Flaxseed

Flaxseed: The Tiny Seed That Is A Powerful Nutrition Booster!

Flaxseed (also known as linseed), is truly a nutritional powerhouse.

Despite its small size, this powerful plant food is packed with essential vitamins, antioxidants and nutrients that help prevent diabetes, stroke, cancer and heart disease.

What’s more, consuming these seeds can boost metabolism, and help with weight loss due to its very high fiber content.

In this article you’ll find out:

1. All the wonderful health benefits of flaxseed
2. Its nutritional content
3. The best way to buy it
4. How to store it
5. And of course, the best ways to eat it – including some yummy recipes!
6. You can also download a FREE book with easy recipes – and see how you can reduce fat with these wonderful seeds!

Is Flaxseed New?

Flaxseed was cultivated as long ago as 3,000 BC by the Babylonians. Many ancient civilizations believed that it had great health benefits – in the 8^th century King Charlemagne ordered all his subjects to consume the seeds for better health!

Today we are much clearer on the benefits of flaxseed.

You can find it used as a healthy ingredient added to oatmeal, frozen waffles and crackers to mention just a few.

According to the Flax Council, over 200 new products made from flaxseed were launched in 2010 in Canada and the United States alone.

The Health Benefits Of Flaxseed

Most plant foods have some phytonutrients called lignans, which provide valuable antioxidant and fiber-mimicking benefits.

Recent research has ranked flaxseed as the #1 source of lignans:

• 7 times more lignans than sunflower seeds
• 475 times as many lignans as cashews
• 3,200 times as many as peanuts!

How Flaxseed Helps to Protect You

• Cancer prevention – Consuming linseed can help prevent breast, colon and prostate cancers, according to medical experts. Its high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids help to prevent the development of cancerous cells. Its lignans help to impede tumors from creating additional blood vessels.
• Reduces the risks of cardiovascular diseases. Consuming plants with omega-3 fatty acids helps to regulate heartbeat and prevent inflammation. Also, recent studies have confirmed that eating flaxseed can lower blood pressure. These health perks may be caused by both the amino acid groups, as well as the omega-3 fatty acids found in these seeds.
• Skin tissue protection. Researchers from University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine revealed that a healthy diet that includes linseed can protect skin tissue from getting impaired by radiation pneumonopathy.
• Aids in the prevention of diabetes. Eating linseed daily may modestly improve blood sugar levels and can also encourage glycemic control.
• Flaxseed is a whole grain. Whole grains provide whole nutrition from the grain without stripping any vital nutrients away (as is the case with processed grains). Flaxseed has a very high amount of fiber which is great for your digestive health. It also lowers cholesterol.

Linseed is Green!

And because linseed is a plant, it’s much better for us AND the planet than meat, so that makes it green and eco friendly!

What’s in Flaxseed?

Amount per 50 grams (about 10 tablespoons)

• Calories: 534
• Total Fat: 42 grams ( 8 grams of monounsaturated fat, 29 grams of polyunsaturated fat, and 3.7 grams of saturated fat)
• Cholesterol: 0 grams
• Sodium: 30 milligrams
• Potassium: 813 milligrams
• Total Carbohydrates: 29 grams ( 1.6 grams of sugar and 27 grams of dietary fiber)
• Vitamin A: 0%
• Vitamin C: 1%
• Calcium: 25%
• Iron: 31%
• Vitamin D: 0%
• Vitamin B-6:25 %
• Vitamin B-12: 0 %
• Magnesium: 98%

Flaxseeds are considered very low on the Glycemic Index and so are ideal for those worried about or diagnosed with diabetes.

How To Buy And Eat These Seeds

The very best way to buy linseed is to to buy the seeds whole, and grind them fresh as you need them.

• Sprinkle them onto cold or hot cereal.
• Add the ground seeds to homemade bread, cookie and muffin recipes.
• Add ground linseed to pump up your breakfast shake’s nutritional volume.
• Sprinkle on steamed vegetables, to give them a nuttier flavor and an added boost of fiber, potassium and magnesium.
• Flaxseed can also be purchased in supplements.
• Organic dietary linseed oil can also be purchased for use in salad dressing, sauces, with yogurt, in protein shakes and smoothies. It also works great as an alternative to butter on potatoes, toast and other starches.

Flaxseed is a good way for vegetarians and vegans to get their daily intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids.

Download your free book here – delicious recipes using these powerful seeds, as well as more tips and even how you can substitute flax for fat!

Storage

Don’t keep linseed in a metal container, and try to keep it away from light, heat and air.

If you know you won’t use some seed for a while, store it in the freezer in an airtight container. This will extend its shelf life for up to a year while still keeping its nutritional properties locked in.

A Final Word

With so many benefits, many people call flaxseed a superfood.

Start adding a sprinkle to your food – today!

Warm regards,

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