FLAXSEED PROVES EFFECTIVE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO HRT FOR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS

The Journal Obstetrics and Gynecology says that consuming 40 grams of flaxseed daily “…is as effective as oral estrogen-progesterone to improve mild menopausal symptoms and to lower glucose and insulin levels.”

A study reported in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism showed that some 40 grams, taken over a period of three months by postmenopausal women not on HRT, lowered both LDL and total cholesterol levels by 6%, and triglycerides by nearly 13%.

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OTHER POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF FLAX SEED

The Cancer Letters cited a University of Toronto study demonstrating flax seed’s measurable contributions to the reduction of both the incidence and spread of breast cancer.

The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine reported a study showing a particular flax lignan to have reduced adult-onset diabetes by 80%.