flax seed

[Guest guest]

Jef, thank you for saying it so well.C

" I don't mind telling you that proposing to an already declared vegan that

he injest 8 tablets a day of an animal mass slaughtered just for a specific

oil is repulsive. "

[Guest guest]

>Honestly I wasn't that offended but more amused that is seemed you were

>proposing that I should consider taking a product made from the mass

>harvesting, slaughtering and processing of living animals, as opposed to a

>vegan alternative, because it is a better source of a specific fat, if you

>see what I mean.

Ok, I see what you mean! I did not look at it from that aspect, only offering

what was said about the flax seed itself. I am almost

a vegan but will never be fully. I also do not like the inhuman slaughtering

of any kind of animal nor the inhuman way they are

raised. This alone makes meat a little distasteful, let alone the smell of

your body and etc from ingesting it. But when we really

study the alternatives, we need everything on the planet to get a decent diet.

Values of food were done in the forties and really

no indebth study has been done since then. It is too costly and no one is

really interested. So the food values you use to figure out

your diet were taken from good soil, that was fertilized with animal manure and

not chemicals as has been used for the last few

decades. Today we grow food in chemical enhanced soil and really have no idea

what we are ingesting. Even Organic is not what

we think it is as the chemicals have made such an impact into every living

thing. Man has not been a good 'shepherd' of the

planet! Joanne

[Guest guest]

>Honestly I wasn't that offended but more amused that is seemed you were

>proposing that I should consider taking a product made from the mass

>harvesting, slaughtering and processing of living animals, as opposed to a

>vegan alternative, because it is a better source of a specific fat, if you

>see what I mean.

Ok, I see what you mean! I did not look at it from that aspect, only offering

what was said about the flax seed itself. I am almost

a vegan but will never be fully. I also do not like the inhuman slaughtering

of any kind of animal nor the inhuman way they are

raised. This alone makes meat a little distasteful, let alone the smell of

your body and etc from ingesting it. But when we really

study the alternatives, we need everything on the planet to get a decent diet.

Values of food were done in the forties and really

no indebth study has been done since then. It is too costly and no one is

really interested. So the food values you use to figure out

your diet were taken from good soil, that was fertilized with animal manure and

not chemicals as has been used for the last few

decades. Today we grow food in chemical enhanced soil and really have no idea

what we are ingesting. Even Organic is not what

we think it is as the chemicals have made such an impact into every living

thing. Man has not been a good 'shepherd' of the

planet! Joanne

[Guest guest]

Purslane is also a source for Omega-3.

Love, light and joy,

[Guest guest]

Purslane is also a source for Omega-3.

Love, light and joy,

[Guest guest]

I do raise dogs and we find-most of us- that when we added flax seed

oil to their diets- human grade flax seed oil- they all got the

'itchies'.

***Joanne, this is interesting. I hadn't heard that flax seed could

cause allergies, but I recently started grinding two tablespoons of

flax seed to add to my breakfast. I noticed within a day or two of

this new addition to my diet that I had an itchy rash on both sides

of my neck. I wondered if it could be the flax seed (as my diet is

pretty specific and that's the only thing I added), but disregarded

it as the symptoms weren't overbearing and continued to use the flax

seed. Within a week the rash was gone and hasn't returned. I wonder

if it was the flax seed causing the rash and if I just became

conditioned to it? Not that'd I'd suggest you continue to use flax

seed oil for your dogs until they " got used to it! " Poor things!

debraC

[Guest guest]

seed. Within a week the rash was gone and hasn't returned. I wonder

if it was the flax seed causing the rash and if I just became

conditioned to it?

Hi!! The way to find out if its the flax seed or not is to discontinue it for a

week or so and then readd it to your diet. If you get the

'itchies' again, then you know you have a true allergy. Thats what i did to the

dogs also. If you have an allergy and just continue

to use it because the symptoms are gone, they will just resurface somewhere else

and be a little more annoying. This is how one

finds a true allergy to a certain food. Joanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Nil and All,

Nil, I would like to know in what ways the flax

seed oil is helping you incredibly. I take it on a more or less regular

basis as I take fish oils. I

can not say that they are helping me. I am taking it on a theoretical

basis in

that it is supposed to be helpful and probably not harmful. Maybe i'm

not

taking enough or it's not what I majorly need.

Thanks

Mike

[Guest guest]

Hi

I usually take 1 tablespoon per day of Barleen's Flax Seed Oil. I've noticed in

the winter my skin does not dry out like it used to.

Yildiz <ng2113@...> wrote: Hi everybody,

Flax seed oil is helping me incredibly.I wonder if that is true for all of us or

is its help specific to one of the subgroups? Has any of you tried it?I am sure

some of you must have. I would like to take your opinion on this.

Take care..Nil

[Guest guest]

Hi Nil,

I took a dessert-spoon full of flax oil every day for

8 months. It did not do a thing for me. May not have

been enough but the amount recommended by my doctor at

the time.

Kindest regards,

Annette

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[Guest guest]

I love the seeds. You can toss them into just about anything. We always put

them in our salads. I am actually putting them into my meatloaf tonight. You

can mix them with cc, yogurt, etc....If you get the darker ones they have

less of a taste than the goldens. But nothing that is overwhelming.

Shanna Hinrichs

Wife to an awesome Husband; Jarret

Mom and Teacher to 4 Dukes; Bradley (9), Tristen (5), Kaleb (4) and Dalton

(18 months)

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From: jilanbil [mailto:jilanbil@...]

Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:45 PM

Subject: Flax seed

I've been searching the archives to find out whether flax seeds or

flax seed oil is the better choice. I haven't been able to come up

with any info. I did see a lot of discussion about flax seed oil but

not much about seeds. Does anyone have any thougts on this?

_____

[Guest guest]

I personally adda tespoon of flax seeds to my oatmeal in the

mornings. Couldn't hurt anythiing because it's still asource of good

fats. I use some olive oil also during the day for the rest of my

good fat.

> I've been searching the archives to find out whether flax seeds or

> flax seed oil is the better choice. I haven't been able to come up

> with any info. I did see a lot of discussion about flax seed oil

but

> not much about seeds. Does anyone have any thougts on this?

[Guest guest]

My husband just read that the best thing to do with flax seeds is to

grind them fresh each time before use. That is better than the

seeds, or oil.

[Guest guest]

I read that today too. The article said that if you don't they could

just pass in your waste and therefore there is no benefit to eating

them. I used my coffee grinder to pulverize them. Worked great.

> My husband just read that the best thing to do with flax seeds is

to

> grind them fresh each time before use. That is better than the

> seeds, or oil.

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/21/2004 8:59:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

Good/fresh flaxseed oil smells a lot like fresh grass clippings.

Interesting you should say this. This is exactly what I thought the first

time I tried flax oil. I put a tablespoon of Barleans flax oil in my smoothie

and thought, " ugh...this tastes like grass! " I wondered if I was going to be

able to get it down. I've been using it ever since. I believe I just got used

to the flavor. It helped me to add splenda to my smoothie. The sweetness

made it taste better.

K

[Guest guest]

Some of it might depend on how it has been stored. Heat? Light? Air?

I'm not sure but if there is any musty, rancid, stale smell or taste.

The old saying would apply here --- " If in doubt, throw it out "

KM

Bumpas <lindabumpas@...> wrote:

Does anybody know how long whole flax seed stays good? I have a bag of whole

flax seed I bought a few years ago and never used. Would it still be good? Is

there a way to tell?

Thank you!

[Guest guest]

Where did you store it? Mine is in the freezer, so I'm still using it.

Flax seed

Does anybody know how long whole flax seed stays good? I have a bag of whole

flax seed I bought a few years ago and never used. Would it still be good? Is

there a way to tell?

Thank you!

[Guest guest]

It came sealed in heavy plastic bags. The unopened bag has been on a shelf in a

pantry/closet. The open ones have been in a plastic container in the

refrigerator. Freezer would have been better. I don't know why I didn't keep

them there.

Flax seed

Does anybody know how long whole flax seed stays good? I have a bag of

whole flax seed I bought a few years ago and never used. Would it still be good?

Is there a way to tell?

Thank you!

[Guest guest]

Most sources say that the whole seed is much more stable than processed,

either ground seed, or expressed oil.

If it's whole and in the freezer, it should stay good longer, but years? I

don't know. You should be able to tell by the smell, or grind some and

smell.

;-) Ellen

> Flax seed

>

>

> Does anybody know how long whole flax seed stays good? I have a bag of

> whole flax seed I bought a few years ago and never used. Would it still be

> good? Is there a way to tell?

>

> Thank you!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Trudy and !

About flaxseed. Do you happen to know if it still has omega3 fatty

acids when it has this bitter taste? Or is it definitely rancid then

and has to be thrown away?

Best wishes

(who has a bottle of bitter flaxseed oil in her fridge as well ;-))

[Guest guest]

HI , flax oil should be kept in the fridge and used before " best before

date " it has a limited shelf life, if it seems off i would not use it, you would

be much better off using ground up flax seed it has many benefits, apart from

omega-3, soluble & non soluble fibre, which helps to reduce cholesterol, heart

disease, blood clots, triglycerides, etc. a small study showed that cancer

tumour size could be reduced with 25grams / day flax seed.

thanks MARTIN

<_haas18@...> wrote:

Dear Trudy and !

About flaxseed. Do you happen to know if it still has omega3 fatty

acids when it has this bitter taste? Or is it definitely rancid then

and has to be thrown away?

Best wishes

(who has a bottle of bitter flaxseed oil in her fridge as well ;-))

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I can't answer your question. I suggest you contact the Flax Council.

I bet they could answer it. (Post the answer when you get it!)

http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/

I don't know how to tell if Flax Oil goes rancid. Oils are one thing

that I never use past the expiry date.

In my searches, I found the following: " It's important to buy

high-quality flax seed oil as it is prone to rancidity. Light and oxygen

will slowly breakdown the essential fatty acids. Look for flax seed oil

capsules (dark coated soft gels) or oil that is bottled in amber-brown

bottles, as these are more resistant to the light and oxygen. Make sure

you refrigerate your flax seed oil to help extend its shelf life. "

http://ga.essortment.com/whatisflaxsee_pfy.htm

I cleaned out my old Flax Oil bottles last night and had one for each

year: 2002, 2003 and 2004. As you can see, it is something I know how

good it is for me, but have trouble taking. Last night when I was doing

some research one site mentioned adding cinnamon or pineapple to the

Flax Oil to help the taste. http://www.cancertutor.com/Cancer/Budwig.html

I talked last year to a girl who beat CFS nutritionally (I'm not sure

how severe her case was), and she told me that she couldn't stand the

taste of Flax Oil either. She told me to take pills. I've been doing

that ever since, and have no problem getting my good fats that way.

Presently, I'm using a product called " Complete EFA " (see below) by

Inno-vite http://www.inno-vite.com/ that I picked up from my

iridologist. When I run out I'm going to switch to the Renew Life

product along with all these cleanses I'm doing

The one nice thing about grinding up your own flax seeds is that you are

not only getting the oils, but you are getting the fiber, as well.

Kind regards,

Trudy

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Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 14:15:16 -0000

From: " " <nicole_haas18@...>

Subject: Re: Flax Seed

Dear Trudy and !

About flaxseed. Do you happen to know if it still has omega3 fatty

acids when it has this bitter taste? Or is it definitely rancid then

and has to be thrown away?

Best wishes

(who has a bottle of bitter flaxseed oil in her fridge as well ;-))

[Guest guest]

it was me that posted. 3 TBLS seeds to one TBLS oil.

g of p

Pamela <angelwolf00@...> wrote:

I ran out of flax oil this morning. Now I have some freshly ground flax

seed I will be using. What is the equivalent of 1 tablespoon of oil to

flax seed? I remember posting this info.. but I forgot it.

Thanks,

Pam

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[Guest guest]

4 tablespoons of ground seeds roughly equal 1 tablespoon of oil. I

usually only use 2 tbsp a day though. I put it in my oatmeal or cereal

in the morning.

On 10/25/05, Pamela <angelwolf00@...> wrote:

> I ran out of flax oil this morning. Now I have some freshly ground flax

> seed I will be using. What is the equivalent of 1 tablespoon of oil to

> flax seed? I remember posting this info.. but I forgot it.

>

> Thanks,

> Pam

[Guest guest]

Thanks , and !!!

Pam

--- Skwigg <skwigg@...> wrote:

> 4 tablespoons of ground seeds roughly equal 1 tablespoon of oil. I

> usually only use 2 tbsp a day though. I put it in my oatmeal or cereal

> in the morning.

>

>

>

> On 10/25/05, Pamela <angelwolf00@...> wrote:

> > I ran out of flax oil this morning. Now I have some freshly ground

> flax

> > seed I will be using. What is the equivalent of 1 tablespoon of oil

> to

> > flax seed? I remember posting this info.. but I forgot it.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Pam

>

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