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Northern Edge uses a special "cold mill" (millhead temperatures under 42 Celsius) process to enhance digestibility and bioavailability, using a patented flaking process that breaks up the seed, yet leaves the oil within the seed. This flaxseed is milled, not ground or crushed, in order to leave as much of the oil as possible within the cell walls (not exposed to oxygen). Northern Edge Flaxseed combines the benefits obtained from consuming flaxseed oil, fiber products, lignan and mucilage (soluble fiber), and high quality protein all in one complete wholesome product. This flax can be eaten raw, blended into drinks, sprinkled on ice cream or cooked and baked into items without losing it's nutritional value. Use in all your favorite recipes. Try it along with Raw Cacao! Be wary: whole unmilled flaxseed is NOT digestible by humans. It only acts as a laxative. (In fact it moves so efficiently that after it passes through the digestive tract it can be planted and it will grow.) It needs to be milled to allow the digestive tract to absorb the nutrients contained in the seed. However, bulk milled flaxseed may rapidly go rancid by exposing the essential fatty acids to light and air, resulting in a poor shelf-life.Donald O. Rudin, M.D., a medical researcher, contends that the level of Linolenic acid in the American diet has been reduced 80% in the last 100 years. Dr. Rudin found that Omega 3 Fatty Acids deficiency is the basic cause of major mental illness today. Flax is the best known source for the two most essential acids: Linoleic (LA, (18:2) and Linolenic (LNA. (18:3) foes of heart attacks, breast and colon cancer, arthritis, severe menstrual cramps - even depression.
All amino acids essential to the human health are found in Flaxseed. The essential amino acids cannot be made by the human body must be provided through the diet. The body cannot manufacture the essential Fatty Acids, Linoleic (Omega 6) or Linolenic (Omega 3) from other elements. They must be supplied daily in the diet. In the typical North American diet we consume too much Omega 6 and not enough Omega 3.
One package of Northern Edge Whole Milled flaxseed contains:
A tablespoon of Northern Edge Milled Flaxseed also contains up to 3800mg of ALNA, the primary Omega 3. This is 10 times as much as most fish oil capsules without the drawbacks, like the rancid taste, chemical residues, high cholesterol and saturated fat levels associated with fish oil.
1st Century A.D. Tacitus praises the virtues of flax. 8th Century A.D. Charlemagne considered flax so important for the health of his subjects that he passed laws and regulations requiring its consumption. 13th Century A.D. Hildegard von Bigen used flax meal during the middle ages in hot compresses for the treatment of both external and internal ailments.
Solin and Linola are two relatively new strains of Flaxseed that have been genetically altered to reduce dramatically or eliminate the Omega 3 content. Caution: Milled Flaxseed is the whole seed, milled to make its nutrients biologically available to the human system. Flax Meal: like soya bean meal, is the de-fatted portion of the seed that is a byproduct of oil production. 98% of Canada's annual flaxseed crop is used for the industrial oil (coatings) industry and Linseed oil. Add Raw Cacao Nibs or Powder to your Flax recipes for an added boost. |
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