Flax Snax :)

 These Flax Snax are really good and really healthy! 

Omega 3's & 6's make amazing brain food!

11 Really Important Benefit of Flaxseed

(http://benefitofflaxseed.org/)

1. Prevents Heart Disease
Omega 3 fatty acids are considered to be good fats. They are important to our health, but cannot be produced by our body. We must get them in our foods. Because flaxseed is rich in omega 3., it can help to keep your heart healthy in a variety of ways.
Flaxseed also helps your heart health by lowering your blood pressure. Having high blood pressure increases the chances that you will have a heart attack or congestive heart failure. The omega 3 fatty acids in flaxseed help reduce those risks.
2. Lowers High Cholesterol
One benefit of flaxseed is that it can lower your cholesterol. High cholesterol is dangerous because it can lead to plaque build up in the coronary arteries. Lowering your cholesterol reduces your chance of developing heart disease.
3. Helps Weight Loss
The Omega 3 is important for helping you feel satiated and the fiber and protein take a lot of time for your digestive system to process, which makes you full for longer. This combo makes it more likely that you won’t have as many cravings for snacky/bad foods and can make healthier food choices.
4. Helps Prevent Diabetes and Stabilize Blood Sugar Levels
Flax is a low glycemic food and won’t spike your blood sugars. The omega 3 and fiber also provide your body with good energy and nutrition for longer.
When you can keep your blood sugar levels more stable, you have less spikes in your blood sugar levels, need less insulin, and help your diabetes… some people have reversed diabetes and/or been able to control it much better by eating flax.
5. Promotes Intestinal Health and Can Help with Constipation and/or Diarrhea
Another benefit of flaxseed is that it contains mucilage, solube and insolube fibers that promote decreased irritation and healing of the intestinal system.
Flax seed prevents and helps with constipation by the omega 3 and the mucilage fiber gently softening and cleansing the intestinal tract. The stool is then pushed out more easily through the body. Prevention is important for constipation. Flaxseed is a food, not a pill and therefore, is best used as part of a daily, consistent diet to prevent constipation. Flax seed promotes intestinal health by reducing constipation.
Flax helps with Diarrhea by helping to bulk up the stool as well as to gently soothe and heal the irritation of the intestinal system. Put ground flax in water and you will see how it bulks up. This is what it does when it goes through the digestive system.
6. Helps Decrease Inflammation
The benefit of flaxseed on inflammation is due to the Omega 3 as well as the Lignans in flax -both are powerful in helping heal and decrease inflammation in the body. This is why flax helps with Arthritis, Allergies, Asthma, Sinusitis, etc.
7. Omega 3 Flax is a Brain Food
Your brain and body must have Omega 3 to function. Omega 3 is essential in order to prevent Alzheimer’s and Dementia as well as helping with Depression, ADD + ADHD, Difficulty Sleeping, etc. Also, kids need Omega 3 so that their brains can develop properly.
The only way for our body to get Omega 3 is through foods we eat, yet… much of the food we eat is cooked and processed; it does not have Omega 3 in it…
Flax seed is the perfect way to get more Omega 3 in our daily diet.
8. Decrease + Get rid of Hot Flashes
Flax has lignans in the hull of the seed and these are a natural plant source of estrogen. Women have had relief from hot flashes, night sweats and improved vaginal moisture without the side effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy -HRT. Many women have been able to completely get rid of their Hot Flashes with Lignans of Flaxseed.
9. Improve Skin Health + Get Rid of Eczema, Dry skin, Acne, etc…
The Omega 3 in flaxseed promotes healing of Eczema, Psoriasis, Dry skin, Acne, and other skin conditions. The Lignans are anti-inflammatory and help the body heal the skin inflammations.
10. Reduces the Risk of Cancer
Based on recent studies, flaxseed may help to protect your body from various types of cancer. The most common types are breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer. Studies have indicated that the omega 3 fatty acids found in flaxseed may inhibit tumor growth.
The lignanas found in flaxseed help to protect specifically against breast cancer. It doe this by blocking enzymes that promote cancer and interfering with growth of tumors.
11. Boosts your Immune System
Flaxseed can help with fibromyalgia and other immune disorders by building your immune system, healing you from the inside out, and preventing illness.
Not only will you benefit from eating the nutrition your body is craving, but the flax lignans, omega 3, fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals will help your body heal itself.