Flaxseed oil

Flaxseed Oil (otherwise known as Linseed Oil) is nature’s bounty. It has been known for its superlative properties since the beginning of time; its Latin name should give some clue to its, well… usefulness – Linum usitatissimum. ‘Usitatissimum’ in common English means ‘most useful’.

It is recorded some 2 500 years ago that Hippocrates, the father of medicine, found that Flaxseed was effective for stomach and skin disorders.

Mahatma Gandhi once wrote: "Whenever Flax Seed becomes a regular food item among the people, there will be better health."

Biolin Flaxseed Oil is of the highest quality, in both nutritional value and freshness. It is a superb dietary supplement - a truly remarkable source of nutrition with the highest natural, vegetable source (60%) of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acid (EFA).

How important are Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs)? Very!

Essential Fatty Acids
Essential fatty Acids (also known as vitamin F) are the Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs), Linoleic Acid (LA) and Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA). These are necessary for the normal functioning of the body’s metabolic, growth and renewal processes. The human body cannot make them in adequate amounts so they must be obtained elsewhere. One of the very best sources is Flaxseed.

Essential Fatty Acids create important metabolic pathways in the body.
 

Linoleic Acid (LA - Omega 6)
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Gamma-Linolenic Acid
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Dihomogamma-Linolenic Acid
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Arachidonic Acid
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Adrenic Acid
 

Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA - Omega 3)
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C18    C20
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Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)
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Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA)
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Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

The products of DGLA, AA and EPA are foundations for 1, 2, and 3 series Prostaglandins (PGF1, PGF2 and PGF3). These oxidative products are potent local hormones that contribute to physiological and pathological processes by regulating cellular functions in the body.

Whilst the above might be difficult to comprehend, in simplistic terms it means that EFAs control a whole host of important cellular functions that occur in the body. Without EFAs these processes are inhibited and things go wrong.

By supplementing EFAs we begin a chain-reaction of metabolic processes that benefits the whole body.

Fibre
Flax seeds contain high levels of dietary fibre, including lignans; in fact Flaxseed Oil is the richest available source of plant lignans - a type of phyto-oestrogen.

Phyto-oestrogens are believed to inhibit the formation of hormone-based tumours or growths, associated with cancers of the breast, colon, uterus, ovaries, and prostrate; in addition to complications in other illnesses such as AIDS.

Studies show that Flaxseed Oil, when added to daily diets, has improved the health of those with heart conditions, arthritis, diabetes, psoriasis, and assist with depression in pregnant women. Further research has shown that Flaxseed Oil appears to lower cancer-related hormone levels, and may also provide a protective effect against uterine and prostate cancers, as well as blocking some breast cancers.

Natures Richest Source of Omega 3
Flaxseed Oil (Linseeds) is nature's richest source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids with an enviable profile: Alpha-Linolenic Acid (Omega 3) about 60 %, Linoleic (Omega 6) about 15%, Oleic (Omega 9) 17%, Palmitic stearic 8 %.

Biolin Flaxseed Oil, in addition to its very high Omega 3 and lignan concentrations, is also rich in essential minerals, amino acids, and vitamins:

Boron, Calcium, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium and Zinc.

Alamine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Cystine, Glutamine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine and Valine.

Vitamins A and E and the B group vitamins Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Pyridoxine, Thiamine and Riboflavin.

 
One of the finest ways to supplement your health
Flaxseed Oil can have a life-saving affect on your health. Strengthening the immune system; it will help protect against the many viral attacks we face every day.

Taking Flaxseed Oil has often been found to offer the following benefits:

• Improve the immune system - two components of Flaxseed Oil favourably affect the immune system; alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) - an essential Omega-3 fatty acid, and lignans – which help improve the body's ability to defend itself against foreign substances, thus inhibiting the formation of hormone-based tumours or growths, associated with cancers of the breast, colon, uterus ovaries, and prostrate.
• Increases metabolism
• Helps in the formation and protection of cells
• Improves skin, hair and nail quality - prevents dry scaly skin
• Has excellent results with dry skin, eczema and psoriasis
• Reduces hypertension, relieves stress, increases calmness
• Reduces hyperactivity and learning difficulties (ADHD & ADD)
• Improves concentration problems
• Reduces schizophrenia and depression
• Decreases inflammatory conditions of all types: gout, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis by enhancing the biosynthesis of Prostaglandin series 3
• Reduces the risk of blood clot formation - prevents agglutination of platelets
• Reduces cholesterol and triglyceride levels
• Is beneficial in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease
• Reduces symptoms of arteriosclerosis
• Increases visual function
• Shortens healing time for bruises, sprains and injuries
• Considered to be essential for normal development and functioning of the brain and improves learning ability
• Pregnant women may be able to reduce depression before and after childbirth

Omega-3 deficiencies can cause or exacerbate:

• B vitamin deficiencies and retinitis pigmentosa
• Cirrhosis and rheumatoid arthritis
• Coronary occlusion and sepsis (infection)
• Coronary artery disease
• Crohn's disease vitamin E deficiency
• Epilepsy
• Head injury and Wiscott-Aldirich syndrome
• Kidney disease and lupus
• Multiple sclerosis and neurological disease
• Reye's syndrome
• Skin disease

Biolin™ Flaxseed Oil contains Alpha-Linolenic Acid (Omega-3) from which the cells of the human body make several derivatives with important, vital functions. It is essential for human life and health. About 60 % of Flaxseed Oil is Omega-3.

Incredible!

Unfortunately, since the war, the food industry has often sought to eliminate Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids from our diet because their oils are unstable and have a very poor shelf life. They have been replaced with non-foods and trans-fatty acids, such as margarine and cooking oil, which have been processed, refined, hydrogenated, and heated to make them stable, and increase their supermarket shelf life, but which spoils and destroys their critical and essential properties. Trans-fatty acids, which are completely unnatural and synthetic, have been found in many studies to be harmful and toxic and are now banned in some countries.

Lignans
Plant Lignans are probably the strongest disease-fighting, virus killing element of Flaxseed Oil, and Biolin™ Flaxseed Oil, has the highest content of lignan of any grain or vegetable source.

Plant Lignans are cyclic molecules with potent anti-viral, ant-fungal and anti-bacterial properties and belong to a powerful anti-cancer phyto-chemical family.

Lignans demonstrate a broad spectrum of biological activity including anti-tumour, anti-mitotic and anti-viral activities. When consumed, bacteria in our colon (micro-flora) convert plant lignans to mammalian lignans. Two of these - enterolactone and enterodiol - are now convincingly associated with a low risk of breast and prostate cancers. These hormone-like substances interfere with the actions of hormones such as oestrogen, making them anti-oestrogens.

Most breast cancer and 30-50% of all colo-rectal cancer are now believed to be oestrogen dependent. Lignans are also aromatase inhibitors, which prevent the synthesis of oestrogen, and those which are involved in the propagation and proliferation of cancer cells.

Sometimes there is a dark brown sediment in the bottle; this is concentrated lignan and improves the taste of the oil. It has not been filtered out because of its wonderful and vital anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties.

Suggested Uses:
Besides being eaten directly by the spoonful, you may use Biolin Oil in yoghurt, cottage cheese, cereal, fruit or vegetable blender mixes/juices and salad dressings. It can also be added to warm dishes such as porridge, soup, vegetables, rice, sauces or fish before eating.

For maximum nutritional benefit, some, such as twice-nominated Nobel Prize nominee Dr Johanna Budwig, insist you eat it with sulphur rich proteins, like cottage cheese, yoghurt, spirulina, tofu, garlic etc.

In order to preserve its properties, Flaxseed Oil should never be heated or micro-waved as this will lead to oxidation and rancidity. Never use Flaxseed Oil for cooking. If eating flax seeds, they should be freshly ground.

How long will Biolin™ Flaxseed Oil keep?
The average shelf life is 6 months, and up to a year or more, if refrigerated. Once opened it should be consumed within 3 months and kept refrigerated. Vigorous shaking and decanting is not recommended as it mixes air into the oil and exposes it to light leading to oxidation.

Biolin™ Flaxseed Oil, or any other oil that has a rancid, unpleasant taste, should not be swallowed! The rancid taste is a sign that the oil is off and not fit for human consumption.

The nutritional value of Biolin™ Flaxseed Oil:
Flax (Linseed), and its oil, is one of the most remarkable source of nutrition in our entire food chain. Biolin™ Flaxseed Oil includes all essential amino acids, is a very rich source of vitamin E and also contains vitamins A, B, C, and D. It has many minerals and metals such as magnesium, selenium, potassium, phosphorous, calcium, copper, nickel, chromium, cobalt, iodine, and other important trace elements. Lecithin, important in the control of cholesterol, is another component and consumption of linseed produces Prostaglandin 3, very powerful anti-inflammatory compounds.

All material in this article is provided for information only and may not be construed as medical advice or instruction.  Always consult a doctor when in doubt.

Flaxseed Oil is liquid gold - a proven tonic through the ages - Use it every day!