Sila Nutrition Cold-Milled Organic Flax Seed with Lecithin

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

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It's now clear that we need more omega-3's in our diets. Omega-3's lower cholesterol levels and the risk of atherosclerosis, promote healthy skin and function as an anti-inflammatory agent. Learn more about omega-3's and their benefits...

Our organic flax seed is grown on the Northern Canadian prairies, where the cold growing conditions produce seeds with superior omega-3 levels.

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Lignans

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Lignans are exciting phytochemicals found in the hull of the flaxseed shown to have powerful anticancer, antifungal & antioxidant properties. Our Cold-Milled Organic Flax Seed provides 75-800 times more plant lignans than most other foods found in vegetarian diets.

Read about lignans and cancer care.

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Fibre

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Roughly 1/3 of the fibre in our cold-milled organic flax seed is water soluble. Soluble fibre helps maintain healthy blood glucose and blood cholesterol levels.

The remaining 2/3 is made up of insoluble fibre, which promotes healthy bowel function.

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GMO-free Lecithin

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About Lecithin...
Maximize your absorption of flax's omega-3's! Lecithin helps the body use and process fats, making it a synergistic complement to our milled flax. Lecithin and its component PC (phosphatidyl choline) are known to be essential for liver function, proper brain development in infants and children, and has been touted as a memory enhancer by improving cognitive function.

About GMO's...
Ask yourself: what's in YOUR food? At Sila Nutrition, we believe that consumers have a right to know whether their foods contain genetically modified organisms (GMO's). The vast majority of lecithin sold in North America is produced from genetically modified soy. If it doesn't say GMO-free on the package, chances are it isn't.
Our lecithin is certified to be free of GMO's (also called NON-GMO, or GMO-free). Learn more about GMO's

Adopt an environmentally responsible packaging alternative to foil! All Sila Nutrition products come in reusable, recyclable and aluminum-free containers.

Debunking the Myths
Contrary to popular belief, researchers have shown conclusively that milled flax seed remains stable at room temperature for at least 128 days. Their findings have been published in the American Oil Chemists Society Journal (vol.77,no.3(2000)).




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Lignans and cancer inhibition

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Lignans and breast cancer
According to recent research, lignans act by limiting a tumour's ability to use estrogen in the body as a fuel source to proliferate. Lignans stimulate the liver to make SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) and attach to estrogen receptors contained on the SHBG. In effect, the lignans prevent sex hormones from binding to these receptors. Since SHBG is found in breast cancer cells, the lignans appear to interfere with estrogen-mediated tumour growth in this type of cancer.

Lignans and Prostate Cancer
Testosterone is the male sex hormone, thought to be important in the progession of prostate cancer. Lignans in flax seed bind testosterone in the same manner as for estrogen (above). Researchers at Duke University found that supplementation with milled flax resulted in significant decreases in both total and free testosterone in prostate cancer patients. They also found a decrease in PSA levels in men with early stage prostate cancer.