Try adding flaxseed to your breakfast every morning
Buying raw flaxseed is as simple as popping into your local store and picking up a bag off the shelf! You can add a couple of table spoons full to your breakfast as is, or even grind them in a coffee machine and sprinkle the powdered goodness over your food.
The best way to get the most benefit is to grind them, as whole seeds may pass through your system!
Flaxseed provides a great variety of benefits to your health
You’ve got a choice of eating golden flaxseed or brown flaxseed. Both of them have very similar nutritional properties and are both good for you.
So what are you getting out of these tiny seeds?
They have two sources of fatty acids – an excellent source of good
fat – as well as antioxidants, a whole variety of vitamins, minerals and fibre.
The Omega-3 fatty acids are great for keeping your heart healthy while the fibre helps keep your
blood sugar levels under control, warding off
diabetes!
There are also lignans in flaxseeds! These are actually the best source of lignans you can get in food, and they have strong
cancer fighting properties, protecting your body from free radicals.
And there you have it! Pop into your nearest grocery store and buy raw flaxseed so you too can eat through all this tiny little seeds health benefits!