Healthy Tip: Flax seeds the all rounder in health care

Healthy Tips September 8th, 2008

Flax seeds have more benefits than one can imagine. These small golden brown grains with a nutty taste are packed with so many essential factors which give us a good enough reason to have a daily dose of them. Health care professionals recommend flax seeds health and wellness. Flax seeds help relieve arthritis, depression, burn fat, build muscle, are good for the skin and help relieve constipation. These seeds resemble sesame seeds and are not expensive. They are packed with omega 3 oils which are not produced by the body.
Flax seeds are easily available at any grocery store and are easy to eat. You can either chew them as they are, or powder them and mix them in your porridge, fruit juice, fruit salad, vegetable salad and top your yogurt with it too. Once flax seeds have been powdered it is better to keep this powder refrigerated as it may turn rancid. There are supplement pills also available, but the original flax seed is much cheaper. From a health point of view, it is always better to consume things in their natural form. These seeds and the powder should never be heated up and should be eaten raw. If you are taking your daily dose of flax seeds make sure that you drink a lot of water too. You need to have two to three table spoons of flax seed powder per day.
The omega 3 oils in the flax seeds breaks down the deposits of cholesterol in the body and also puts a thin blockade to prevent further deposits of cholesterol. Cholesterol deposits are known to cause blood clots and blockages in the arteries which cause strokes and heart attacks. An intake of at least 1000 mg. of Omega 3 is required to show any benefits in the cardio vascular health.
The production of excess androgens which are hormones produced during teenage, is controlled by flax seeds, and this helps in clearing up acne. This also helps prevent hair loss and water retention in the body.