PhycoHealth PHYBRE with sea fibre and green bananas SeaFibre in a scoopable fibre blend for your cereal, smoothies or baking, with the fibre diversity of green bananas and resistant starch from brown organic basmati. With a serving of Phybre you will get 40% of your daily fibre needs in diverse forms.
A recent global research review showed that for every 10g increased in dietary fibre intake, there is a significant reduction in your risk of bowel cancer; in some studies up to a 44% reduction. Considering that bowel cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the world, and that 1 in 13 Australians will get bowel cancer in their lifetime, there is good reason to work hard at preventing it. Indeed, increasing dietary fibre is a priority global health goal, but let’s not wait for global initiatives to start us on a journey of better health.
Many types of fibre is key - SeaFibre feeds mucous loving bacteria
SeaFIbre is resistant to digestion enzymes and therefore reaches the farm end of the bowel.
Resistant starch #2 in Green Bananas feed other bacteria
In contrast to gels, resistant starches (RS) work by being very dense and reach your colon before being digested due to the dense structure.
The very straight chain amylose rich starch in green bananas is known as a Type 2 resistant starch (RS type 2) and has been shown to protect the gut mucosa, reduce body weight and improve insulin sensitivity, control bowel movements, decrease hunger cravings, improve cholesterol and improve impaired liver and kidney function. Resistant Starch Type 2 specifically supports bacteria in the colon that undertake a number of processes to digest your amino acids, fatty acids, and importantly nucleotides which support your gut immune function and protect bowel cells.
Resistant starch #3 in wholegrain basmati diversifies your gut metabolism
Another natural resistant starch can be found in brown basmati rice with 20% more fibre and a lower glycemic index than other types of brown rice. This resistant starch can be further enhanced to type 3 resistant starch (RS type 3) by gelatinizing process followed by cooling it to recrystalise into a dense form that lasts all the way to your colon.
Other phytonutrients in wholefood sources of fibre are also important
Brown basmati rice for example is rich in antioxidants such as lignans and ferulic acid that research has linked with lower risks of heart disease, inflammation, menopausal symptoms,osteoporosis, and breast cancer. Similarly, green bananas are more rich in phenolic compounds than ripe bananas, with evidence for anti-oxidant activity and anti-inflammatory activities. In addition to the gel like seaweed fibres, and we selected our seaweed species and culture methods based on the phenolic content with the best anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
We added Seafibre to green bananas and basmati to make PHYBRE
Phybre delivers SeaFibre in a dietary fibre complex to help us all return to what should be an average of at least 30g of dietary fibre per day. 2 tablespoons of Phybre includes our recommended concentrated dose of SeaFibre, as well as the two types of resistant starch from whole green bananas and recrystallized whole brown basmati rice.
Making sure potassium is adequate is also important for overall health
The green banana flour and our seaweed are all good potassium sources. Take your time when increasing fibre to let your gut flora adjust. Start with a teaspoon of your new fibre source, or even half a teaspoon, and adjust to that before you increase the dose to about 20g per day.
Ingredients
Gelatinised brown basmati rice*, milled green banana flour^, SeaFibre^(Ulva sp. 84 seaweed glycan extract)
*Organic ingredients ^Australian ingredientsMade in facilities that process: nuts, sesame seeds
How to use?
Mix 1-2 heaped tablespoons per person into porridge, smoothies, baking or in anything you like!