| Individuals with Celiac disease should avoid oats. | | | | disorders and may help comfort insomnia. |
| Oat meal has been around since the Christian Era | | | | The soluble fiber in oats works by activating the |
| and first used for medicinal purposes. It wasn't | | | | immune cells known as macrophages. |
| until much later that it was cultivated as a crop. | | | | Macrophages trap and consume foreign |
| Oats started out as an Asiatic plant and then was | | | | substances that do not belong in the body. |
| transplanted to the US. Today, Oats are the third | | | | In fact soluble oat fiber has been shown to be |
| most important grain crop in the United States. | | | | extremely effective in helping to control |
| The green leaves and stem have been used for | | | | autoimmune conditions such as Arthritis, Diabetes, |
| anxiety, weakened bladder and connective tissue, | | | | Psoriasis etc. |
| connective tissue deficiencies, gout, kidney | | | | Cancer patients have reported that their |
| ailments, opium and tobacco withdrawal | | | | cancerous tumors have shrunk after taking |
| treatments, rheumatism, skin diseases, | | | | soluble oat fiber extracts. |
| sleeplessness and stress. | | | | Soluble Oat fiber accurately recognizes and |
| Homeopathiclly it has been used for exhaustion | | | | destroys foreign invaders like viruses, bacteria, |
| and insomnia. | | | | fungi, etc. which cause infection and disease. |
| The grain or fruit has been used for | | | | Soluble Oat fiber may give protection from |
| gastrointestinal tract disorders, gallbladder and | | | | radiation encountered during airline travel, X-rays, |
| kidneys, for cardiovascular disorders, constipation, | | | | mammograms, from high tension power lines, |
| diabetes, diarrhea, physical fatigue and | | | | proximity to nuclear facilities, computer terminals |
| rheumatism. | | | | and UV rays from the sun. |
| Straw has been used as a drug for seborrheic | | | | Soluble Oat fiber may offer quicker recovery |
| skin disorders and has also been anecdotally used | | | | from injuries and illnesses. You may even discover |
| for abdominal fatigue, bladder and rheumatic | | | | that you get sick less often. |
| disorders, eye ailments, frostbite, gout, impetigo | | | | Soluble Oat fiber may enhance the effectiveness |
| and insulin resistance. Oat straw has also been | | | | of many vitamin supplements plus pharmaceutical |
| used in foot baths for chronically cold or tired feet | | | | drugs such as antibiotics, anti-fungal and |
| and as a tea for flu and coughs. | | | | anti-parasitic medications. |
| Studies have demonstrated that the soluble fiber | | | | Oat Bran may impair absorption and the |
| in Oat products lower cholesterol. 40 grams of | | | | effectiveness of certain cholesterol inhibiting drugs, |
| Oat bran daily for 14 days lowered bad | | | | so you'll need to take your medications either |
| cholesterol (LDL) and increased good | | | | before or after you eat your bowl of oatmeal by |
| cholesterol(HDL). | | | | 2 hours. |
| Clinical trials have also shown that the soluble fiber | | | | There are no known health hazards or side |
| in Oat products reduce the risk for diabetes and | | | | effects in conjunction with the proper dosages of |
| heart disease 15 to 20%. | | | | Oats. Oats may pose a risk to the individual who |
| A blind study also suggested that oats may help | | | | is hypersensitive to Oat gluten |
| smokers cut down their cigarette use. | | | | Because oatmeal is more satisfying and filling, |
| Oats may have antidepressant properties, act as | | | | eating oatmeal in the morning for breakfast may |
| a restorative nerve tonic and promote sweating. | | | | help you lose weight and think more clearly |
| It may good for bed-wetting, depression and skin | | | | throughout the day. |