Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Health Benefits of Flax Seeds

The Power packed seed is full of goodness and which is used sinced ancient times, through ancient civilizations and cultures. In India Flax is known as "Tisi" or "Alsi" which contains high in Fibre.

1. Flax seeds warm the human body. The peculiarity of the seed is such that it needs to be eaten as a ground meal. If eaten as a whole, flax seed cannot be digested by the body. Flax seeds, if grounded and taken daily with water, provide the necessary amounts of fibre to keep your digestive system working well. Just keep your fluid intake high. How much you eat, depends on your reasons for eating flax seeds. On their own, the seeds are crunchy and tasty if they are toasted.

2. They actually contain alpha lineoic acids, to be specific. This acid helps to reduce the inflammations that cause chronic heart ailments, arthritis, asthama, diabetes and it even helps guard your body against cancers-colon cancer to be more specific. Eaten in combination with walnuts and fish, flax seeds can be of real help.

3. The best gift that a couple of spoonfuls of ground flax seed can give you, will be the short chain omega 3 fatty acids. Whatever your area of interest, or your choice of food groups, omega 3 fatty acids spell good news. Omega 3 fatty acids are generally present in fish oil. If you are like me, and eat fish only rarely and only if it is fried, you will certainly be missing out the benefits of lower cholesterol

4. If all the benefits come from flax seeds at a fraction of the cost…bring it on! Flax seeds contain ligans, which work in our intestines and convert to become substances that balance out female hormones. These are proven to promote fertility, reduce the risk of breast cancer and reduce peri menopausal symptoms.
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5. The high amount of fibre in ground flax seed is responsible for the cholesterol lowering effects of flax. High fibre diets help you feel full, so you tend to eat a little less, your blood sugar is stabilized and your intestines function well.

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