Flax Seeds

Flax seeds are rich source of energy and contain many health benefiting nutrients, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins that are essential for optimum health.

Flax is a great source of fiber. Most Americans do not get enough fiber in their diet. Each tablespoon of flax contains about 8 grams of fiber. This helps keep the bowels regular. Because of all the fiber, be sure to start slow (say, with a half-teaspoon) and build up. Otherwise, you may experience bloating.

Adding flax seeds into your diet can naturally reduce cholesterol levels.

The soluble fiber content of flax seeds trap fat and cholesterol in the digestive system so that it unable to be absorbed. Soluble fiber also traps bile, which is made from cholesterol in the gallbladder.

The bile is then excreted through the digestive system, forcing the body to make more, using up excess cholesterol in the blood and lowering cholesterol overall.

The seeds are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids like oleic acid and an excellent source of all important omega-3 essential fatty acids like linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and arachidonic acids. Regular intake of small portions of flax seeds in the diet help to lower total as well as LDL or “bad cholesterol” and increase HDL or “good cholesterol” levels in the blood.

 

Research studies suggest that Mediterranean diet that is rich in dietary fibers, monounsaturated fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acids help to prevent coronary artery disease and strokes by favoring healthy blood lipid profile.

Flax are perhaps the most widely available botanical source of n−3 or ω-3. Flax seed oil consists of approximately 55% ALA (α-linolenic acid). One spoonful of flax seed oil provides about 8 g of omega-3 fatty acids. Research studies have suggested that n-3 fatty acids by their virtue of anti-inflammatory action helps to lower the risk of blood pressure, coronary artery disease, strokes and breast, colon and prostate cancers. Adequate quantities of n-3 oils are required for normal infant development and maturation of nervous system.

The seeds contain lignans, a class of phytoestrogens considered to have antioxidant and cancer preventing properties.

The primary omega-3 fatty acid in flaxseeds—alpha-linolenic acid, or ALA—can be helpful to the cardiovascular system in and of itself. As the building block for other messaging molecules that help prevent excessive inflammation, ALA can help protect the blood vessels from inflammatory damage. Numerous studies have shown the ability of dietary flaxseeds to increase our blood levels of ALA, even when those flaxseeds have been ground and incorporated into baked goods like breads or muffins. When flaxseeds are consumed, two other omega-3 fatty acids have also been shown to increase in the bloodstream, namely, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA). Increases in EPA and DPA also help provide inflammatory protection.

Recipe To Help Reduce Inflammation

1 c. water

3 T. charcoal

3 T. flax seeds

Bring water to boil and add flax seeds and charcoal, stir well, let cook and it will thicken.

Use ¼ " thick on paper towel and then wet it and put on area you want to treat.

Dr. John Clark

 

Flax are an excellent source of vitamin E, especially rich in gamma tocopherol; contain about 20 g per 100 g. vitamin E is a powerful lipid soluble antioxidant, required for maintaining the integrity of cell membrane of mucus membranes and skin by protecting it from harmful oxygen free radicals.

The seeds are packed with many important B-complex groups of vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-6, and folates. Thiamin is an important co-factor for carbohydrates metabolism; helps prevent beri-beri disease. Folates help prevent neural tube defects in the fetus when consumed during pre-conception period and pregnancy.

Flax is rich source of minerals like manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium.

Flax or Linseed oil has flavorful nutty aroma and has been used in cooking, and as “carrier or base oil” in traditional medicines and in pharmaceutical uses.
THEY MUST BE GROUND FRESH WHEN USING THEM

You must grind your flaxseeds just before you are going to use them. Unground, the impermeable coating may make it pass right through you, and you won't absorb any of the benefits. DO NOT buy them already ground as you lose the nutritional value and the ground seeds can go rancid quickly. Pre-ground flaxseed has been exposed to oxygen longer; oxygen causes polyunsaturated fats to break down. (So do heat and light.) Tell-tale sign that this has occurred: an off smell and/or flavor you might call “rancid.” “The seeds need to be in tact (when you purchase them) in order to avoid oxygenation and rancidity. In experiments, golden flax was most suitable when crushed slightly, not cracked or milled- just squeezed enough to break the cell open without damaging the oil cells” (Fantastic Flax by Seigfried Gursche) the book goes on to say that Dr.Paavo Airola, the nations leading nutritionist at the time “warned consumers not to purchase flax meal or ground flax, as the exposed oil in ground flax oxidizes rapidly and goes rancid within days. Heat, light and air all contribute to this process of oxidation. Rancid oils should be avoided as they are toxic and cancer causing.”

You can grind up flaxseeds and put them on a salad, mix them in your dry cereal, on avocados smashed on toast, oatmeal, cream of wheat, in soup, etc. Also, you can incorporate ground flaxseeds into your muffin, cookie, or bread recipes.

Buy golden flax seed. It has way more health benefits than the brown flax seed.

 

HOW MUCH SHOULD I TAKE?

A good amount to take is 2 T. daily. Be sure the person is not on any blood thinners, as grounded flax seed thins the blood.

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