Like other types of fiber, Konjac Root works in the stomach and intestines by absorbing water. In fact, Glucomannan is able to expand to up to seventeen times its original volume when placed in water [3].
Get ready to look upâway, way up. California has the biggest, tallest trees on the planet. Discover them at outstanding parks and preserves dotting the state. Coast redwoods, some topping out at well over 350 feet/107 meters (and still growing) live in a narrow coastal band from roughly Big Sur to the Oregon border.
The other huge tree is the 'Giant redwood' (species name sempervirens; sometimes called the 'Coast Redwood' or the 'California redwood'). They grow naturally along the Pacific in a thin strip from Monterey up to lower Oregon, and there are eight living specimens that are well over 300 feet tall apiece. But they're shorter lived than the Sequoia; in their native environment, giant redwoods 'only' survive for about 1,000 years.