Health Benefits of Flax Seeds
- Loaded With Nutrients
- High in Omega-3 Fats
- Rich Source of Lignans, Which May Reduce Cancer Risk
- Rich in Dietary Fiber
- Improve Cholesterol
- May Lower Blood Pressure
- Contain High-Quality Protein
- May Help Control Blood Sugar
- It keep Hunger at Bay, Which May Aid Weight Control
Flax seeds or flaxseed oil can be added to many common foods.
You may try the following:
- Adding them to water and drinking it as part of your daily fluid intake
- Drizzling flaxseed oil as a dressing on salad
- Sprinkling ground flax seeds over your hot or cold breakfast cereal
- Mixing them into your favorite yogurt
- Adding them into cookie, muffin, bread or other batters
- Mixing them into smoothies to thicken up the consistency
- Adding them to water as an egg substitute
- Incorporating them into meat patties
