As talking about seeds almost all seeds are packed of nutrients which helps to maintain a good health
Flax seeds are one of among many seeds, and have a lots of good quality nutrients.
Flax seeds becomes the best options because as this seeds are cheap in cost and have more or less all the nutrients as others seeds have.
Health Benefits Of Adding Flax Seeds Into Your diet
1. Flax Seeds Are packed With Nutrition.
It's said to be truth because flax seeds contain healthy fats including good amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids as well as Omega 3 fatty acid (alpha Linolenic Acids) with high quality protein, dietary fibre, zinc, magnesium, calcium, iron and many more.
2. Flaxseeds are very high in Omega-3 fatty acids
Omega 3 are also said as alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)
Yes, flax seeds are said to be high in Omega 3 fatty acids and is the best thing if your a vegan or vegetarian.
Omega 3 fatty acids mostly found in fish but flaxseed are also high in omega 3s
Omega 3 fatty acids help in improving the heart health and keep skin and hair healthy
A large review of 27 studies involving more than 250,000 people found that ALA was linked to a 14% lower risk of heart disease(link)
Numerous studies have also linked ALA to a lower risk of stroke(link).
3. Flax Seeds Have Good Amount Of Dietary Fiber
A tablespoon of flaxseed have around 3grams of dietary fiber which is 10-12% of your daily fiber recommend intake for both men as well as women respectively.
Flaxseeds contain both soluble as well as insoluble fibers where one of the soluble fiber increase the consistency of the contents of your intestine which slows down the digestion rate which help regulate blood sugar and reduces the cholesterol (link).
4. Flaxseeds may help reducing blood pressure
Numerous studies on flaxseeds shown that it have natural ability to lower the blood pressure (link).
It is to be shown that the patient who are taking blood pressure medication, flaxseed reduces the number of patients by 15-17% who have uncontrolled high blood pressure levels(link).
Tho their are many studies have been done that flaxseeds help in reducing blood sugar levels (Link1) (link2).
5. Flaxseeds Contain High Amount Of Protein.
As like a best source of Omega 3 fats for vegan/vegitarian they are also are the good source of protein with a good amino acid profile they are: arginine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid (link).
Numerous studies shown that protein in flax seeds helped improve immune function, lowered cholesterol, prevented tumors and had anti-fungal properties (link).
6. Flaxseeds feel you full for long and may help in weight loss.
If you love to munch on some snaks between your meals and hunger hit you much faster then add some flax seeds into your beverage to stave off hunger pangs.
One of the study have shown that adding 2.5grams of flaxseeds in your diet reduces feeling of hungers and overall appetite which help reduce in weight loss (link).
Tips Of Consuming Flaxseeds Into Your Diet
It is better to rost and ground the raw flaxseed Which makes flaxseeds more easier to digest and distribute nutrition as well.
Don't consume raw or unripe flax seeds. Not only will they cause indigestion, they may also contain toxic compounds.
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