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April Newsletter – 2nd draft
Welcome to our Flax Farm April update, where we share news and ideas for using flax to support your health.
Flaxseed oil can help sunshine work better
The weather is starting to brighten, but there’s still a chill in the air and fleeces are still very much part of the daily routine. The good news is that the omega-3 in flaxseed oil can help your body make better use of the small amounts of sunshine you are getting.
Omega-3 works together with the vitamin D produced by your body, supporting its anti-inflammatory effects and helping to improve your overall health.
- Bone health
- Cardiovascular wellness
Flaxseed oil works best when taken consistently over time, allowing beneficial omega-3 levels in the blood to build gradually. The benefits of flaxseed oil and omega-3 can extend throughout the body, supporting many aspects of health, something we’ll explore further in future newsletters.
Flax porridge & muesli – great for breakfasts & free-from baking
We have two delicious porridge and muesli ranges: traditional Oat & Flaxseed, and oat-free Luxury Flaxseed & Buckwheat Porridge with Quinoa. Both are designed to give your body the nutrition it needs to stay healthy. They are high in fibre, very low GI, contain no added sugar, and are gluten-free.
They are a super ingredient for tasty, low-GI, sugar-free, everyday healthy baking.
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Fruit & Seed Flax, Buckwheat, Quinoa & Carrot Slices recipe
These slices are healthy enough to eat every day — great for a breakfast on the go or just a healthier treat with a cuppa. They are nutrient-dense, very low GI, high fibre, no added sugar, gluten-free, oat-free, suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Flax focus: fresh omega-3 protein diet breakfast or dessert
Back in the 1950s, Johanna Budwig recognised the growing health issues linked to increasing consumption of processed foods and created a diet to help address this. She based it on flax oil for omega-3 blended with quark (10% protein Greek strained yoghurt works just as well), together with nutrient-dense fresh fruits, vegetables, berries, and nuts.
Seventy-five years later, the benefits of these natural foods are probably even more relevant than ever, offering a powerful wholefood antidote to the ultra-processed foods (UPFs) common in modern diets.
If you don’t want to commit to the whole diet, just one meal a day can be supportive of overall health. Try swapping this recipe for your usual breakfast or enjoy it as a dessert.
Supporting
- Digestion
- Heart health
- Immune function
- Mood
- Steady energy release & blood sugar balance
Omega-3 protein recipe – breakfast or dessert
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp cold-pressed flaxseed oil for omega-3
- 2 heaped tbsp (approx. 25g) ground flaxseed for fibre — for the digestion and to moderate sugars and carbs
- 100g quark (strained Greek yoghurt or cottage cheese)
- Whole, unprocessed fruits, berries and chopped nuts
- 1 tsp raw honey
Method
Simply combine the flaxseed oil and quark very thoroughly. Place in a serving bowl, then add ground flaxseed, berries, fruit, honey and chopped nuts — and enjoy. Try this for at least one meal a day — you can have it for breakfast or as dessert after a light lunch — and see where you notice the differences after a month.
With Flax Farm cold-pressed flaxseed oil and ground flaxseed, it becomes a simple and enjoyable way to boost your nutrition.
Explore omega-3 protein & Budwig diet
This dish is the nutrient-dense cornerstone of the diet — full of nutrients often lacking in the modern diet — yet it tastes like an indulgent dessert. It is commonly enjoyed as a breakfast muesli to start the day in a healthy way.
Explore the original Budwig approach and find easy ways to include it in modern life.
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Learn about the Budwig approach
Explore the Budwig diet for modern life
Fun flax fact: more fibre helps you lose weight while you sleep
NutritionFacts reports on a study where scientists using a whole-body calorimeter found that people on a high-fibre diet lost extra calories overnight thanks to the gentle “workout” fibre gives your gut while you sleep. This could equate to 50 or more calories per day.
While that’s more of a fun bonus than a magical solution, adding ground flax is one of the best natural fibre sources and also contributes to weight and appetite control in many other effective ways. Try sprinkling a tbsp of ground flax into daily meals or swap your usual breakfast for a Flax Farm Flax Porridge or Muesli for a beneficial fibre boost – and next month we’ll tell you why the fibre in flax is so special. Ground Flaxseed | Flax Porridge & Muesli
We hope you enjoy trying the recipes and look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Clare & the Flax Farm team
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