About Flax Seeds

The flax plant is responsible for flax seed, linen, and linseed oil.  It has been cultivated since at least 3000 BC.  There are 2 basic types of flax seeds: yellow (golden) and brown.  In North America, most of the golden flax seed comes from the United States (South Dakota) and most of the brown flax seed comes from Canada.  There is a lot of marketing hype to which is better for you, but in our opinion, they are too similar to really worry about.

Flax Seeds have a hard outer shell and can be eaten whole – which will give you insoluble fiber – which benefits your digestive tract.  Inside the shell are the omega-3 fatty acids, lignans, and soluble fiber.  In order to reap the benefits of what’s inside the flaxseed, you need to have it ground; as your body will not be able to digest through the shell.  When you put the flax seeds (or superfood mix) into a blender, it will grind it up.

Flax seeds can be found in all our superfood mixes.

Nutrition Benefits of Flax Seed

Flax Seed is considered a superfood due to it’s content of Omega-3 fatty acids, lignans, and fiber.  Lignans are a type of antioxidant that has been linked to things like like anti-inflammation, cancer prevention (in particular, breast cancer), reduction in bad cholesterol, cardiovasular support, prostate health, colon health, ovarian health, diabetes support, hair growth, and others.