Guest guest Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 > I was looking for some flax meal in local health store to put in > my muffins and the employee there said I shouldn't use it because > baking flax meal releases unhealthy levels of free radicals. > Has anyone ever heard of this? Flax seed is commonly baked into bread in Europe. It's hard for me to imagine the wonderful flax seed doing much harm to anyone ;-) Of course baking almost anything is likely to have some acrylamide- related consequences - but that doesn't sound like what you're talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 The oil in flax seed is protected from oxidation (becoming rancid) while sealed in the seed. It apparently becomes rancid fairly quickly after being exposed to air. The best approach is to buy the seed, and grind it either in a blender (if you're making smoothies) or in a little coffee mill dedicated to the flax. I got into an argument some time ago with someone over this recommendation to use a coffee mill. If you're incorporating it into a smoothie, grind the flax FIRST in the blender - otherwise you'll end up with floating whole seeds, which won't be digested. The coffee mill approach (which I use) involves the inexpensive kind with a little well for the coffee and a button you hold down to grind. You grind the seed, then holding the lid on, invert the whole machine with the blade still running. Stop the machine, and remove the cover which now has all the ground flax in it, and dump it into wherever it's going. Sounds complicated, but I do it every morning in under 15 seconds. The ground flax is kind of gooey and even a little residue in the grinder will make yucky coffee if you later try to use it for that. Iris > I was looking for some flax meal in local health store to put in > my muffins and the employee there said I shouldn't use it because > baking flax meal releases unhealthy levels of free radicals. > Has anyone ever heard of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 This was one of the reasons I stopped using flax; all the complications of having to grind it from fresh seed. I also kept it tightly sealed in the fridge (some people keep it in the freezer). I guess it's important if you're a vegetarian or vegan and don't/won't eat fish or fish oil. Otherwise I'm not sure why it's necessary.......... on 9/27/2002 11:16 AM, oc9 at crsupport@... wrote: > The oil in flax seed is protected from oxidation (becoming rancid) > while sealed in the seed. It apparently becomes rancid fairly > quickly after being exposed to air. The best approach is to buy the > seed, and grind it either in a blender (if you're making smoothies) > or in a little coffee mill dedicated to the flax........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2002 Report Share Posted September 28, 2002 > This was one of the reasons I stopped using flax; all the complications of > having to grind it from fresh seed. I also kept it tightly sealed in the > fridge (some people keep it in the freezer). I guess it's important if > you're a vegetarian or vegan and don't/won't eat fish or fish oil. > Otherwise I'm not sure why it's necessary.......... Well you can weight the dangers of flax exposed to too much air or heat versus the dangers of toxic metals in fish versus the dangers of low omega-3 . If one is going to worry about everything .... then yes, of course, they will find *everything* to worry about. A recent study showed a link between infertility and mercury in fish. Should one care if one doesn't care about fertility? Well, yes because it indicates a pretty high toxicity. So is flax seed oil you buy at the health food store pre-extracted and refrigerated really any worse for you? Besides the smoothy thing doesn't sound too hard. I should try it sometime. Actually fish and flax are probably decent healthful foods - at least in *moderation* although fish is a more complete source of DHA and EPA and so forth .. um ..I think. I still sometimes worry about how much fish one should consume though given the potential toxicity. In an perfect unpolluted world fish would be a near perfect food *however* .... Low omega-3's isn't really the way one wants to go either especially given the potential beneficial effects of omega-3's on mental health and depression/bipolar depression etc. mercury in fish and infertility study: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2276733.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Flax meal is legal. But why would you want to rid your body of estrogen? Where did you learn that flax will rid the body of estrogen? Ora On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:21:36 -0000, " sabrina_cat123 " <sabrina_cat123@...> wrote: >I know flax meal is good to rid the body of estrogen,is it legal to eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 > > I know flax meal is good to rid the body of estrogen,is it legal to eat? ==>Flax meal is not recommended because it is often made with flax seeds that are damaged and already have gone rancid. What problem in your body are you trying to correct? Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I have too much estrogen. I am eating meat and veggies.I am taking some supplements to rid the body of estrogen. Anything else? Bee Wilder <beeisbuzzing2003@...> wrote: > > I know flax meal is good to rid the body of estrogen,is it legal to eat? ==>Flax meal is not recommended because it is often made with flax seeds that are damaged and already have gone rancid. What problem in your body are you trying to correct? Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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