Flax Seeds For Appetite Control

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Flax Seeds for Appetite Control
by Victoria

Flax seeds are an excellent food to incorporate into your healthy eating plan. With their heart healing omega 3 and
6 (essential fatty acids), colon cleansing fiber and immune enhancing lignans, you owe it to your body to give this food a chance to do it's miraculous work.

By eating flax seeds on a daily basis for several weeks you can promote normal cholesterol levels, your digestion will improve and you will generally feel better.

One quarter cup of Flax seeds have more colon cleansing fiber than one cup of the following:

40% bran flakes; Total cereal; black beans; lentils; chickpeas; brown rice broccoli; corn

The same amount (1/4 cup) of flax seeds contains as many immune enhancing lignans as:

90 pounds of cabbage; 82 pounds of bananas; 75 pounds of strawberries; 26 pounds of broccoli; 12 pounds of wheat

You can even make a meal replacement out of a flax seed shake. If you make a shake and drink 2 glasses of water afterwards, it will reduce your appetite for the next meal. When using flax seeds, make sure to drink plenty of water as they are like sponges and absorb water quickly.
Flax seeds also have a mild laxative effect, so don't over do it.

Buy whole flax seeds, keep them in the refrigerator, and grind them in a good coffee grinder (used only for flax
seeds) just before use. Flax seeds oxidize quickly once ground, so only grind them right before you use them and don't buy flax seeds already ground up.

Here is a recipe I whip up on occasion that my whole family enjoys:

Flax shake for one:

1 cups water
1 cup ice
1 banana
1 1/2 tablespoons finely ground flax seeds

Throw all of this into a blender and whip it until frothy.
After drinking it, follow with another glass of water if needed.

I have tried grinding flax seeds with a food processor, but it doesn't work. You must use a coffee grinder.