This page will help you select the best way  for you to use linseed in your diet. Linseed has many health-giving properties and comes in several of different forms, each rich in a different range of nutritional elements so if you want linseed for your health it is important  to choose the right form of linseed. Ome health and beauy benefits can be relatively fast acting other conditions can take longer to recover. See time scales below.  

a little linseed can make make a big difference

Ground Linseed Meal - Linseed Oil - Capsules/PODs - Whole Linseed

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• Fresh Pressed unrefined linseed oil
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• Linseed Porridge & Muesli
• Flaxjacks, always wheat-free, gluten-free too
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• Breakfasts l Dinners l Baking
• Flax facts
• Using Linseed for Health:
• Mental wellbeing,  mood and concentration
• Linseed a good food for diabetes
• Healthy gut and normal digestion
• Menopause and hormone balance
• Healthy heart,  blood pressure, cholesterol
• Supple joints, muscle recovery, lean muscle development
• Linseed Nutrition
• Omega-3 for children, pregnancy and adults
• Fibre and Soluble Fibre
• Lignans, Phytoestrogens and  antioxidants
• Linseed for Beauty
• Clear skin, strong nails and shining hair
• Reduce wrinkles and anti-aging
• Weight-loss,  Low GI, Low Carb
• Linseed for Animals
• Omega-3 linseed oil for  dogs and horses
• Omega-3 linseed oil for hens/eggs
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Flax Farm Ground Linseed Meal  

Flax Farm's Linseed meal is finely ground which increases the surface area and make the meal more digestible. It provides fibre (for digestion) lignans (for hormone balance) and some omega-3.  A typical helping is 2-4 dessertspoons, try to drink an extra glass of water with it.  Linseed usually starts to improve the digestion within three days and needs to be used regularly in the diet.  It takes about a week for the hormone balancing effect when used as an alternative to HRTto start; this is maintained if ground linseed is consumed daily. If linseed meal is used to help reduce monthly symptoms it is best eaten for at least the latter half of the month.

• Soluble and insoluble fibre
• Omega-3
• Lignans
• Anti-yeast properties 

This makes it good for: the gut and digestion - soothing, protecting and bulk-forming, produces a noticeable growth good bacteria, and gets the digestion working the way nature intended,  helps reducing bloating, controlling yeast, improving slow transits, calming irritable bowel. Linseed meal is often used as a detox because it replaces toxin-producing bacteria with good bacteria. Eating linseed daily provides a daily detox.  For a quick fix whole linseeds can help with constipation but for getting the gut to work normally the ground meal is a better option.

Ground Linseed Meal is a good way to get some Omega-3 into the diet. This is good for health and beauty.  Omega-3 helps lowering cholesterol strong, correcting blood pressure, mood and mental wellbeing, boosting the immune system,  the anti-inflammatory action helps keep joints supple, improves problem skin, Use linseed  shining hair,  clear smooth skin, strong nails, helps lose weight, development lean muscle and helps burn off excess weight and prevents cravings.

The husk of the Linseed is the richest source of lignans which  are mild phytoestrogens and it's why linseed has a reputation for being especially good for "women of a certain age".  Actually it's also good for women of all ages! Balances hormones during the monthly cycle, menopause and after the menopause. Lignans are part of the tough fibre which "good" bacteria in the gut help us digest and absorb. Linseed/aka Flaxseed is regularly recommended by doctors and nutritionists as an alternative to HRT to help relieve symptoms of the menopause; the normal way to use it is to add 2-4 heaped tablespoons/25-50g/1-2 ounces of ground linseed to food daily.  Linseed Meal is absolutely delicious in porridge, muesli, yoghurt,  smoothies and baking, 

Flax Farm Flaxjacks are an excellent source of linseed, each one contains 13-18g of freshly ground linseed. 

Heart ۰ Cholesterol ۰ Blood-pressure  ۰ Joints ۰ Mental Wellbeing ۰ Concentration ۰ Digestion ۰ Bowel Health ۰ Hormone Balance ۰ Skin ۰ Hair ۰ Nails ۰ Weight-loss ۰ Muscle Development ۰ Constipation ۰Diabetes ۰Coeliac Disease ۰Nut Allergies ۰ Wheat Intolerance

•  Nature's richest source of omega-3.

How Much? Getting enough omega-3 in the diet is as easy as adding a daily helping of 1-2 teaspoon of Flax Farm linseed oil to food, ½ teaspoon for children or ¼ teaspoon for toddlers.

How Long will it take to improve health? Benefits to the skin maybe noticed within a few days but systemic improvement usually takes longer, sometimes it can take months to ease symptoms of long-standing conditions but all the time the linseed oil is working invisibly, at a cellular level to rebalance fats and protect the body from disease.

Linseed Oil is good for health and beauty.  Omega-3 helps for healthy cholesterol levels,  correct blood pressure, improved mood and mental wellbeing, boosting the immune system,  the anti-inflammatory action helps keep joints supple, calms irritated skin, Use linseed  shining hair,  clear smooth skin, strong nails, helps correct weight, grow lean muscle and helps burn off fat and prevents cravings. Linseed oil, aka Flaxseed Oil, is a key component in many weight loss diets, and is used by athletes and body builders to improve recovery time and build lean muscle. Linseed oil can be used freely to rebalance omega-3 in the body when symptoms associated with low omega-3  first appear.  Linseed oil and fresh oily fish a couple of times a week helps provide ideal levels of omega-3.

Linseed oil is way to get omega-3 in a completely natural, mild tasty food and can be freely added to  smoothies, soups, vegetables, pasta and salads in the same way you would extra-virgin olive oil.  A good daily helping of omega-3 is provided by  1-2 teaspoons  for adults and a few drops to .half teaspoon for children. Nutritionists often recommend up to 2 tablespoons for many conditions and for developing muscle in body builders and athletes.

Flax Farm Linseed Oil Capsules/PODs 

1-2 capsules for children and young adults, 2-6 capsules for older adults once or up to three times per day if using for specific conditions.

• Nature's richest source of omega-3
• 57-60% omega-3
• convenient.
• portable

The PODs contain 1000mg (the same as 1ml or a fifth of a teaspoon) of our high quality cold-pressed linseed oil. 

Flax Farm Whole Linseeds 

Left whole linseed has very little of the nutritional virtue of ground seed or cold pressed linseed oil.  They  are too tough to digest properly but once ground have all the qualities described above.  Grind to a fine meal using a mortar and pestle (it takes ages) or an electric coffee grinder (it needs cleaning thoroughly because if left the oil goes very sticky)  to get all the benefits.  The normal daily helping is 2-4 heaped tablespoons/25-50g/1-2 ounces.

Linseed as a traditional store cupboard remedy for constipation.  Whole Linseed is a traditional treatment: gentle, bulk forming, naturally  lubricating.  It is useful for young and old alike.  Place two tablespoons of bronze or gold linseed in a glass of warm water allow to swell for a few minutes and drink, use once or twice a day.  If the problem persists consult a doctor. For people with  diverticulosis or a habitually slow transit ground linseed used on  daily usually provides more natural, more nutritious relief,

Whole seeds look good and add a crunch sprinkled in salads and baking; they are tastier if lightly dry roasted first. Whole linseed is a traditional base for many drinks including Irish moss and linseed tea.