Adding Flaxseed Oil

My sister has been telling me about how wonderful the benefits of flaxseed oil are.  She researched it and then bought us a bottle to share.  She bought it from SOAP.com  It was an awesome price for an organic product. 

Just a few of the benefits are:

Flax Seed Oil contains omega-6 and omega-9 essential fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein, and zinc and also provides approximately 50% more omega-3 oils than what you could get from taking fish oil, minus that horrible "fishy" after taste.

Research shows low incidence of breast cancer and colon cancer in populations that have high amounts of lignan in their diet. Flax is 100 times richer in lignan than most whole grains, which helps protect the body against high blood pressure, inflammation, water retention, sticky platelets and lowered immune function.


Also shown to, shorten recovery time for fatigued muscles after exertion.
Increases the body's production of energy and also increases stamina.
Accelerates the healing of sprains and bruises.
Eases weight loss in people afflicted with obesity.
Stimulates brown fat cells and increases the metabolic rate making it easier to burn off fat.

Improves the absorption of Calcium.  

Strengthens finger and toenails.
Can improve eyesight and perception of colors. 
Can often improve the function of the liver.
Can relieve the side effects and stop development of many forms of cancer.
Can relieve some cases of Asthma.
Helpful in the treatment of Eczema, Psoriasis, and Dandruff.
Can relieve the symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis. It can relieve the symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus.
Can alleviate some allergies.


Has been scientifically proven to treat some cases of depression.
Can improve the mental function of many old age pensioners.
Can help in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.
Has been proven to improve the behavior of Schizophrenics.
Can relieve some cases of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) in females.


There is so many more benefits, I could go on and on...my sister and I will taking 1-2 Tbs daily for the next 30 days and reporting benefits...we'll keep ya posted!

Doing the math

To lose 1 pound of fat, you must burn 3500 calories, or create a calorie deficit (burn more than you eat) by 500 calories per day for a week. 

Slow it down

Yesterday at the gym, I met a nice lady who had just had gastric bypass surgery four months ago.  She has lost 91 pounds and has had to re-learn how to eat.  She said that the biggest thing is to just "slow down" while eating.  Her doctor told her to set the timer when she sits down to eat...30 minutes is how long she should take to finish her meal.  30 minutes!!!!  Who takes that many minutes out of their busy precious schedules to EAT?!?!?  I am lucky to take 10 minutes, even at dinner.  By the time I get the dinner made, the table set, kids their plates, drinks, sit down, get up several times to get the forgotten stuff (turns out, you DO need silverware to eat with!!), and actually sit down to eat your, almost cold food, there's really not much time left for YOU to eat!  It's time to clean up dinner...  anyways, you get my drift...we are all soooo busy in our schedules that I know "I" forget to take time to enjoy my food, much less, digest it.  I do know that it takes 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that you are "FULL", so I guess I will try to be more conscience of the hurried, gulping down, of my meals.