Flax Seeds

 Flax Seeds are very tiny in size but it is full of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, fiber, antioxidants, and Omega-3 fatty acids. Flax seeds are also an excellent source of B vitamins, magnesium, and manganese. Note that a) flax seeds need to be ground to make the nutrients available (otherwise they just “pass through”) and b) flax seed oil alone contains neither the fiber nor the phytochemicals of whole flax seed meal. Remember, fresh ground flax seeds are superior to all processed flax seed oil.

The hull of the flax seeds has a high concentration of lignans, which are an antioxidant and phytoestrogens that are found in a variety of plants, which includes flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, rye, soybeans, broccoli and some berries.