flaxseed?

pecksun8
pecksun8 Posts: 570
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
What is this flaxseed that I keep hearing, or well reading about? What is it and what does it do for you?

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  • pecksun8
    pecksun8 Posts: 570
    What is this flaxseed that I keep hearing, or well reading about? What is it and what does it do for you?
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
    What is this flaxseed that I keep hearing, or well reading about? What is it and what does it do for you?
    Hi, there

    Flaxseed or flaxseed oil is a good source of good fat.
    Can be found in health food stores.
    love it!
  • Mely
    Mely Posts: 166 Member
    Funny you mention it. I just came back from the store with a bag of it. I bought it to help with constipation. But it's good to lower cholesterol and other things. You need to eat it ground to get it's benefits. But 1 Tbsp in your oatmeal or yogourt or bake with it. It has a nutty flavour kind of like ground walnuts.
  • missdarlene
    missdarlene Posts: 2
    costco makes a cereal with flaxseed in it i think... if i remember right.. its like there are foods that are good for us, sustain us, and fill you up or something.. onions is another one.. google it!
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
    Benefits of Flax seed
    (HealthCastle.com) Its high content of alpha linolenic acids has made the ancient flax seed become our modern miracle food. Alpha linolenic acid is a type of plant-derived omega 3 fatty acid, similar to those found in fish such as salmon. Benefits of flax seed as shown in many studies include lowering total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the Bad cholesterol) levels. Other benefits show that flax seed may also help lower blood triglyceride and blood pressure. It may also keep platelets from becoming sticky therefore reducing the risk of a heart attack.

    Other Benefits of Flax seed
    Aside from alpha linolenic acid, flax seed is rich in lignan. Lignan is a type phytoestrogen (antioxidant) and also provides fiber. Researches reveal that lignan in flax seed shows a lot of promise in fighting disease -- including a possible role in cancer prevention especially breast cancer. It is thought that lignan metabolites can bind to estrogen receptors, hence inhibiting the onset of estrogen-stimulated breast cancer.

    Recent studies also showed positive benefits of flax seed oil in IBD (Crohn's Disease and Colitis). Flax seed oil seems to be able to heal the inner lining of the inflamed intestines.

    Moderately include flax seed in your diet. Indeed, a lot of food products contain flax seed such as bread, cereal and bakery goods. Bakers may use flax seed flour or include flax seed in baking.


    Ways to include flax seed in home cooking
    Sprinkle ground flax seed on your cereal and salads.
    Substitute flax seed mixture for eggs in home baking such as muffin and pancake (1 tbsp milled flax seed, plus 3 tbsp water = 1 egg). Final products will have less volume and taste gummier
    Include in other recipe when nutty flavor is preferred
    Substitute flax seed oil for other oils

    from http://www.healthcastle.com/flax.shtml
  • meg0112
    meg0112 Posts: 344
    Benefits of Flax seed
    (HealthCastle.com) Its high content of alpha linolenic acids has made the ancient flax seed become our modern miracle food. Alpha linolenic acid is a type of plant-derived omega 3 fatty acid, similar to those found in fish such as salmon. Benefits of flax seed as shown in many studies include lowering total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the Bad cholesterol) levels. Other benefits show that flax seed may also help lower blood triglyceride and blood pressure. It may also keep platelets from becoming sticky therefore reducing the risk of a heart attack.

    Other Benefits of Flax seed
    Aside from alpha linolenic acid, flax seed is rich in lignan. Lignan is a type phytoestrogen (antioxidant) and also provides fiber. Researches reveal that lignan in flax seed shows a lot of promise in fighting disease -- including a possible role in cancer prevention especially breast cancer. It is thought that lignan metabolites can bind to estrogen receptors, hence inhibiting the onset of estrogen-stimulated breast cancer.

    Recent studies also showed positive benefits of flax seed oil in IBD (Crohn's Disease and Colitis). Flax seed oil seems to be able to heal the inner lining of the inflamed intestines.

    Moderately include flax seed in your diet. Indeed, a lot of food products contain flax seed such as bread, cereal and bakery goods. Bakers may use flax seed flour or include flax seed in baking.


    Ways to include flax seed in home cooking
    Sprinkle ground flax seed on your cereal and salads.
    Substitute flax seed mixture for eggs in home baking such as muffin and pancake (1 tbsp milled flax seed, plus 3 tbsp water = 1 egg). Final products will have less volume and taste gummier
    Include in other recipe when nutty flavor is preferred
    Substitute flax seed oil for other oils

    from http://www.healthcastle.com/flax.shtml

    So can you cook with the oil on chicken or veggies rather than olive or vegetable oil? And can you get it at any grocery store?
  • sunshyngrl
    sunshyngrl Posts: 7
    Buy the whole flax seeds and grind them yourself in the blender, because once it is milled (or groud) it loses most of it's beneficial properties. Flax seeds are a great way for vegetarians to incorporate omega 3 oils.:flowerforyou:
  • cquick
    cquick Posts: 220
    DO NOT COOK WITH FLAX SEED OIL! If you do, the fatty acids in the oil that are so good for you will be destroyed. After hearing this, I only use ground flaxseed as a sprinkle one my food. I also use the flaxseed oil (you can find it at heath food stores, but it's hella expensive because they have to add lots of other fatty acid preserving chains to keep the originals in tact) on bread and as a substitute for butter. To me, there's not point in using such an expensive seed baked into cereals, muffins, and the like.

    You can grind up some of the seeds in a coffee grinder, but it only keeps for three days (those darned fatty acids are weaklings I tell ya'!) So if you use them, grind up only 6 tablespoons at a time, and put the mill in an airtight container and leave it in the frig.


    Flaxseed is wonderful, especially for women. My motherinlaw had level three breast cancer and refused chemo. Every day she drank three glasses of fresh ground grape juice, abundant amounts of green tea, and 2 tablespoons of flaxseed a day. It's been a year later, and she is in remission.
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
    DO NOT COOK WITH FLAX SEED OIL! If you do, the fatty acids in the oil that are so good for you will be destroyed. After hearing this, I only use ground flaxseed as a sprinkle one my food. I also use the flaxseed oil (you can find it at heath food stores, but it's hella expensive because they have to add lots of other fatty acid preserving chains to keep the originals in tact) on bread and as a substitute for butter. To me, there's not point in using such an expensive seed baked into cereals, muffins, and the like.

    You can grind up some of the seeds in a coffee grinder, but it only keeps for three days (those darned fatty acids are weaklings I tell ya'!) So if you use them, grind up only 6 tablespoons at a time, and put the mill in an airtight container and leave it in the frig.


    Flaxseed is wonderful, especially for women. My motherinlaw had level three breast cancer and refused chemo. Every day she drank three glasses of fresh ground grape juice, abundant amounts of green tea, and 2 tablespoons of flaxseed a day. It's been a year later, and she is in remission.

    Thank you, Cquick!

    That is a brilliant idea!
    As soon as I get my kitchen finished, I am going to do just that!
    Which flaxseeds do you use?
    I have Luara's Pantry organic flaxseeds..
    Are they good?
  • cquick
    cquick Posts: 220
    I just go to whole foods and buy them in bulk, about two cups, put them in an airtight container, and put them in the bottom fo my frig. I use that amount in about three weeks.

    Good luck with this tasty, healthy seed, i think it's worth it's weight in gold!:heart:
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    I love ground flaxseed! I add it to my oatmeal, yogurt, cereal, etc. I also love the Naturally More Peanut Butter that has flaxseed oil and flax in it.

    I also add it to pancake and waffle mix, banana bread, etc. My kids don't know it's in there. LOL

    Jess
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