Posted on 07/06/2009 7:04:50 PM PDT by Salvation
For your ping list.
Several of the recipes on this diet ask for 1 t. of ground flaxseed.
I got the flaxseed and use my coffee grinder to grind it up.
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.
I lowered my cholesterol from 210 to 160 by taking lecithin and Lugol’s Solution.
My only question is why does it taste like milkweed smells? My wife swears it tastes good to her but yuck!
You can buy flax seed meal at WalMart. Look in the cereal section and in the flour section. If you look in the vitamin section you may find it but it’s packaged and priced as a health supplement and more expensive.
I mix it with other cold cereals.
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.
flax seed recipe bump
I didn’t know that about flaxseed helping with dry eyes. Do you happen to have a link to the info about it? I’d like to learn more.
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.
Your wish is my command...
Using Flaxseed Oil
To Relieve Dry Eye
By Michelle Stephenson; reviewed by Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD
http://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/flaxseed-oil.htm
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I take 2 tablets per day.
Flaxseed meal is also delicious mixed w/oatmeal,cinnamon and Splenda w/a little Smart Balance butter as a hot cereal..yum!I also add a single-serving cup of unsweetened applesauce for extra fiber and it keeps me going all morning long.
Cosco and Sams both sell capsules that contain fish, flax and a couple of other oils. Get all your Omegas in one bottle.
Has anyone tried flaxseed in oatmeal? I never tried flaxseed/flaxmeal EVER!
It looks like you’ve got mouse droppings, but doesn’t have any other obvious impact.
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