Flax - one of the oldest cultivated plants with beautiful blue flowers, gives beautiful fabrics, and also - grains, highly valued in dietetics and herbal medicine. Scientists have confirmed that flax seeds can solve many health problems and even help reduce weight.
How are the composition of flax seeds and their benefits for women
You can purchase both whole flax seeds and the flour obtained from them (and at home they can be crushed in a mortar or coffee grinder).
Theoretically, benefits can be derived from whole grains, but only when they are ground they give up useful substances and are absorbed as much as possible. Sometimes they are simply chewed.
In cooking, flax flour is the most widely used - it is added to baked goods, cereals, sauces, soups, main dishes, vegetable casseroles, smoothies and desserts.
Sometimes whole seeds are added to food a little, and folk medicine from grains of this plant also knows a lot of jelly, infusions and decoctions.
Flax seeds - a storehouse of nutrients, among which are especially worth noting:
• magnesium - helps to gain muscle mass, normalize high blood pressure and increase physical endurance during sports or fitness training;
• fatty acids (omega-3, omega-6, omega-9) - flaxseeds are superior to fish oil in their content, these substances not synthesized by humans protect heart health and prevent blood clots;
• Vitamin E - prevents premature aging of the body, is involved in the transmission of nerve impulses;
• copper - it is important for the production of enzymes, lipid (fat) metabolism, insulin synthesis and oxygen distribution in tissues;
• B vitamins - contribute to blood formation, conversion of carbohydrates into energy (and not to extra centimeters on the sides), and are also indispensable for the nervous system - flax protects against the effects of stress and mental stress;
• phosphorus - strengthens bone tissue (in particular because it improves the absorption of calcium) and normalizes the acid-base balance in the body;
• Vitamin D - prevents the development of osteoporosis and reduces the risk of cancer.
Specific substances (including starch) in flaxseed drinks act on damaged gastrointestinal mucosa as enveloping and heal damage.
Studies by scientists have confirmed that flax seeds have a positive effect on the reproductive system of women and can sometimes even be useful for the treatment of infertility.
During pregnancy, they protect the mother’s body from a deficiency of fatty acids and contribute to the proper development of the fetus, and after childbirth they regulate the production of milk, preventing its shortage.
Flax seeds contain phytoestrogens - plant analogues of female sex hormones and this is partly why the product is extremely useful for the endocrine system, normalizing hormonal levels during menopause.
Recommended daily norms of flax seeds vary - from 10 g, which is eaten for prevention, improve overall health, to 50 g, indicated for the treatment of diseases.
And it is useful to know that 1 tablespoon of them contains about 10 g.
The average course of improving health lasts 2-6 weeks.
On days when flax seeds are eaten, women are advised to drink plenty of fluids - pure water, herbal tea, sour-milk drinks.
On sale you can find not only ordinary, brown seeds, but also milky white. In chemical composition they are almost equivalent, but in taste the second flax is softer, more tender, somewhat reminiscent of sesame seed.
Flax Seeds - Benefits for Weight Watchers and Other Product Areas
The energy value of the product is quite high - 534 kcal per 100 g, but, firstly, in terms of daily intake, this gives a maximum of about 267 kcal, and secondly, it outweighs the invaluable benefits of flax for weight loss.
Adding grains to dishes makes them more satisfying, and eating them in their pure form satisfies hunger for a long time (increasing in volume in the stomach).
When flax seeds and other products are digested at about the same time, this amazing product acts like a sponge - absorbing some of the sugar and “bad” cholesterol from them, reduces and slows their absorption into the blood, which can be considered as prevention of diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, and also obesity.
Also, due to the absorbent properties of fiber and pectin (especially effective in infusions), flax “collects” toxins with slags and transports them from the body, in parallel:
• accelerating digestion;
• curing constipation;
• serving as food for good intestinal microflora;
• preventing putrefactive and fermentation processes in it.
Naturally, due to this, the metabolism improves, the good condition of which ensures the dumping of extra pounds and maintaining the weight within the normal range (based on gender, age, height, lifestyle and other parameters), and sometimes a little lower.
Flaxseeds are effective for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, in particular, they can "extinguish" an exhausting dry cough, improve the discharge of sputum from the bronchi.
Drinking them helps to make a normal hoarse voice due to a sore throat.
The early use of these seeds can reduce bleeding (as well as the accompanying pain, general malaise) during menstruation. Flax aligns the broken cycle.
Also, adding a product to a regular diet helps:
• general strengthening of immunity;
• removing excess fluid from the body (and the disappearance of edema);
• improvement of vision;
• healing of tissues affected by burns or frostbite;
• relief from arthritis and radiculitis;
• reduction of inflammatory processes in the internal organs;
• reduction of allergic reactions;
• the destruction of parasites that live in the human body (including worms).
The main thing about the benefits of flax seeds for women in beauty recipes
Flax seeds - one of the oldest ingredients in beauty recipes, known in ancient Egypt. Flax can be found in elite store cosmetics, but in home cosmetology, as well as for ingestion, it is poured with boiling water and ground into dust.
You can add ground seeds to ready-made products, for example, from it and foam for washing you get an effective, but at the same time delicate scrub for your skin.
And you can cook recipes from scratch and in them flax goes well with sour-milk ingredients (kefir, cream, yogurt) and egg yolks.
With flax seeds you can improve the condition of the hair:
• stop their loss;
• activate "sleeping" hair follicles, thereby accelerating their growth;
• reduce dandruff;
• give them volume, softness, brilliance and obedience in styling;
• cure split ends.
This plant is also useful for integument, because:
• deeply moisturizes the dry epidermis;
• normalizes the sebaceous glands of the oily epidermis;
• treats inflammatory diseases (acne, acne);
• stimulates collagen synthesis, makes the skin more elastic and smooth.
Flaxseed oil strengthens the nail plate, eliminates such troubles as its constant fragility and tendency to delamination.
What is the harm of flax seeds for women
In the early days of taking flaxseed, the woman’s body sometimes reacts to it with mild nausea and loose stools, which is a direct indication that it is necessary to reduce the daily dose of the product, in any case, while the body gets used to it.
But sometimes other side effects are observed:
• general physical weakness;
• constant discomfort in the stomach;
• skin rashes and nasal congestion;
• bloating and flatulence.
Even if the seeds used a little bit cause such a reaction, perhaps the plant simply does not fit, it was hypersensitive to it.
In addition to her contraindication to treatment with this product, there are other situations:
• irritable bowel syndrome;
• gastric ulcer and exacerbation of gastritis;
• pancreatitis;
• low blood coagulability;
• serious liver diseases (cirrhosis, hepatitis, fatty hepatosis);
• polycystic, uterine fibroids, endometritis.
It is also important to note that although with a number of diseases of the stomach, so that there is no harm, flax seeds for women may be contraindicated, oil from them can be approved and even recommended by a specialist to improve the condition of a particular ailment.
With an iodine deficiency in the body, flax seeds are harmful due to their ability to block the absorption of this microelement, and in this case, it is probably better to refuse flax altogether, or use it very little and a couple of hours after a meal rich in iodine.
This is partly why flax seeds are undesirable for diseases of the thyroid gland.
To avoid harm from flax seeds, its use is unacceptable for women in the presence of kidney stones, gall or bladder. The fact is that if the product provokes their movement, this can lead to blockage of the urinary system, bile ducts, and then urgent surgical intervention may be required.
