Flaxseed porridge is an excellent dietary dish that is essential for a healthy human diet. This product has been helping to maintain health for many years for a long time. Indeed, even after heat treatment, flax seeds retain all their nutrients and their beneficial properties.
Useful properties of flaxseed porridge
The beneficial properties of flaxseed porridge are due to its unique chemical composition. It contains soluble and insoluble fiber, large amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6 and amino acids that are very important for human health. Flaxseed porridge contains vitamins A, E, group B, minerals copper, iron, potassium, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium. It contains a lot of silicon, and more potassium than bananas.
The product contains an increased amount of plant hormones with anti-allergic and antioxidant properties. Therefore, the use of flaxseed porridge is indicated for cardiovascular, oncological, allergic diseases. Substances in flaxseed porridge, called lignans, are metabolized into phytoestrogens. They normalize the balance of hormones and prevent the development of hormone-dependent oncological diseases (cancer of the ovaries, breast, uterus, prostate cancer).
Regular consumption of flaxseed porridge serves as an excellent prevention of cancer.
Fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6 help lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol levels. Flaxseed porridge is very useful for those wishing to lose weight: polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in flax seeds help to "burn" fats that the body receives from animal products. For the process of burning fat during fitness to be more effective, you need to eat a portion of flaxseed porridge half an hour or an hour before exercise.
For what diseases is flaxseed porridge useful?
It is very useful to cook flax porridge during the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. During the cooking process, mucus is formed in it, which has an enveloping, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. It protects the gastric mucosa from irritation, has a soothing effect on gastritis with high acidity, gastric and duodenal ulcers, cholecystitis, colitis, food poisoning, promotes the resorption of adhesions and scars. It is useful to eat flaxseed porridge as an antihelminthic agent, during an exacerbation of hemorrhoids, in the treatment of prostatitis. It will be helpful for colds and coughs. Flaxseed porridge reduces the dependence of diabetics on insulin.
For people with diabetes, it is recommended to eat bread with flaxseed additives - it reduces blood sugar levels after a meal.
The harm of flaxseed porridge
Flaxseed porridge can be included in the diet for everyone - its use has no contraindications. Since it is very useful, it can be given to both a small child and an elderly person. The only reason why it should not be consumed is individual intolerance to the components, in which case it can harm the body.
To properly prepare traditional flaxseed porridge with milk, use the following recipe: Pour 2 tablespoons of flaxseed flour with half a glass of hot milk and mix thoroughly so that there are no lumps. Close the dish and leave the porridge for 2-3 minutes. There is no need to cook it. Add a little sugar to the finished porridge, chopped fruits to taste.
