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.
