| While its importance as the chief crop cultivated | | | | cancer growth. More often than not, proponents |
| for food and linen diminished in the 70s, the flax | | | | are surprised over the obtained findings that |
| plant made its way back into the mainstream | | | | remarkably reveal a considerable reduction in |
| during the 90s as a natural wonder of the health | | | | tumor size and the controlled proliferation of |
| industry. It appears that the rich, unsaturated fat | | | | cancer cells among breast cancer and prostate |
| called Omega 3 when combined with a generous | | | | cancer patients whose controlled diets have been |
| amount of the compound lignan as well as the | | | | regularly supplemented with particular quantities of |
| soluble fibers in its hull, fuels the ability of flax | | | | ground flax seed and flax lignan capsules. |
| seed to promote and sustain the proper | | | | Incidentally, patients who were not nourished with |
| functioning of the bodys vital systems. Lignans | | | | flax in any way did not demonstrate any |
| are known to exhibit cancer prevention properties | | | | improvements over the spread of tumor or |
| while soluble fiber treats constipation and other | | | | cancer cells in their bodies. |
| digestive tract problems. | | | | The cancer-fighting properties of the minute flax |
| But the health benefits of flax seed do not | | | | seed can be attributed to the high-lignan content |
| conclude at this note. In fact, the flaxs potential | | | | of its oil. In fact, flax seed is the chief source of |
| as treatment for certain cancers has ignited | | | | lignan among plants, to contain around 75% more |
| tremendous hype in the field of medicine, stirring | | | | of this compound than sesame seeds, soybeans, |
| the interest of medical practitioners, scientists, and | | | | and broccoli. Plant lignans is an important |
| nutrition experts alike. Over time, these findings | | | | phytochemical and anti-oxidant that helps minimize |
| found its way into quite a number of scientific | | | | the risks and control the spread of colon, |
| laboratories that seek to probe further into the | | | | pancreatic, and bone cancers, among others. |
| merits of using flax seed with cancer patients | | | | It will probably take some time and perhaps even |
| through a series of controlled experiments that | | | | more research before these findings will merit full |
| employ as variables a good number of | | | | recognition of flax as a cancer-fighting agent. But |
| content-restricted diets that have been supplied | | | | then again, consider its nutritional profile and track |
| with pre-determined amounts of ground flax. | | | | record of providing healthful benefits. Surely you |
| So far the results of these experiments have | | | | can assert that cancer-prevention is indeed viable |
| been conclusive enough to assert the potential of | | | | with a daily dose of ground flax seed. |
| flax seed oil and its nutritional content to inhibit | | | | |