flaxseed
Americannoun
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flaxseeds
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noun
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Origin of flaxseed
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Diet: "You can increase the amount of fruit and fibre in your diet. You can look for things like psyllium husk, flaxseed and chia seeds to encourage it to move."
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024
One flaxseed oil lignan requires microbial processing to release bioactive metabolites, small-molecule chemicals produced during metabolism that influence physiology and disease -- in this case having antitumor effects.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
His oatmeal included peanut butter, canned peaches, nutmeg, vanilla, soy milk, good old flaxseed again and a few other ingredients I can’t remember.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
The growing embrace of beverages made from cashews, quinoa or flaxseed has been fueled in part by health concerns; some people buy them because they are lactose intolerant.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
Or a large, hot, flaxseed poultice may be applied to the back, and repeated as often as it becomes cool.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
The best sources of omega-3 fatty acids are fatty fish, but if you're strictly vegan, flaxseeds, chia seeds and walnuts can be great alternatives.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025
High levels are found in flaxseeds, cashew nuts, broccoli and brussels sprouts, among other sources.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
For vegetarians, good plant sources of omega-3 fats are ground flaxseeds, chia seeds and walnuts.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
She usually gives them a small snack of split peas or flaxseeds to eat while she cleans their coop.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2020
These healthful fats are most frequently derived from salmon and other wild fish, so if fish is absent from the diet, eat walnuts and ground chia and flaxseeds to get these essential fats.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2013
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