Why are flax seeds important to my diet?

Why are flax seeds important to my diet?

Flax seeds are beneficial in many ways. First of all, they contain fibers called lignans that can protect us from cancers like breast and prostate cancers. They contain Omega-3 fatty acids that will dramatically boost our immune system. They are mucilaginous – that means they are slippery – and they will help move stool out of the body quickly. That's very important. Small stools – large hospitals. And fourthly, they can influence the ability of cancer cells to migrate and spread. So, flax is very important. Now, how much do we need? We need roughly about two heaping tablespoons of flax seed per day. I recommend that we grind it up in a little coffee mill for about five seconds so that it becomes more like sawdust. That means that they're that much more digestible in that format and then we can stir them into our pot of cooked cereal, we can sprinkle them on our salads, we can roll a banana in them, we can put them in a blender and make a fruit smoothie out of them, and so we have many ways that we can consume the flax – a bowl of organic apple sauce, unsweetened, put the flax seeds right there and stir it up. There are many ways to get that flax, but you need to get it everyday.