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Hi listmates.  Below is some great info on flax seeds.   Enjoy.  Lorri

Flax seeds are an excellent food to incorporate
into your healthy eating plan.  With their heart
healing omega 3 and 6 (essential fatty acids),
colon cleansing fiber and immune enhancing lignans,
you owe it to your body to give this food a chance
to do it's miraculous work.

By eating flax seeds on a daily basis for several
weeks you can promote normal cholesterol levels,
your digestion will improve and you will generally
feel better.

One quarter cup of Flax seeds have more colon cleansing
fiber than one cup of the following:

40% bran flakes
Total cereal
black beans
lentils
chickpeas
brown rice
broccoli
corn

The same amount (1/4 cup) of flax seeds contains
as many immune enhancing lignans as:

90 pounds of cabbage
82 pounds of bananas
75 pounds of strawberries
26 pounds of broccoli
12 pounds of wheat

You can even make a meal replacement out of a flax
seed shake.  If you make a shake and drink 2 glasses
of water afterwards, it will reduce your appetite for
the next meal.  When using flax seeds, make sure to
drink plenty of water as they are like sponges and
absorb water quickly.  Flax seeds also have a mild
laxative effect, so don't over do it.

Buy whole flax seeds, keep them in the refrigerator,
and grind them in a good coffee grinder (used only for
flax seeds) just before use.  Flax seeds oxidize quickly
once ground, so only grind them right before you use them
and don't buy flax seeds already ground up.

Here is a recipe I whip up on occasion that my whole
family enjoys:

Flax shake for one:

1 cups water
1 cup ice
1 banana
1 1/2 tablespoons finely ground flax seeds

Throw all of this into a blender and whip it
until frothy. After drinking it, follow with another
glass of water if needed.

I have tried grinding flax seeds with a food processor,
but it doesn't work. You must use a coffee grinder.