My boyfriend bought me a 24oz. bag of ground flaxseed. Now that’s a man that knows his way to a woman’s heart. Well, it was more like buying it for me to find a way to HIS heart. He said that I can use it in new recipes that he would be more than happy [...]
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Flaxmatters.com Supports the Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Flaxmatters.com believe in social responsibility to help the environment. Pizzey’s Premium Omega Bars, Chocolate and Cherry and the Flax Singles boxes all have the Sustainable Forestry Initiative label.
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) label is a sign you are buying wood and paper products from well-managed forests, backed by a rigorous, third-party certification audit.
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NEW Flax Singles
Convenient, portable Pizzey’s Premium Flax Singles are easily sprinkled on cereal, yogurt, salads, or smoothies. At home or on the go Flax Singles are an easy way to get 100% of your Recommended Daily intake of ALA Omega-3 plus fiber, protein and antioxidants.
All Pizzey’s Premium Milled Golden Flax products are known for their superior quality [...]
Composition of Flax
Flax is rich in fat, protein and dietary fiber. An analysis of brown Canadian flax averaged 41% fat, 20% protein, 28% total dietary fiber, 7.7% moisture and 3.4% ash, which is the mineral-rich residue left after samples are burned. The composition of flax can vary with genetics, growing environment, seed processing and method [...]
Are All Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids Essential?
In the strictest sense, there are only two essential fatty acids in human nutrition- alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and linoleic acid (LA). ALA and LA are required in our diet because our bodies cannot make them. For this reason, ALA and LA are essential nutrients just like calcium, potassium, vitamin C and folate.
The long-chain [...]
Flaxmatters.com Sponsors the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure North Florida
The 15th annual Susan G. Komen North Florida Race for the Cure will be held on Saturday, October 17 2009, at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, FL and Flaxmatters.com will be there to sponsor the event.
A little background on the organization, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in [...]
Flax Hair Gel for Super Holding Power
For many years flax has been known for all of it’s great nutritional benefits, but just recently it has been found to be great for skin and hair health. Here is just one example of a great recipe for making flax hair gel.
Flaxmatters Product Giveaway at Prissygreen
Prissygreen is a great blog where you can find information on living and learning to live a green life relating to skin care, home care, health care eco-conscious clothing and decor and everything relating to a more well rounded eco friendly way of life!
The Benefits of Using Flax Seed for Sports Performance
Flax seed has been around for quite some time, but it wasn’t until recently that many people realized just how beneficial it was for athletes. Flax seed contains high amounts of alpha linolenic acid (ALA), a type of Omega-3 fatty acid that is converted in the body to hormone-like compounds that play an important role in construction of healthy cell walls, transportation of oxygen to body cells, proper growth of tissues such as muscle, and metabolism of energy for the heart muscle.
Flax Helps Protect Against Breast Cancer by Influencing Estrogen Metabolism
Two clinical studies found postmenopausal women who ate a diet supplemented with 10g or 25g of milled flax for 7 weeks or 16 weeks2 increased the excretion of 2-hydroxyestrone in their urine, without increasing the excretion of 16∝-hydroxyestrone.
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Flaxmatters.com Joins the National Breast Cancer Foundation in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
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