flax seed oil

[promack]

can someone please tell me the benefits to flax seed oil

[Lifthard3]

can someone please tell me the benefits to flax seed oil


http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/flax.html
You'll find plenty fromt he this page at the BB store

Here is a quick quote from that page
"Flax seed is one of the best sources for the essential fatty acid alpha linolenic acid. Alpha linolenic acid is so important for bodybuilders because it "enhances insulin sensitivity within muscle cells." (1) This omega-3 fatty acid also has many other beneficial effects:


"Stimulating steroid production Systemization of hormones Mediating immune response Directing endocrine hormones to target cells Regulating smooth muscle and autonomic reflexes Construction of healthy cell walls Transportation of oxygen to body cells Keeping saturated fats mobile in the blood stream Regulation of nerve transmission Serving as the primary energy source for the heart muscle" (2)
They also have beneficial effects towards:

Cancer
Stroke
Heart Attacks
High Cholesterol
Hypertension
Heart pain
Multiple sclerosis
Psoriasis
Eczema
Those are just some of the beneficial effect of Omega-3. Omega-3's are sometimes defined as "anti-fats". This is due to their ability to speed up the metabolic process and aid in fat loss."


The rest is in the link

IMO - I use it and love it

[abreeze]

There was an article someone posted here a while back that said that flax seed is bad for the prostate and fish oil is the way to go cause there is nothing bad from it.

[krazykarl]

There was an article someone posted here a while back that said that flax seed is bad for the prostate and fish oil is the way to go cause there is nothing bad from it.


that thing about the protate was BS.

[PowerSwede]

can someone please tell me the benefits to flax seed oil

It contains EFA's, there are two of them, linoeic acid and linolenic acid, essential means your body cannot produce them by itself and can't function properly without them, so you need to get them through your diet (or supplement them).

The benefits range from cancer prevention to increased insulin sensitivity.