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Research reveals that over the last 100 years the level of Linolenic acid (Omega 3) in the average diet has been reduced by as much as 80%. Flaxseed contains up to 60% Linolenic acid.
Article By The Canadian Grain Seed Commission
[For a more complete understanding of the importance of essential fatty acids please consider the following article together with the product information related to Flax Oil, Flax + Borage Oil and Miracles]
`American scientists are only beginning to appreciate the way that common plants store potent chemical compounds that may block the body’s synthesis of carcinogens or decrease cholesterol levels in the blood. ‘We’re finally catching up with what vegetarians and health food nuts believed all along,’ says Jon Michnovicz, medical director of New York City Institute for Hormone Research.
One of the most underrated of `common foods’ is Linseed. As the highest plant source of essential, unsaturated fatty acids it warrants a place of honour in everyone’s diet. The approximate proportions of these unsaturated fatty acids in Linseed are as follows:
Oleic acid – Up to 18%
Linoleic acid (omega 6) – Up to 15%
Linolenic acid (omega 3) – Up to 60%
The body cannot manufacture the essential fatty acids, Linoleic or Linolenic, from other elements. They must be supplied daily in the diet.
Donald O. Rudin, M.D., a medical researcher, contends that the level of Linolenic acid in the American diet has been reduced by 80% in the past 100 years. Dr Rudin found that Omega 3 Fatty Acids deficiency is the basic cause of mental illness today. (Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 16 No 9, 1981)
Linoleic and Linolenic Acid are two essential fatty acids that together . . .
- form the membranes of every one of the billions of cells in our bodies
- control the way cholesterol works in our system
- make up a very large part of the brain’s active tissue
- are the only fats that become prostaglandins, which play key roles in regulating the cardiovascular, immune, digestive and reproductive functions; inflammation and heating; functioning of the brain; and body heat and calorie burning.
Linseed contains all of the amino acids essential to human health and is a rich source of Lignan – a documented anti-cancer agent. It is a wonderful source of mucilage and fibre. These not only work together as a natural laxative to soothe and protect the sensitive intestinal lining, but also prevent the reabsorption of bile acids, reduce absorption of cholesterol from foods, and/or increase the amount of cholesterol excreted. Flax mucilage also aids in the stabilization and modulation of blood glucose.
(Source: Canadian Grain Commission Crop Bulletin No.182 – ISSN 0836 and The Flax Council of Canada)
TO PROMOTE NATURAL BOWEL FUNCTION: Soak whole or ground seeds in water or juice overnight. Add 1 tablespoon of soaked seeds daily to cereal foods and porridges.
| Nutrition Info (per 100g) | |
| Kilojoules | 2056.5 kj |
| Calories | 492 Kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 34.2 g |
| Protein | 19.5 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Fibre (Crude) | 27.9 g |
| Sodium | 34 mg |
