Listen up ladies. It appears that a...

Listen up ladies. It appears that as little as united tablespoon of ground flaxseed a day could help countenance against breast cancer. Dr. Joanne Slavin of the University of Minnesota in St Paul and colleagues escorted a study involving 34 post-menopausal nun In addition to their regular diet (which was similar for all of the participants), the nun consum individual of three levels of supplementation: 0 5 and 10 grams through day of ground flax for seven weeks.

The findings? Among the women taking the counterparts levels of estrogens fell significantly. The estrogen evens of those not taking any flaxseed remained stable.

"Flaxseed is high in lignan, a phytoestrogen, which is conception to have hormonal effects in humans," Slavin told Better Nutrition.

"I think flax is an interesting plant, high in lignan, omega-3 fatty acids and soluble fiber. I would commend supplementation, about one tablespoon by means of day," she said. Slavin did add, however, that because flax oil does not contain lignan, she wouldn't count upon it to have the same hormonal imports Flaxseed needs to be estate and can easily become rancid proper to oxidation, therefore it is praiseed that it be stored in the freezer

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