Psyllium is a form of fiber made from the Plantago ovata plant, specifically from the husks of the plantâs seed.It sometimes goes by the name ispaghula. Itâs most commonly known as a laxative. Psyllium provides more benefits to your body than decreasing the amount of time you spend in the bathroom.umerous studies have shown that fiber like psyllium, as part of a healthy diet, can help lower a personâs risk of heart disease. Psyllium can affect your heart by lowering blood pressure, improving lipid levels, and strengthening heart muscle.
Be it Mexican fare or Indian curry, spicy food is often hailed as a labor inducer. In a 2011 study in the journal Birth, Zaid Chaundry and colleagues examined the methods pregnant women use to induce labor on their own and found 10.9 percent of survey respondents ate spicy food.
Reason: It is believed that caffeinated and piquant foods (high spice quotient) have a purgative effect and initiate labor. Up to two hundred mg caffeine in a day is permitted by doctors. Though if a momma-to-be gorges on chocolates, carbonated caffeine-based drinks then caffeine intake can cross the permissible mark.