For years I have been grinding flaxseed every morning. The nurse who took my blood pressure was impressed. I am just starting your book How Not to Diet having read How Not to Die cover to cover several times! Quite apart from the info. I love your jokes and the dedication 'To my mom, the source of everything good in my life.' Thank you Dr Greger.

@katzensindweich3505

11 ай бұрын

They are amazing books and Dr. G is a legend 👍

@Mrsantoshbr4

11 ай бұрын

In what form do you eat the flaxseeds? Raw or roasted?

@kateelderson

11 ай бұрын

Raw.@@Mrsantoshbr4

@bobrik335

2 ай бұрын

@@Mrsantoshbr4 only raw and grounded into powder and eaten fresh or leftovers within 24 h

Thank you, Dr. Greger and staff! 🤸

I want that flaxseed muffin recipe!

@dianeladico1769

11 ай бұрын

The trouble with that is you'd have to find one that doesn't use sugar or oil or eggs and flour is problematic, depending on your condition. You could be just trading one problem for another. In the study they used 30g/day or about 3 tablespoons. You could scale it up and revise your favorite recipe. The study is the first one linked under the video on his website. You can pull that up and see if there are further details. I add it to hot whole grain cereal daily and always use it as an egg substitute.

@Maggie-zr2ow

4 ай бұрын

@@dianeladico1769 Thank you for your informative comment…Do you have any concern about the flax being harmed by the heat of the oatmeal? In particular, the healthy oils in it? I’ve started to place my flax and chia in a smaller container (1/2 cup containers often used for condiments) and I spoon a cooled oatmeal bite into that smaller cup and consume the seeds that way. My oatmeal is always so piping hot when I place it in my bowl.

@dianeladico1769

4 ай бұрын

@@Maggie-zr2ow Excellent point. I add the ground flax last, after the plant milk and fruit and nuts so it's a comfortable temp. Your way sounds ideal. I have more concern about the oils degrading with oxidation so I store seeds in a vacuum bag in the freezer and once I grind a cup or so it lives in a jar in the fridge. That said, I'm in it more for the fiber so I never gave the oil much thought-thank you for that. FWIW, when use it as an egg replacer it's in something that's a 'cheat' food like pancakes so I don't worry about it being good, just not as bad as eggs.

@Maggie-zr2ow

4 ай бұрын

@@dianeladico1769 Your version of oatmeal sounds delicious. The plant milk would definitely work to cool it down. And what a great way to make a cheat food like pancakes. For your pancake recipe, do you use the usual white flour? We sometimes miss having a pancake meal but always think we’d have to buy eggs, and we don’t want them in the house, so we move on. The flax substitute is a really great idea. I read that flax seeds should be in a darkened container so I wrapped aluminum foil around my mason jar that stores the freshly ground flax, and I already freeze the bulk of it. I recently saw a guy (Consumer Lab) testing flax for cadmium levels, and while he didn’t test every brand, he did find the WFoods 365 organic flax to have the least amount. We switched from Food To Live to 365.

@dianeladico1769

4 ай бұрын

@@Maggie-zr2ow Our pancake days are one Sunday every few weeks and yes, plain old white flour. Whole grain would be nice but truly, I often just use a mix. I've thought of trying a breakfast chickpea flour pancake. We usually eat the savory version but a sweet one should be good, like a hoe cake perhaps. Have to try that soon. For me, flax eggs were a game changer. Not only won't I eat eggs because of the health reasons I've found I just don't feel well if I have them-like I ate concrete so I stay away from them entirely. You are correct-keeping flax in the dark is a good idea. Thanks so much for the Cadmium info. The two bags of flax I have are Food to Live. I will keep that in mind and switch when it's time to restock.

Thanks again for really useful information Dr.Greger and helpers

I like to steam sweet potatoes (cut into rough chunks!), with butternut squash, sometimes carrot, and the moisture from all that easily soaks into a hearty portion of flax and some hemp. I get flax whole and keep it frozen to use with my nutribullet 1200. It has prevailed at grinding my flax for 3 years now, just helps to get about the right amount in it to buzz. ....and I found that the 'BODUM' storage jar 0.6 l, 20 oz, does the trick. Just fill it to the base of the silicon grip with whole, frozen flax, ..pour that amount into the bullet, and although you will start to hear it test the motor a bit, no problem, done. Put in back in the storage jar and it's full of fresh ground flax!. Been sharing this with an old Labrador, and she certainly seams to be defying her age. ..so proof is in the 'eating' of the pudding I'm sure now, and I like it with a dash of soy sauce. Soak the potatoes and squash in cold water after the steam if you want a quick serve, and simply work the flax and hemp into the mash. I steam until soft and simply stir it in. I usually make enough to last a few days, glad to hear it's actually been work it all this time!

@auberjean6873

11 ай бұрын

@stokepusher5481 Thank you for describing your method and recipe for flax success.

My morning flaxseed is flaxseed balls. Ground 3 tblspns of flaxseeds, add 2 medjool dates and blend again, add a banana coin and blend a 3rd time. A powerful blender is required. It doesnt workd to throw all in at once. I form it into balls. Delicious with tea.

@dimitrisskar4174

11 ай бұрын

balls are indeed awesome

@LAKSHMIANGELES

11 ай бұрын

GOOD FOR YOU! THE DATES R ESSENCIAL FOR THE TASTE😋 AND FOR THE NUTRITION BOMB.👌🏾👏🏽 I'LL TRY THEM, THNX FOR INCLUDING YOUR RECIPE. 🌺✌🏾💚🌺

Love this! Treat inflammation (from oxylipids) which predisposes ppl to chronic health conditions with flaxseeds which brings inflammation in middle aged adults down to the levels of twenty-somethings!! Yay!!

With ground flaxseed, you never need to bake dough with eggs:. To replace two eggs for baking, microwave a half-cup (120 mL) water, stir in 3 Tablespoons (44 mL) of ground flaxseed, then allow them to gel before beating them in like eggs. The drop in hypertensive blood pressure is worth the drop in probability flaxseed chocolate chip cookies will make it to the oven.

@auberjean6873

11 ай бұрын

@SemiPolymath Thank you for this useful, healthy substitute for baking!

@jakubchrobry3701

11 ай бұрын

I have found that chia seeds are a better egg replacement because they gel better. Similarly, studies have shown that chia seeds also can reduce blood pressure.

@Cynthia-Landers

10 ай бұрын

Because it's safe to eat the dough!

Thank you so much for this information and excellent presentation, Dr. Greger.

Useful. I am looking for something to lower high blood pressure and Dr Greger always has the answer. Thank you

Another outstanding video! Thank you.

Congrats on 1 Million subscribers Dr Greger!

I love your passion for nutrition.

cutting down on other oils and adding flaxseed oil seem to have helped my joint pains

Thank you Dr and your team

Excellent presentation!

I would like to see a video analysing the differences between vitamin D3 and D2, and and explanation of why Soya Milk is always fortified with D2. Also, congratulation on 1M subscribers.

@foxdylan9536

11 ай бұрын

I think it might be fortified with D2 because that is a vegan source of vitamin D and it would be pointless adding D3 to a product targeted at a plant based or vegan diet. However, I would also like to see this subject covered by Dr Gregor.

@JasonBuckman

6 ай бұрын

​@@foxdylan9536 There are algae-based sources of D3.

Flaxseeds truly are amazing :D been eating my tablespoon a day for years now :) thank you so much

@jakubchrobry3701

11 ай бұрын

A tablespoon of flaxseed is no more than 10 grams (maybe only 7g). The studies were for 30 to 45 grams. Maybe you should consider eating more.

@natalieramsey4091

10 ай бұрын

Dr. Brooke Goldners plan is 1/4 cup per day! You can eat more!

Thank you dr greger xxx

Thanks.🙂

I love this channel!

@samiryan214

11 ай бұрын

it doesn't love you ;P

Thinking back to the early Dr. Gregor red light, yellow light, green light videos which sounded like they were recorded with shower stall acoustics in the middle of the night. Classics.🙂

@catecurl3790

11 ай бұрын

I know, I revisited a few of these recently. 😊 I love the abundant knowledge bubbling forth though, as in TODAY'S episode the best. He's genuinely excited and amazed....as are WE .❤

@BradKarthauser

11 ай бұрын

@@catecurl3790 👍👍👍

Go Flaxseed Go!

There seems to be something wrong with the stereo mixing of the voice, it seems to move around from right to mid position (e.g., 0:40-0:45, 1:50-2:00, 2:14). Especially noticable with headphones. Maybe something wrong with the compressor? Easiest fix: set the voice-track to mono.

Can we even thank you enough dr?

Yes 🙌

What about people already eating a whole food plant based diet? Any additional benefits?

I have ground flaxseed daily. My memory has done a 360. I have almost total recall at age 72.

@abdelilahbenahmed4350

11 ай бұрын

May I ask you how many tablespoons per day?

@dianeladico1769

11 ай бұрын

If you do a 360 you end up right where you started...

@abdelilahbenahmed4350

11 ай бұрын

@@dianeladico1769 ha ha ha

@adiposerex5150

11 ай бұрын

@@abdelilahbenahmed4350about a teaspoon daily.

@adiposerex5150

11 ай бұрын

@@dianeladico1769that’s what recall is.

I'm trying to get into your sunscreen webinar. I received the what you need to know about zoom, but not the link email. Feeling a bit frustrated, especially since I donated, but more importantly really wanted the info. Last webinar about bone health, I couldn't open the attachment sent after the webinar. This is very frustrating!

How does this compare to amla powder for inflammation and what is the best way to consume flax seed?

@terrybartick1754

11 ай бұрын

I enjoy both. I grind my seed and add to my home made unstrained walnut milk ( dr Furman ). Add berries and little quinoa or little bit of oats. Lot of berries

Don't you have loads of carb in muffins? Is there a better way to consume those flaxseeds though?

What’s the best flaxseed to get and where or does it matter? Thank you

@terrybartick1754

11 ай бұрын

❤i believe best to purchase organic whole flax, grind it before we consume.

Here in France I can find golden and dark flaxseeds, which one is best? Also should it be cooked or consumed raw?

@dianeladico1769

11 ай бұрын

They each have marginally different nutritional compositions. I did a quick search and couldn't find the video with the chart in it, sorry. I buy both and mix them. I vacuum pack and store in the freezer as they can go rancid. Grind in a spice mill and keep them in the refrigerator. I use them raw.

@jeroboam4486

11 ай бұрын

@@dianeladico1769 thanks 👍

I can never remember if it’s better to use whole flax seed, recently ground up flax seed, or pre-ground flax seed from a package

@scuba453

11 ай бұрын

Do not eat whole flax seeds. Best to grind a small supply to last a few days to keep them fresh (store in fridge). Ground seeds oxidize fairly quickly and this should be avoided. For maximum benefit maybe grind fresh daily, but I don't.

@345kobi

11 ай бұрын

Do You know how much per day?@@scuba453

@dimitrisskar4174

11 ай бұрын

fresh always less oxidation

@adiposerex5150

11 ай бұрын

You absorb benefits more readily with ground flaxseed.

@Smashboy44

11 ай бұрын

Thank you everyone!

Ty Doc

How much flaxseed should one eat?

That's the flax, Jack!! 😁

@mae9064

11 ай бұрын

😂

Flax seeds have just about eliminated plaque buildup. Ever since I started eating flax and chia "enriched" pancakes, even though the pancakes have some flour and sugar in them, and even though I eat them with maple syrup and blueberries, there is strikingly little plaque buildup in my mouth (a massive change that quickly happened when I started eating them). The fiber must be feeding the good gut bacteria, and edging out unhealthy gut bacteria--maybe plaque buildup is actually based largely not merely on sugar in the diet but on bacteria in the gut (and absence of good gut bacteria, which lets the bad bacteria run amok). Please look in to this.

How much flax seeds were needed for this positive benefit? Are flax seed oil capsules just as beneficial.

@allisonlenker6423

11 ай бұрын

He mentions 30grs which is about 3 tablespoons ground flax

@samiryan214

11 ай бұрын

@@allisonlenker6423 a day?

@dianeladico1769

11 ай бұрын

Oil capsules are worthless, you need the fiber.

Anyone know the recommended amount?

@auberjean6873

11 ай бұрын

Per the video, 30 - 45mg was used in trials. However, Dr. Greger cautioned people to take it slowly if they aren't used to that much fiber!

30g Flaxseed a day is much, you can do it in Salat or Joghurt. To Chia the same?

I used to put flax in everything till i realised i didnt like the texture it made everything, havent used it sinse

Any recipes for flax seeds

@dianeladico1769

11 ай бұрын

1T ground flax to 3T water (mix and let gel for 15 minutes) replaces one egg in baking. I also use it for pancakes and even breading veg for baking in the oven. Always use ground. The best way I've found is to add to hot porridge, 2T per serving. Some put it in smoothies but I don't do smoothies so I can't say.

@elisamarro7356

11 ай бұрын

@@dianeladico1769 thanks for responding

My gynecologist has always recommended two tablespoons of ground flax seeds a day.

....."Just the Flax Mame"......(sgt Joe Friday)

Someone I know told me that ground flaxseeds should be eaten within 10 mintues right after, well, they are ground, otherwise they lose their anti inflammatory properties. I have nothing to back this up, so would love to hear what you make of this claim

i love when you do video with your mug in it your funny and expressive flax seed chia seed are OVERPOWER take it vegan take it it changed my articulation pain its unreal. try it then laugh.

Those four week results are impressive and as someone getting uncomfortably close to fifty, I'm tempted. But those muffins had 30g of flaxseed each - which is more than four tablespoons. I've no problem adding a tablespoon to my smooties, but four? That seems like lot.

@angrydad1907

11 ай бұрын

Just add them to a glass of plant bases milk, stir it up good and down the hatch. It’s not satisfying in anyway but it gets the job done.

@lint8391

11 ай бұрын

Ground flax seeds have a mild and pleasant enough taste and texture.

@sherriemassad4095

11 ай бұрын

@@angrydad1907- they need to be ground first, correct?

@angrydad1907

11 ай бұрын

@@sherriemassad4095 yes, or they’ll just go through.

@angrydad1907

11 ай бұрын

@@sherriemassad4095 also make sure sure you drink a lot of fluids… if not they’ll constipate

I was told Flax seed oil causes inflammation. What about Flax Seeds themselves?

@dianeladico1769

11 ай бұрын

Any time you separate components from a whole food you lose the benefits. He has a video somewhere on flax oil. You're always better off with the whole food.

@timetraveler43

11 ай бұрын

@@dianeladico1769By that logic, olive oil would be devoid of nutrition after being extracted from the olive fruit. I doubt it!

@dianeladico1769

11 ай бұрын

@@timetraveler43 I suppose it depends on how you define nutrition. Pure fat extracted from a whole food is missing the vast majority of the beneficial components.

But how much??

@the_experiencer_502

11 ай бұрын

1:46 1:58 30-45g/day, but you can't expect ground flax seeds to be magical, if you're obese and have other co-morbidities you have to deal with those too.

@MichaelJessen

11 ай бұрын

The final paper describes how 30g of milled flaxseed cooked into muffins and eaten daily was associated with a reduction of oxylipin levels to young person levels after four weeks.

What do you guys think of the medical career of Dr. Joanna Budwig?

Can u sprinkle flax seeds in any food u eat everyday?

It is very important to soak flax seeds for 24 hours - this is true of all seeds and nuts.

lets not forget its only a ; MAY ; work ,

Wait, so is flaxseed oil not effective? Or is it worth continuing anyway? My mom and I try to get as much flaxseed as we can, but we also take flaxseed oil daily for convenience.

Does it need to be grounded?

@erelpc

11 ай бұрын

Ground is past tense of grind. I believe ground may be easier to digest if it’s like chia seeds

@georgezuwala7075

11 ай бұрын

@@erelpc interesting I don't digest chia seeds well unless soaked maybe I have to try them ground. I think whole is good as well grinding can cause allot heat to the original form making it less effective than raw thanks for your reply.

@shadohman

11 ай бұрын

Flax needs to be ground to achieve maximum digestibility. If the active ingredients in ground flaxseed can survive being cooked in muffins then they can easily survive a few seconds in a blender.

Unfortunately most brands including the one I was taking have pretty high levels of cadmium, a toxic heavy metal. These are okay- Whole flax: WF 365 and Arrowhead. Ground: WM Great value and trader Joe's. Also you could sprout whole flax sometimes.

@Linda-xt2we

11 ай бұрын

Thank you? I use WalMart Great Value organic whole flaxseed and grind it as I use it. Do you know if it was found free of these heavy metals?

Cool

30 grams a day of flax is A LOT of flax.

Which is better, the seeds, the sprouts, or the microgreen?

But most healthy whole nuts and seeds are also very high in omega 6.

I freeze flaxseed before grinding it in a 4 step process in my Vitamix 1/2 cup at a time, refreeze and regrind in a Crups coffee/spice grinder, shaking up and down constantly @ 15-20 seconds. The result is almost as fine as white flower. I do several cups at a time, all back in freezer to prevent rancidity. FAR more useful than mearly ground flax, no mouth feel. A 1/2 cup of seed becomes @7/8c+

wow ! And whay, flaxseed ALA omega 3 are not destroyed in muffins cooked ?!

So what about home made banana bread?

we do be flaxing haha

Can you comment on the testosterone lowering effects of flax seeds, when I eat them my testosterone goes to the bottom, lose all libido, sex drive, when I stop eating them it comes back to normal and everything is great, for this reason I had to stop consuming them

@happycook6737

11 ай бұрын

Could you maybe be eating too much flaxseed?

@jaska-jalmarixvi5757

11 ай бұрын

I haven't noticed anything like that

@tmanthemotivator

11 ай бұрын

I experimented with it for almost a year, eat flax lose sex drive, stop the flax sex drive comes back in 5 or 6 days,, it's something in the flax seeds with out a doubt

@tmanthemotivator

11 ай бұрын

And also studies all over the web that show flax lowers testosterone

@allisonlenker6423

11 ай бұрын

Maybe you just arent turned on by flaxseed???

For the algorithm

Flax is da healing of da Nations. Herb is healing. Flax xxing daily

It also lowers your testosterone. Next!...

@feafea4463

10 ай бұрын

Cite data sources.

Tried it, makes no difference just like pretty much everything else on this channel. It’s like religion.