beatlemike Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone ever heard of flax seed or flax seed oil.I have heard that it can help prevent cancer and cancer recurrance. I asked my onco about it once and he sent me literature on it that was put out by NCI website and everything sounded good about how it destroyed cancer in rats and so on. But he reccommended I not use it at this time. I just always wondered what it would hurt taking it as a preventive or health food.Also how much and how often would a person take it and is the oil just as good as the seeds. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I used to take flaxseed capsules. For some reason (not LC related) I got away from it. I am intereseted in WHY your doc is steering you away right now. I was just giving thought to getting back to it. Now I am hesitant. KAsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolhg Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I squeeze a little flaxseed oil on my green salad and I also sprinkle a few flax seeds on the salad. I find it to be very tasty. I am not taking any medication or getting any treatment. I am almost 1.2 years post surgery and trying to eat and live a healthy lifestyle. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernrol Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I have used Flaxseed and Flaxseed oil all through my treatment. I mix it with my oatmeal. You will find some oncologist don't want you to take anything, because they just don't know what it can or cannot do. Flaxseed you can get in breads and not even know you are eating it. I am working on a recipe for muffins that will contain flax seed. I read that in one study women that had breast cancer ate muffins that contained 25g of Flaxseed. Ther were some good results. So far I can only find a recipe that has 17g. I will be posting the recipe when I have made the muffins and survived eating them. : lol: If you buy whole Flaxseed, then you want to grind them in a coffee grinder to get the nutrition out of them. Stay positive, Ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 some recipes here http://www.dakotaflax.com/recipes/lowcarb.html Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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