How to take flax seeds, their benefits and harm - contemporaries are increasingly asking these questions, although the answers to them were well known to the ancestors. Nature has awarded the seed of flax with qualities that help a person to preserve and increase health and beauty.
The use of flax seeds for the body
- Flaxseed oil is one of the most useful components of the seed of this plant. The value of this oil is a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are actively involved in a variety of body processes, but are most important for good metabolism and cleansing of blood from "bad" cholesterol.
- Cleansing the body helps and fiber , which is also found in flax seeds. Regular use of flaxseed will relieve the body of harmful "ballast", improve the gastrointestinal tract and serve as a warning against colon cancer.
- But there is in flaxseed and one more substance, which is actively fighting with oncology - is the plant hormone lignan. This substance is most effective against breast cancer. But, in addition, lignan has an antiviral and antibacterial effect.
- The use of flax seeds for the body is enclosed in a wide range of vitamins and minerals - more than 40 varieties. Thanks to these active substances, flaxseed can fight age changes, strengthen the protective properties of the body, regulate the blood sugar and cholesterol and much more.
Folk recipes for flax seed treatment
The easiest way to consume flaxseed is 1 tablespoon in the morning half an hour before breakfast. Seeds in this case should be thoroughly chewed and swallowed. This method is often used by women who want to lose weight. It is very useful to add flaxseed to sour-milk products , sprinkle porridge on them.
Infusion of flaxseed with gastritis and other gastrointestinal problems
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flaxseed;
- 400 ml of boiling water.
Preparation
Pour the flax seed with boiling water and leave for 1 hour. Then the drug is filtered and take 1 glass in the morning and evening on an empty stomach.
Flaxseed to raise immunity
Ingredients:
- 100 g of flaxseed;
- 50 g of granulated sugar.
Preparation
Seed the flax seed in flour, mix with sugar. Take 1 teaspoonful 2-3 times a day.
Contraindications
Harm flax seeds can bring with intolerance of their body, immoderate use. Consultation of a doctor before introducing flax seeds into the diet is necessary when:
- diseases of the prostate and ovaries;
- diseases of the liver and gallbladder;
- nephrolithiasis;
- inflammatory processes in the intestine.