Instructions for MOST People*
Answers to the following questions:
- How much flax should I eat
- How to add flax to my daily diet

- How about adding flax seed oil to my diet
- Vitamins which benefit flax consumption
- How much flax should I eat
- Daily flax intake
- How much flax is good for you
- Some side effects to flax consumption
 

Please note: Johanna Budwig, famous EFA researcher, treated cancer patients with Fresh Cold-Pressed Flaxseed oil.  She found that it was important for the absorption of the Omega-3 Fatty Acids to add a dose of low-fat cottage cheese (sulphurated protein) to the diet to make the Omega-3 Fatty Acid water-soluble and absorb better into the body.

   Day 1-2
As a preparation for your new fibrous supplement and while you're waiting for your shipment of flax to arrive, you should reduce your FIBRE INTAKE or you'll find that your body will react too strongly. Stop drinking Psyllium based fibre substitutes, DON'T add those 2 scoops of bran to your cereal and maybe skip the spinach or kale tonight.  But eat otherwise normal. 
-- Go to the drug store and purchase:
   >>Vitamin E (oil) 400iu
   >>Beta-Carotene 6mg. (Don't buy Vitamin A, it's is now widely known to work in adverse ways)
   >>Vitamin C 500mg. (Ester - C is non acidic if you find it bothers you)
(We've found a combination gel-pill which combines all 3, which is very convenient)
.... and yes, one per day of these..... in the morning is preferred.

Also on Day 1 you promise yourself:
- No more frying in oil (If you have to, use OLIVE oil at a low temperature - i.e. add the onions immediately)
- Replace all oil with BUTTER or NON-HYDROGENATED LARD (I fry my eggs in bacon fat.... YUMMY !!! and safe)
- No more margarine.  Use BECEL^® or BUTTER on your bread. (If you're still wondering why, phone me....)
- Add Garlic and/or onions to your pan BEFORE you add the meat, then when the meat is the right colour, put a LID on it to continue to cook it under the lid (Keeps the temperature low and the moisture in)

   Day 3 - 10
Add to your diet 1 tablespoon of Milled Flaxseed. 
Don't be too enthusiastic and add 2 tbsp... you will find yourself 'going' too quickly or too liquid or even get cramps.  Just 1 tbsp is PLENTY.  If you want to increase your Omega-3 intake right away, then add a tablespoon of our Fresh Wheat Germ.  This has No lignans, no mucilage but plenty of Omega-3 AND IRON, which counter acts the effects of the mucilage a bit.
1 tbsp. = 1 Un-killer muffin (See recipe), Sprinkled over your yoghurt, or in the Caesar salad (wow)

   Day 11+
Add to your diet 2 tablespoon of Milled Flaxseed. 
By now you're already feeling the increase in vitality, clear skin, regularity...
- Lots of ways to add the 2 tablespoons.  Especially if you're already addicted to the Un-killer muffins in the morning (My family is!!!).  The 2nd tablespoon goes in the salad dressing, or in a little tub of yoghurt.  A smoothie is great, or a banana snack.  If you're loosing weight or building muscle and drinking drinks with protein, just add a big scoop to that or eat some low-fat cottage cheese with 2 heaping spoons of Milled Flaxseed.  Personally, I like my muffin as a snack in the afternoon between meals.... yes, I do love my un-killer muffins....

   Day 14+
Add some of your fibre back to your diet.
You may find that your regularity is perfect without adding the additional soluble fibre to your diet.  The Milled Flaxseed has 'done the trick' and you're perfectly happy.  If you're eating green peppers, lettuce, carrots, green beans, broccoli... you probably don't want to add more fibre at this point, especially if your breakfast is cereal.  Personally, I have replaced my morning cereal with an Un-killer muffin.  I'm surprised at how nutritious this feels and how little I really need to eat to feel satisfied.  My wife finds the muffin isn't quite enough, so she adds a HALF whole-wheat bagel with butter.  But she too is surprised at how little she's eating to stay the same weight and feel satisfied.
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) or IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) sufferers ALERT: I have found that Bran, Psyllium fibre and other soluble fibres produce gas and bloating.  I have found that Milled Flaxseed doesn't, and still keeps me regular WITHOUT IBS flare-ups.  Please be careful adding these fibres back to your diet, you might find that you don't need to add extra fibre to your standard veggies.

   Flax seed oil instead of Milled Flax seed
If you want to increase your Omega-3 consumption without adding Fibre to your diet you should consider Flaxseed oil.
Milled Flaxseed contains Lignans and Fibre, which Flaxseed oil does not.  Also, Flaxseed oil spoils much more quickly than Milled Flaxseed.  If you find that you don't want more fibre in your diet, but need more Omega-3 EFA, then you can take a teaspoon of Flaxseed Oil for each tablespoon of Milled Flaxseed.  You can even mix and match.  For instance, it is recommended to add 2 tablespoons of Milled Flax to your daily diet.  Try 1 tablespoon of Milled Flaxseed and 1 teaspoon of Flaxseed Oil.  The effect is a lower fibre concentration and still all the effects of Omega-3 in your diet!

Flaxseed oil can be consumed:
- As salad dressing
- Instead of butter on bread
- Brush on a lean meat AFTER it's cooked
- In the cottage cheese or in the yoghurt

* If you feel uncomfortable with these instructions or don't fully understand why or how they work for you, please contact us or YOUR OWN HEALTH PRACTITIONER.  We are not providing medical advice.  This is general information and cannot be applied to each individual person based on their own personal circumstances. You cannot replace these instructions for individual medical advice provided by your doctor....

Recipes are HERE