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High school biology textbooks have long taught that it is important for good health to include “essential fatty acids” in the diet. There are different kinds of these fatty acids. Flax oil contains three kinds of these, including: omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9.
Most people eat plenty of omega-6, along with saturated fats (mainly from meat), but few people get enough omega-3 to utilize the other fats properly. Flax oil provides a high level of omega-3 that is largely missing in the modern American diet – except among those who eat a lot of fish every day.
The omega-3 in flax oil is necessary for the body to build healthy cells. Your cells get old or damaged, and your body replaces millions of them every day. How you feed your body will determine the materials that these cells will be made of. Flax oil will ensure that your body will make healthy cells each day. Over a period of seven years, your body normally replaces almost every cell in your body. If the cells get old and die faster than your body can replace them, it is called “aging.”
The average person needs form one to three tablespoons of flax oil daily. Dr. E. Siguel recommends 20-30 grams of omega-3 for the average man, or 15-20 grams for the average woman.
Other benefits of flax oil include:
- Reducing LDL cholesterol levels and triglycerides, reducing the risk of coronary events.
- Reduces the risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Also a natural and gentle laxative.
- Helps glucose control in diabetes, slowing the absorption rate of sugar.
- Ameliorates renal disease with favorable effects on plasma lipids and blood pressure.
- Helps in neurological development in children, and reduces aging diseases of the brain.
- Softens skin and even improves fur in animals. Reduces some psoriasis.
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