| Anxiety | The Condition
"...High-nutrient foods such as vegetables, brown rice, whole grains, seeds and nuts, fruits, poultry, fish, olive oil, and flax seeds/oil can help relieve stress and prevent anxiety..."
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Breast Cancer |
Recommendation Essential Fatty Acids
"Lignans are particularly abundant in raw ground flax seed and are also found in whole grains and legumes..."
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Bulk Laxative |
Related Topic
"...Examples include wheat bran, psyllium, flax, methylcellulose, ispaghula husk, and Sterculia urens..."
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Chronic Inflammation |
Recommendation Essential Fatty Acids
"...Omega-3 fatty acids such as flax oil or fish oil and the digestive aid bromelain make a useful anti-inflammatory combination..."
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Constipation |
The Condition
"...If too difficult for now, try supplementing natural fibers such as flax, psyllium, pectin or guar gum..."
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DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) |
As A Treatment
"...It can be made from the omega-3 oil alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) found in large quantities in flax oil, in moderate amounts in canola oil and walnuts or in small amounts in green leafy vegetables..."
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Eczema |
Recommendation Essential Fatty Acids
"In published studies, a mixture EFAs from safflower, sunflower and flax oil provided benefit..."
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EPA (eicosapentanoic acid) |
As A Treatment
"...It can be made from the omega-3 oil alpha-linolenic acid found in large amounts in flax oil, in moderate amounts in canola oil and walnuts or in small amounts in green leafy vegetables..."
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Essential Fatty Acids |
As A Treatment
"...The second, known as the omega-3 EFA, is called alpha-linolenic acid (LNA) and is sometimes referred to as super-unsaturated; it is found abundantly in flax and hemp seeds..."
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Flax Seed, Flaxseed Oil, Linseed Oil |
As A Treatment
"Flaxseed Oil comes from Flax (Linum usitatissimum), and is often called Linseed Oil..."
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Gastric/Peptic/Duodenal Ulcers |
Recommendation Flax Seed, Flaxseed Oil, Linseed Oil
"Flax seed tea..."
Recommendation Increased Water Consumption
"...Drink lots of water, golden seal tea, and flax seed tea..."
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Hemorrhoids |
The Condition
"...Consider mixing 20 drops with an ounce of flax oil and storing it in the refrigerator..."
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High Total Cholesterol |
Recommendation High/Increased Fiber Diet
"...Three months of supplementation with ground flax seed at 40gm per day reduced serum total cholesterol in a study of postmenopausal women..."
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High/Increased Fiber Diet |
As A Treatment
"...0gm Flax seed, wheat bran (1 tbsp) - 1..."
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Lupus, SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythromatosis) |
Recommendation Bromelain
"...Flax oil or fish oil along with bromelain between meals is a good natural anti-inflammatory combination..."
Recommendation Essential Fatty Acids
"Flax seed oil and/or fish oil have been shown to reduce the severity of the disease in animal studies..."
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Poor Bone Health |
Recommendation Animal/Saturated Fats Avoidance
"Reduce intake of animal fats and concentrate on the "good" fats found in fresh, cold-water fish, olive, canola, evening primrose, and flax oils..."
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Pregnancy-Related Issues |
Recommendation DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)
"...It is suggested that vegans use plant oils with a low ratio of linoleic acid (Omega-6) to ALA (Omega-3), such as flax or canola, as a higher ratio may inhibit the conversion of ALA to DHA..."
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Raw Food Diet |
As A Treatment
"...) Nut butters Oils (Olive, hemp, flax, etc..."
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Supplemental Fiber |
As A Treatment
"...Quick sources of supplemental fiber include ground flax seed (freshly ground to preserve the oils present in the seeds), store-bought psyllium supplements (without the added colors or artificial flavorings that are frequently added), chopped nuts,..."
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Tryptophan / 5HTP |
As A Treatment
"...John's Wort, B-complex vitamins with magnesium, tyrosine, flax seed oil, and ginger..."
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Urinary Stress/Urge Incontinence |
Relationship to EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Type 3 Requirement
"Flax seed oil at 1 Tablespoon per day is sometimes recommended because it can reduce inflammation contributing to an overactive bladder..."
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