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.
In California, some Giant Sequoia trees are more than 2000 years old and grow to be over 300 feet tall. General Sherman pictured in the image on the right, is the largest tree in the world by volume and is estimated to weigh over a million kilograms of mass (2,204,622 pounds). Where does all that mass come from?