This young woman knows her stuff! She gave three great suggestions for health and energy (and weight loss) in the first video, which was uploaded to YouTube in 2010. Then she came back in 2012 with a new hairstyle, great videography, and three more fantastic food suggestions for people needing to lose weight, have more energy, and find optimal health. These videos speak for themselves.

I’m going to focus on Flax Seeds in this post…

I already have apple cider vinegar but haven’t been using it – and now I’m encouraged to do so. I also have flax seed meal. My partner uses it for tea as it relieves his liver pain. I frequently use flax seed oil for my heart and circulation. Flax is a plant used by the ancients, and still very useful for preventing disease and improving health. Flax seed oil and a flax seed drink are recommended as a vital part of the The Fat Flush Plan… the popular diet book by Ann Louise Gittleman.

Flax seeds contain vitamins B and E, calcium, potassium, iron, and protein, as well as alpha-linolenic acid – an essential omega-3 fatty acid. This is the best omega-3 plant source, for those of us who are vegetarian and unlikely to be willing to use fish oil.

Flax seed meal also contains an antioxidant, lignan, which combats oxidative cell damage from free-radicals. For diabetics, flax seed improves insulin tolerance and lowers blood sugar levels.

I use flax seed meal in recipes requiring eggs – for example, in cakes and cookies. I combine a tablespoon of flax seed meal with two tablespoons water to replace each egg. Stir it, let it set, and you’ll see a sticky, gooey mixture that will hold your flour together just like a sticky, gooey egg would. Flax seed meal is also great when added to oatmeal or yogurt.

Flax seed oil, or meal, is not dangerous, but you can ingest too much uncooked flax seed, so be moderate but use it regularly if you care about your health.