The World’s Healthiest Foods discusses, on its website, the positive health benefits of Flaxseeds. Originally from regions near the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, flaxseeds hold significant health-promoting properties. These include polyphenols and Omega-3 fatty acids.

Flaxseeds are highly nutritious

Flaxseeds are rich in antioxidants and polyphenols. Antioxidants help prevent heart disease, and can aid in lowering insulin resistance as well.  

Omega-3 fatty acids are also in flaxseeds. It is another important ingredient for heart disease prevention. In fact, according to the World’s Healthiest Foods, just two tablespoons, or 14 grams, contains 133% of you daily requirement of Omega-3! Other nutrients found in flaxseeds include:

  • Vitamin B1
  • Manganese
  • Copper
  • Magnesium
  • Selenium
  • Phosphorous
  • Fiber

Flaxseeds help disease prevention

Besides helping prevent heart disease, flaxseeds can also help in the battle against cancer. This is because of three lignans found in flaxseeds, pinoresinol, secoisolariciresinol, and matairesinol. All play key roles in disease prevention.  These can help reduce the risk of:

  • Prostate cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Colon cancer

One way to reap the benefits of flaxseeds is to grind them to create flour and make flaxseed bread. Or you can:

  • sprinkle flaxseeds over cooked vegetables.
  • grind flaxseeds and add to a nutrition shake.
  • spread flaxseeds over your cold or hot cereal.
  • use flaxseed oil in your smoothie.

To get the nutritional Omega-3 fatty acids found in flaxseeds, include the grain as part of the feed plan for chickens and cows.  As a result, the eggs, milk, and meat of these animals will have a higher levels of Omega-3. The World’s Healthiest Foods also recommends buying from producers that have been certified as organic.

Flaxseeds are another tool you can use in your arsenal against deadly health conditions. Furthermore, they  add earthy flavor to your meals as well.  Want to learn more about the benefits of flaxseeds?  

Read the full article here:  “What’s New and Beneficial About Flaxseeds.”