myLot Discussions| Flax Seed | | Have you ever tried flax seed? I ask because my mom uses it, and she recommends I also buy some. She says if you buy flax seed as a seed, you will not get as much health benefits from it. She uses her coffee grinder to grind the flax seed, so she can sprinkle it over her cereal or oatmeal in the morning. What interests me is flax seed also has Omegas and can be used as a substitute for eggs in a recipe. This is because it has the same consistency when cooked? I would like to find a recipe calling for flax and use it in inventive and healthy ways, too. She also says if the flax seed is ground, it doesn't stay fresh as long as compared to the flax seed itself. What is your experience with flax or flax seed? Does it lower blood pressure? I know my mom takes bloodpressure and throid medication. Maybe the flax seed helps counteract these conditions? | |
| | Flax, good for health and beneficial in many diseases. Flax seed u know | | do you people know about flax? Flax seeds. they are very good for health. one of my friend, who is into writing books about health and health care, eating habbits, cooking and she is a senior lady. she is quite knowledgeable and i respect what she says. she told me about this flax seeds and that they are very good. and the flower of it is the national flower of Belarus.it is good to possesss anti-cancer properties, and good in reducing specific type of tumors too. it can be eaten asa sprout too. it helps in constipation but excesive eating of flax seed can cause diahrrea too. the oil is a regular vegetable oil and is also known as linseed oil. she told that it can help in baking and can replace egg. one tablespoon of ground flax seed and three tbsp of water may serve as a replacement of egg in baking by binding the other ingredients. do you people know about this. now am planning to buy it in little amount and give it a try. | |
| | Worms in my flax seed - ewwwwww! | | I opened a bag of dark flaxseed yesterday and it was full of web.
At first I thought it was pieces of plastic and tried to remove it from the bag. Then I used a spoon to try and skim it out. It's at that point I noticed the web was getting thicker the further down I moved the spoon.
Ewwww!Thinking it might be a spider, I quickly closed the bag and tied it back up. Shortly after being convinced (by mom) to take the bag out of the garbage, I noticed a little greenish worm inside the bag. I quickly called mom back and told her not to eat the flaxseed she bought at the same time. It's was in an open bin and the merchant scooped out the amount we requested so I was worried mom would be eating webs and worms without realizing it. She has poor vision and can't see "focused". Unsure of what to do, I kept the bag and waited for hubby to get home. Meanwhile, I received several calls from mom, worried that we were sold unfit product, and expressed a desire to return the product to get our money back. I was all in favour of that until I spoke to my husband and he said it's not likely I was the only one with worm and web in my flaxseed and that I should report them to the health... | |
| | Flax Seed | | I read that this in one of the top 5 best foods.....What is the best way to use it everyday?
What is best brand name and how to use it?
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| | which do you prefer fish oil or flax seed? | | I have heart disease and arthritis and both are supposed to be helped by the intake of omega 3 fatty acids. I have tired both and have decide I like the flax seed better. | |
| | Grape Seed, Olive, Flax or Canola? | | I know how to cook with Canola oil, but am wondering more about grape seed, flax, and Olive oil. I love to cook with olive oil, too. Yet it is pretty fattening, even if they say it is healthier. I have enver tried flax seed oil or gradpe seed oil though, and am curious as to the benefits. I wonder which oil is healthier, as to overall health benefits, and which oil I can cook with. I hear olive oil burns quicker, too. Which oil do you cook with or like because of health benefits? I wonder what recipe I can grape seed oil in too, as well as flax seed oil. That would be interesting to try.from mom, worried that we were sold unfit product, and expressed a desire to return the product to get our money back. I was all in favour of that until I spoke to my husband and he said it's not likely I was the only one with worm and web in my flaxseed and that I should report them to the health unit.I agree but am still not sure what to do. Should I just call the merchant, get my money back and return the product- or should I call the health unit as was suggested by my husband (and the city 311 service)?What would you... | |
| | What is the difference between ground, milled, and whole flax? | | My mom has got me on this flax craze, convinced it is healthy. So today I bought some milled flax, as it was the only kind of flax offered at the store. I wanted ground flax, and even had the coffee grinder in the shopping cart, that my mom suggested I buy to ground the flax seed. She says the kind of milled flax I bought will not last long, unless it is refridgerated, and I don't understand why. Does flax go bad quickly depending on the type? I didn't know that two tablespoons have eight percent fat either! I was surprised that something so healthy as flax could have that much, yet my mom said it si the good kind of fat. Seeing I don't eat much seafood, I'd rather get my omegas from walnuts, fish oil, or flax. But what I don't understand is the difference between the kinds of flax, whether milled, ground, or whole. To me, it sounds like milled flax might be the same as grounf flax, but maybe finer in consistency? | |
| | diet controlled | | having being reciently diagnosed with diabetes, i was told that it will be controlled with diet, which is ok, my problem is although my bmi is not good my heart lung colesterol blood pressure etc is all as it should be, the main bulk of my weight is muscle but this does not matter on the bmi scale? meaning i exersize and go down a dress size but up in weight.any one else have this problem? | |
| | Beside fruit, do you also like vegetable juice? | | Same as fruit, vegetables also contain vitamins and minerals as major components. Vegetables also contain substances that do not include nutrition, but beneficial for health. fiber is food, enzyme, and fitonutrien | |
| | Do you take any food supplements? | | I eat lot of fruits and vegetables daily in my food..So I get all the required vitamins and minerals.
But I don't take any non-vegetarian food.So I don't get the Omega3 fatty acids from my food which is found in salmon fish.
So I take a food supplement "Omega3 capsules" for my health.
What about you?Do you take take any food supplements?Are you happy and healthy?
Share your health secrets here.
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