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Arrowhead Mills Organic Flax Seeds

In a single serving size (3 tablespoons, or 27 grams), Arrowhead Mills Organic Flax Seeds (about $3.75 for a 16oz. bag) contains 140 calories (about 80 from fat), with only 9 total grams of fat. Flax seeds are a rich source of fiber and iron and contain Omega-3 fatty acids. Making flax seeds a regular part of your diet can aid in constipation relief, regularity, smoother skin and more, as the Omega-3 fatty acids found in them are not produced by the body naturally.

Omega-3 contributes to the breaking down of the body’s cholesterol deposits, which can eventually cause clotting of the blood. Read more about the benefits of flax seeds in this article on the World’s Healthiest Foods Website.

For best results from the addition of flax seeds into your diet, grind them up into a powder before ingesting them. As whole seeds, they aid in digestion as any fibrous seed does; to fully maximize their benefits, they must be broken down for the body into powder or taken as flax seed oil.




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