Flaxseed Oil?

kyle450rider · 04-09-2007, 06:27 PM

Does anyone here use this stuff?I hear that its really good for you and was looking into getting some.Whats best to take pills or do they actually make a bottle of the oil?Thanks for the info!

sitnspin · 04-09-2007, 07:29 PM

Pretty much any health food store has it by the bottle. For sure it's good for you.

Here's a link with more info:

Flax Seed Oil - Health Benefits of Flax Seed Oil Supplements

GSPALLTHEWAY · 04-09-2007, 08:32 PM

you might as well just eat fish and save the cash... but if u dont like fish then go for it, it does have alot of benefits

SmashingMachine · 04-09-2007, 09:23 PM

GSP's right...flaxseed's expensive...or so I thought. The other night we were in Walmart buying up some groceries when I stumbled across Hodgson Mill's...Milled Flaxseed...and here's the kicker a 12 oz. box cost under $2! Funny how stores try to sell the same crap in vitamin section for 9 or 10 times the amount, isn't it? It has 2600 mg of Omega-3's per serving, 4 grams of dietary fiber and 3 grams of protein, and a serving is just 2 Tablespoons! This stuff has to mixed into smoothies/protein shakes, or can be thrown in with cooking items...but it's the real deal...and it is a fraction of the cost...compared to what you'd pay in the vitamin isle or a health food store.

lwbfl · 04-09-2007, 10:04 PM

The oil is terrible, the actual seeds are MUCH better. I've used them in shakes (adds great source of fiber for those carb concious dieters), breads, etc. When I was into bodybuilding, I'd simply put a spoonful in my mouth, then wash it down with my protien shake. During my low carb dieting phases, I felt that the flax seeds helped me feel better than any supplement I tried. Healthy fats are great. Fish oil caps are good too, but expensive for the ones that don't taste like raw fish.

SmashingMachine · 04-09-2007, 10:15 PM

yeah, if you take the caps, take them with something else or you burp up fish all day.

kyle450rider · 04-09-2007, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SmashingMachine

GSP's right...flaxseed's expensive...or so I thought. The other night we were in Walmart buying up some groceries when I stumbled across Hodgson Mill's...Milled Flaxseed...and here's the kicker a 12 oz. box cost under $2! Funny how stores try to sell the same crap in vitamin section for 9 or 10 times the amount, isn't it? It has 2600 mg of Omega-3's per serving, 4 grams of dietary fiber and 3 grams of protein, and a serving is just 2 Tablespoons! This stuff has to mixed into smoothies/protein shakes, or can be thrown in with cooking items...but it's the real deal...and it is a fraction of the cost...compared to what you'd pay in the vitamin isle or a health food store.

So you found the same stuff in the cooking oil section?I'm going to have to try it.

lwbfl · 04-10-2007, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SmashingMachine

yeah, if you take the caps, take them with something else or you burp up fish all day.

There is a brand "Fishol" that doesn't, I used it extensively when I was using fish oil. I still like the flax seeds even though I'm not dieting as strict.

SmashingMachine · 04-10-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kyle450rider

So you found the same stuff in the cooking oil section?I'm going to have to try it.

I don't remember where in the grocery I found it...exactly but it's over there somewhere. I was reading more about it last night...it is actually milled so your body can break it down and absorb it much better.