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By<br />
Margaret Durst<br />
<br />
items that have been around for thousands of years. Flax seed<br />
<br />
that are missing from the standard North American diet. In<br />
<br />
seed are also good for you.<br />
<br />
<br />
atherosclerosis and abnormal blood clotting. It also helps to<br />
lower blood pressure and helps to prevent heart attacks. Flax<br />
seed oil helps lower total cholesterol by up to 9 percent and<br />
helps to lower LDL cholesterol by as much as 18 percent.<br />
<br />
loss and dandruff, while helping the hair look shinier. For<br />
<br />
perception.<br />
thomolecular<br />
treatment of AIDS. It alleviates some allergies<br />
and inhibits the growth of some cancers. It helps with certain<br />
forms of lupus. Flax seed oil also helps lower the amount of<br />
insulin needed by diabetics.<br />
Flax seed helps prevent immune suppression after<br />
intense exercise. It increases the body’s production of energy<br />
and helps alleviate fatigue after exercise while improving<br />
stamina.<br />
-<br />
<br />
with rheumatoid arthritis.<br />
<br />
improve symptoms of depression, improves mental function<br />
<br />
Flax seed can help alleviate dry skin and some forms<br />
<br />
any vitamin regimen, especially in the winter, to keep skin<br />
from becoming dry and itchy. Flax seed oil can also help<br />
improve the metabolism and absorption of calcium.<br />
Flax seed oil is available in either liquid form or<br />
in soft gel capsules. Freshness and handling is important.<br />
Whether taking capsules or liquid, it is important to taste<br />
the oil - you need to break open the soft gels and taste them.<br />
If the oil tastes rancid, throw it out because it will do more<br />
harm than good. Flax seed oil does have an odd taste - it is<br />
kind of nutty, but it is good as a salad dressing with apple<br />
cider vinegar, or it is good stirred into yogurt.<br />
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be ground since the seeds do not get broken down in the human<br />
system.<br />
Recommended dosage of the oil varies from 1<br />
to 2 tablespoons per day. The recommended seed use is 2<br />
tablespoons of ground seed per day.<br />
Margaret Durst, http://thegreenhouse.myshopify.com<br />
Email: tgh.store@gmail.com<br />
<br />
a slight change, and all patterns alter.<br />
- Sharon Salzberg<br />
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