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I take Udo’s. Good stuff.
The reason why I started taking flaxseed oil is NOT even related to ANY of the above...
Flaxseed oil is a tremendous help for people with dry eyes and the omega-3 associated with it is good for the eyes as well.
I use flaxseed meal in my low-carb cooking — I mix 4 parts of “carbalose” flour to 1 part flaxseed meal to 1 part cocnut flour. It’s a great lowcarb, high-fiber replacement for regular flour (use about 25% less and add 1 gg per 1/2 cup of mix) in things like muffins, pancakes, brownies, etc.
My only question is why does it taste like milkweed smells? My wife swears it tastes good to her but yuck!
My dog had a cancer about 4 years back. The vet removed it but said the prognosis wasn’t good so I did some searching and ended up giving her a little cottage cheese and flaxseed oil.
Its been 4 years with no sign of the cancer returning. I don’t know if the flax had anything to do with it but it sure hasn’t hurt.
You can get flaxseed oil in capsules or in bottles at a health food store. Refrigerate it!
It’s not a 1-to-1 substitute for fish oil: they have some different benefits.
Make sure the flax seeds are ground. Apparently they aren’t as beneficial in seed form.: coffee bean grinder works well.
And you can mix a T. or so in almost anything: oatmeal, choc. chip cookies, pancake batter. The kids don’t know the diff. I’m not a health nut but I’ve done this for a long time.
Has anyone tried flaxseed in oatmeal? I never tried flaxseed/flaxmeal EVER!
My doctor told me to take fish oil but I can’t tolerate fish oil so I use Barleans organic bottled flax oil from Wholefoods. Bottled is just more convenient for me.
1-2 TBSP a day and it is preferred you take it with plain non-fat yoghurt
which I do with a mixture of All Bran and shredded wheat cereal with blueberries/dark cherries/soy/honey mix. No flax oil taste there. LOL
Takes a few minutes to fix but it’s damn good and don’t forget to drink lots of water.
I am saving this article so I can tell my daughter to stop chiding me for tasting my horse’s dinner. I like horse food (oats, barley, corn, molasses, stuff to make one’s hair shiny—what’s not to like?) and keep sneaking handfuls of the flaxseed I buy for the mare as a supplement.
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I took flaxseed oil supplements for about a year after my doctor prescribed them to lower my triclycerides. I am a diabetic. It did nothing for my blood sugar levels. My immune system either since I continue to pick up every germ I come in contact with.
It did significantly lower my triclycerides but the laxative effects kept me almost housebound and I finally stopped taking it.
We buy Alvarado Street Bakery Essential (sprouted) Flax Seed Bread from Trader Joe’s ... it’s a healthy (and relatively low carb) way to get my daily Flax in! (100 calories for 2 slices ... 6 net carbs per slice!)
I wonder if this is healthy for men and boys.
I've tried researching this issue in relation to soy, but the evidence seems unclear and even conflicting. Does anyone know?