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• Flax Seed- A food & Medicine: It’s a shiny little seed, that has so many nutritious benefits for your body. Once you learn all the amazing ways flaxseed benefits heart health, lowers cholesterol levels, and even plays a part in regulating blood sugar, you’ll be using it every chance you get. Like many seeds, flaxseeds have a slightly mild, nutty flavor so they’re ideal for adding to both sweet and savory foods.
• Nutritional Value: Eating two tablespoons of ground flax seed a day will provide about 20 percent to 25 percent of your fiber needs. It gives 3.6 g of plant-based omega-3s, 75 calories, 2.6 grams of protein, 4 grams of carbohydrates (mostly fiber) and 6 grams of fat.
• Health Benefits: This tiny little member of the seed family is actually a powerful superfood with enormous health benefits. Omega-3 essential fatty acids, known as the “good” fats that have been shown to have heart-healthy effects.
• Aids in Weight Loss: Flaxseeds are rich in proteins. So, when you consume a teaspoon of flaxseeds, along with dietary fiber, the protein content suppresses your appetite.
• Improves Heart Health& Regulates Blood Sugar Level: Diets rich in flaxseed omega-3s help prevent hardening of the arteries and keep plaque from being deposited in the arteries partly by keeping white blood cells from sticking to the blood vessels’ inner linings and thus prevents the risk of heart diseases.