natural materials, much of it gathered from my woods. There's tansy, strawberry leaf, bedstraw root, mushrooms, yarrow, wormwood, dock, cedar, St. John's Wort, onion skins, red cabbage, and more. Those colors represent countless walks in the woods, countless moments of experimentation. The wood is a piece of poplar, also from my woods, that I planed and shaped. I gave it its grey color by applying the same iron mordant - a combination of vinegar and steel wool- I use for dyeing and a layer of strong black tea. No stains or polyurethanes. I left the holes and trails of the burrowing insects that once inhabited it. As I worked, I thought about these stitches I do, and how they represent my love of the small and oft-overlooked bits of nature. I thought about how to make things that are meaningful and beautiful that are at the same time respectful of the very thing I love. Rather than gluing, I sewed the stones to the wood. I rather like how it looks from the back. I was nervous finishing this piece. I was afraid that I would disappoint myself once it was all put together but now that it's done, and even though there are things I will do differently on the next piece, I'm happy with it. It feels like the right next step. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! ****** 'Stepping Stones' wood and wool 8" x 17" 2013
I have been sewing and crafting since I was little because my mother used to do it all the time. I learned from her, the power of creating things with my hands, and constructing something beautiful.
