HOW TO FEEL BETTER USING LINSEED (FLAXSEED) TO HELP WITH THE MENOPAUSE and balance hormones

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The Natural Remedy that's an Alternative to HRT for Women going through the menopause or peri-menopause and can help balance the hormones through the monthly cycle.

Would you like to alleviate symptoms of the menopause?

• Hot Flushes
• Mood Swings
• Depression
• Night Sweats
• Sleep Problems/Insomnia
• Joint/Leg Pain 

Linseed Meal  l Linseed Oil l  Other Supplements  l  Diet  l  Exercise

In some societies where diets are better women have so little by way of symptoms there isn’t even a word for it.  In the UK we don’t have an ideal diet and hormone changes coupled with other stresses means at a time of life when there’s a lot going on, jobs, houses, children, spouses, finances and after years of fighting the good fight the menopause is often one stress too many for a lot of women.  The well known symptoms include hot-flushes.

Diet makes a huge difference to the experience of the menopause and linseed (aka flaxseed) can be the most beneficial food of all at that time.  However as linseed comes in several forms, whether you are just using it to change your diet or as a natural remedy it is important to chose the right forms and use them the right way.

Finely ground Linseed Meal is the number one food for the menopause - or in the time leading up to it called the peri-menopause - Linseed is a natural alternative to HRT.  It is the lignans (lignans for ladies J) which are a phyto-oestrogen that mimic oestrogen and work on the body much like HRT without the side-effects but lots of benefits.  The lignans can also help to protect the heart and keep bones strong protecting women from oesteoporosis (osteoporosis)

Linseed Meal is a brilliant food for anyone who suffers from constipation or IBS; Linseed develops the good bacteria that normalise the digestion which is very benefial to all over health and wellbeing.

It is a very low carb food so fills you up and helps keep the weight down.

How to use Flax Farm Linseed Meal as a natural remedy for the menopause: Add 2 heaped dessert-spoons/2ounces/50g to your food twice per day.  Use every day. Linseed's magic starts by working with good bacteria in the gut to develop the natural hormone like phyto-oestrogens from fibre compounds called lignans, If you stop taking the linseed the HRT-like effect ceases, but if you miss a day the good effect comes back very quickly, within a day.  Life is just about to get better, Flax Farm freshly ground linseed meal is a lovely food, it and you are going to enjoy it - and the effect it has.

Why You Should Use Cold-pressed Linseed Oil During the Menopause:  Linseed (aka Flaxseed) Oil Contains lots of omega-3, in fact it is the only oil that contains more omega-3 than other fats (including omega-6, which we get too much of in the Developed World and omega-9 which isn’t an essential fat anyway we can make that in our bodies -as well as trans fats and saturated fats). This is why linseed oil can re-balance the fats in our body.  Increasing omega-3 can increase anti-inflammatory prostaglandins (hormones) which helps all the body’s processes work better.  This includes making your hormones work more smoothly and helps the other sites of hormone production to do their job when the ovaries stop producing oestrogen during the menopause.

Omega-3 is a brain food and can also help the mood and concentration. 

Aches and pains can also be helped by the anti-inflammatory properties of the omega-3 in linseed oil.

By rebalancing the fats in the diet Linseed Oil helps raise the level of the hormone leptin to boost the metabolism which means you burn off spare calories more easily; so linseed oil also helps you keep weight and food cravings in check.

Flax Farm linseed oil is a lovely pure vegetable oil, like olive oil it can be used in salad dressings and other foods and enjoyed as part of teh daily diet.  We put the same linseed oil into  capsules so you can choose whether get your omega-3 from your food or as a capsule. 

How to Use Flax Farm Cold-pressed Linseed Oil: If you have been using linseed meal for a while  you may be getting enough omega-3 but it can help at the start to boost your levels of omega-3.  If you using the linseed  you will only need a maximum of about a teaspoon of linseed oil per day.  If you aren't using linseed meal use up to 3 teaspoons per day.  If you would prefer to use capsules take between 2 and 6 per day.

Other Supplements: Omega-3 from Linseed oil and GLA from Starflower/Borage. Blackcurrant or Evening Primrose Oil behave in a similar way to each other but they are not the same; we need both. We need Omega-3 because it is essential and our bodies can't make it, we need GLA because as we get older our metabolism isn't as efficeint as it should be (especially when it hasn't been getting enough omega-3) and our bodies don't make enough GLA from other oils.  So take a capsule ofLinseed oil and GLA from Starflower/Borage. Blackcurrant or Evening Primrose Oil every day.

Diet: It is very important to maintain your body with a high level of micronutrients, (vitamins and minerals) as well as avoiding sugars, dairy foods starches, other fat and oils.  Soya products such as soya milk and tofu also have a beneficial effect of hormone balance and help alleviate menopausal symptoms.  Focus on small portions of ultra lean meat such as pheasant, turkey, chicken breast, venison or fish; laods of veggies, two or three small portions of fruit; and if you are still hungry add wholegrains, brown rice, oats, rye - think about leaving out all wheat products and bread most days -- and other pulses.

Exercise: Whatever exercise you take is going to help.  Try to get a litlle extra cardiovascular activity, work on your suppleness and your strength with weights or resistance bands.  Exercise is great for all over wellbeing and really healps body an dmind function better.