Customer Reviews

Yerba Prima Psyllium Whole Husks, 12-Ounce

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This stuff makes you feel better. To say more than that would be indiscreet, but the problem it helps you solve is a problem that you should try to stop having because it leads to untold other health problems. So if you want to get rid of it, take a scoop of this mixed with any drink you like (Scotch? I haven't tried it, but you never know), once or twice a day. Also helps lower cholesterol. By the way, this price is less than half what you'd pay at Whole Foods.

As a caregiver for my mother with Alzheimer's I was at my wits end in trying to find an effective laxative that was homeopathic and natural. Due to her severe constipation we had several ugly toiletting episodes...ehrmmm, anyhoo after trying many many many things I wandered into a WF store and came across this.It really was my first experience in discovering how the RIGHT product can really SOLVE a problem. Two years later she is still given this as part of her dietary regimen.

As a vegetarian who eats about 50% raw foods I didn't think I would "need" this. A few months ago I began to take it as part of a detoxification regimen...and it really is effective. After the cleansing it has also become part of my dietary regimen.

I have been using Metamucil for several months with average results, but it always bugged me that there is sucrose added to it. Especially since it doesn't do anything to improve the taste. I found Yerba Prima at my local grocery store and decided to give it a try. Everything about it, including the recyclable biodegradable packaging, no sugar added, and low price felt better to me. I tried it the first time last night and it works AWESOME! So much better than Metamucil. And, I LOVE that I'm not getting the extra sugar that I don't want and need. It also gave me results that were much quicker and substantial than I had experienced before. VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER HERE!!!

I add psyllium to my food and drink every day. I have tried many brands and even tried psyllium pills -- however this whole husk psyllium powder is so handy to add to my smoothies, my soups, my juices, my protein drinks, my eggs, pretty much anything I eat or drink. The fiber fills me up so I eat less (and lose weight) and it also keeps me comfortably "regular"

Now I know why Dr. Mehmet Oz recommends psyllium so highly as a daily supplement to your diet. This is low cost and high result psyllium - you can't go wrong.

Just remember to drink lots of liquids every day.....otherwise psyllium can be like cement in your colon...don't say I did not warn you. :)

I am huge fan of fiber supplements and find Yerba Prima to be the best on the market. That said, the whole husk version is pretty hard to swallow, so to speak. It simply does not mix well with liquid. It will work in a smoothie, but not most other liquids unless you have a fairly strong gag reflex.

Do yourself a favor, spend a little more money and get the version ground into a powder.

After taking Metamucil and wondering why the only fibers on the market seemed to have sweeteners and flavorings, I found this product. I have used it for about five years, and I feel MUCH better than I had previously. That could be because the stress I experienced, which aggravated my reasons for taking this product, has lessened. But I also attribute part of my increased comfort directly to this product. It is, as other reviewers have said, easy to use, and it is free from additives--additives that, one might say, do more to exacerbate a number of problems that many people face who need to take this fiber.

There are in fact other versions of all-natural psyllium husk fiber that I have discovered after using this one. Trader Joe's, for example, sells its own brand, and it is similarly without additives. However, I find that the textures vary slightly from brand to brand, even if the basic ingredient is exactly the same. And my body likes, ahem, regularity. So, I am sticking with this one.

My only issue with Yerba Prima here is that they apparently do not let Amazon sell their product directly (or perhaps that Amazon does not find it profitable enough to do so). Those of us who depend on a constant supply of psyllium husk to feel well and to lower cholesterol would, I think, be grateful if we could purchase in bulk through Amazon. Just a suggestion.

I can't say enough about this product. I'd been looking for - okay, let's try to put this delicately - something to help me with regularity, but something natural; a friend introduced me to this product and this brand about a year ago and I've been buying it ever since. A spoonful of the psyllium husks 2 or 3 times a day is so easy to incorporate into the daily diet, that you don't have to think about it. It's also tasteless so it can be added into yogurt, soy milk, cereals, anything you can think of. The two most important things for me were that it was natural and that it helped my system digest things with regularity. As it's something that occurs to people either with age or because of genetics, (for me both, although I haven't yet reached my 50s), a product that's natural and very effective is a blessing! We eat enough preservatives every day. It's nice to have something that simply does what it promises to do in a completely natural manner!

I've experienced years of issues with intestinal problems ranging from gas to constipation, to impacted colon. I've tried everything from Dr Natura; Blessed Herbs; OTC laxatives; enemas; RX; miralax - the list goes on. ALL of them made me bloated; gassy and uncomfortable and tho I'd have results - the side effects made the effort unwilling to take on.

I was cleaning out cupboards the other day and came across this psyllium and decided I'd give it an HONEST whirl... (bought it awhile ago but didn't figure it'd be any different than metamucil... (which gives me HORRID side effects)

Boy was I wrong... I am "moving" like I haven't in 10+ years. Still a little gassy but not uncomfortably so.. No cramps or bloating either. Just feel good!!

I have been struggling with calorie intake as well, and this has allowed me to easily get back to tracking calories and helping with cravings as well.

Don't chalk it off to be the same as metamucil like I did. This product is so much more, and yerba prima is now a name I trust!!

I love this product, i took off one star simply b/c it doesnt blend that well. But other than that, it definatly works! it's a great way to "cleanse" if you know what i mean. i add a scoup to my smoothies once a day. it's tasteless & i like to add it to a skim milk, rice milk, coconut milk mix that i drink. Delicious and healthy!!

Psyllium is marketed as Metamucil and about a dozen other names. It is a bulk-forming laxative which treats constipation by absorbing liquid in the intestines. It forms a bulky stool that passes easily if the consumer is lucky. I've also heard that psyllium is beneficial for cholesterol levels, so I'll see about that. I'd never tried the whole husks and I was unfamiliar with the brand, but took a chance on this product because the reviews were positive and the price was competitive compared to the multitude of psyllium available. I can't say exactly why, but I really love this particular brand of psyllium. When I drink the husks mixed with water, I feel like I'm eating a glassful of softened bulgur wheat. It's much more palatable to me than the powder forms, and I really, really prefer an unflavored variety. For those who prefer a drink with less texture, you can use the chopping blade in a food processor to transform these whole husks into a powdered form and save some money. Just don't process them too much!

Yerba Prima Psyllium Whole Husks, 12-Ounce offered on Amazon is available from many suppliers, so consumers have various options for ordering. I purchased directly from Amazon in order to receive the prime shipping and its arrival was speedy. If I were able to put this on Subscribe and Save, I'd jump all over it, but must instead remember to order it regularly.