However, the balancing act between these two systems can brake down when abused, resulting in a long list of diseases. All diseases start with inflammation.
Flaxseed oil, having an anti-inflammatory effect on the body, can benefit the 40 plus million Americans suffering from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. To achieve optimum results, however, substances that activate the sympathetic nervous system - like refined sugar, alcohol, tobacco, fluoride, soda, coffee, caffeine, gluten, GMOs medications/drugs, damaged fats/oils, toxic metals, glyphosate and other chemicals exposure - need to be eliminated. Note: Stress and EMFs also activate the sympathetic nervous system, promoting inflammation.
FLAX LIGNANS PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST BREAST CANCER
Both Dr. Rudin and Dr. Diane H. Morris in the more recent Southern Illinois University Nutri Flax Study, https://omeganutrition.com/blogs/omega-health-blog/southern-illinois-university-nutri-flax-study showed the importance of the various kinds of fiber both for a healthy gut and for helping to neutralize toxins. Especially the substance called mammalian lignan, which is formed in the colon by the action of the colon bacteria on certain kinds of plant fiber (whole grains, seeds, and berries).
This fiber’s job in the plant is to protect the seeds against fungi, viruses, and bacteria. It is believed that it also does this in the human intestines.
Of all the high fiber foods tested, flax seed, either whole or ground into meal, produces the highest amount of lignans in the intestines, generating 100 times more lignans than any other fiber source. In fact, it is the richest known dietary source of lignans. Large-scale population studies show that diets rich in lignans are associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer. Flax seeds and its lignans help protect against breast cancer by altering the metabolism of estrogen and by decreasing cell proliferation, according to findings from a small number of clinical studies, https://omeganutrition.com/blogs/omega-health-blog/southern-illinois-university-nutri-flax-study and Dietary Flaxseed as a Strategy for Improving Human Health, PubMedCentral (PMC) at the NIH’s National Library of Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6567199/
More information about flax lignans, their roles as phytoestrogens and antioxidants , and their anticancer effects can be found in Chapter 4 and 6 of the Council’s book, Flax-A Health and Nutrition Primer, which is available at: https://flaxcouncil.ca/
EFAS HELP BURN FAT
Statistics on the sale of weight-loss products clearly show that obesity is a global epidemic. Few products, if any, are successful over the long-term because they don’t address the cause, and the whole story (RE sugar, carbs, and fats) is not being told. Not all fats are created equal. Most vegetable oils, margarines, and hydrogenated vegetable oils are damaged fats. Oils in a clear glass bottles are also damaged because light oxidizes even faster than oxygen. Also, a fat-free diet is harmful.
After decades of important research on fats and oils, Mary G. Enig, PhD, concluded that refined oils are a major cause of cancer, heart disease, immune system breakdown, fatigue, and other disorders. (Trans-fatty Acids in the Food Supply: A Comprehensive Report, Covering 60 Years of Research, Enig & Assoc., 1993).
John Finnegan, ND, researcher and author of The Facts About Fats, (Celestial Arts, 1993), also states that most oils on the market, including many sold in health food stores are severely damaged in the refining process, which creates trans fatty acids and destroys the omega 3. He says, “More people may have been killed from the harmful effects of refined oils and the deficiency of omega 3 fatty acids than have been killed by all the wars of this century.”