From Chia to Flax An Excellent Seed Primer

In other words, the companies are pouring misinformation to make us assume the wrong decision.
Thanks doc, I won’t lie, I already knew this one, I mean, for god sakes, they even label my chia seed as “theres no studies that confirm to cured diseases”
They put something like that, I always keep an eye on it but with you on the watch we feel safe

I use chia seeds and ground flax seeds in my overnight oatmeal, 1 tablespoon of each. It is really good with fresh fruit and almond and or soy milk.

I blend a tble spoon of flex seeds and add into a glass of warm water,add a juice of lemon,a tsp of honey and drink every morning.helps with cholestrol.

There’s nothing wrong with eggs nor oil though. Least one is allergic obviously.

Sure, one could argue that overdoing either of the two in unhealthy, but the same thing can be said for anything you can dose on.

Therefore, Chia seeds, or any other kind of plant food is not better than the eggs, nor worse. It’s very different, and the two shouldn’t, and can’t really be compared.

I usually soak the chia seeds till they become gel like. Do the properties change, or am I wasting money by not buying flax seeds?
Also, are some flax seeds better than others to warrant higher prices?
Thank you for your work!

I fine your voice very calming… Really nice video. I do have a question though. Can I take both chia and basil seeds together in the morning with addition of lemon juice and honey to it?

I must have watched 20 videos before deciding to subscribe. I just didn’t want a bunch of stuff showing up in my recommendations that wasn’t as useful as this channel.
Yes.
I’ll comment.
1 cup flax seeds
2 tbsp chia
a good handful of shredded cheese, or melted block cheese like asodera
1 1/2 cups water
I was avoiding salt due to my high blood pressure, but if you’re on a severe carb limit or fasting, both of which is now my practice, go ahead and add salt.
Seasonings, mix and match! Here’s some stuff I like:
1 mustard flour
2 crushed red pepper
3 smoked paprika
4 epesote
5 parsley flakes
6 wild harvested bee balm (thyme will do if you don’t know how to forage or none grows in your area)
7 wild harvested fragrant sumac (or Persian sumac spice from a specialty market)
Bake time varies with your oven. Spread on a sheet of parchment on a baking sheet, score halfway through with a pizza cutter. Allow to cool and break into the best tasting and healthiest crackers you’ve ever eaten!
I had a friend who worked in a fancy restaurant in NYC and he told me nobody in that place could make any crackers that tasted so good.
These are great to use with whatever low carb Salsa you can make. You can throw the crumbs in salad. Yummy.
Excellent channel! I’m an ametuer naturopathic healer. I know herbs, foraging, wildcrafting, mycology and what I call “potion brewing.”
I’ve learned a lot from your channel. I’d like to know what your thoughts are on herbs and other foods that can help lower blood sugar and insulin resistance.
I have been experimenting with chapparal, which grows abundantly where I live, and have experimented with various citrus peels and pomegranate peels since pomegranite seems to be the most common garden fruit tree in my city. Pomegranite peels, eaten, are a well known Persian folk remedy for many complaints and I am one of those crackpots who absolutely believes that the small amounts of cynogenic glucosides in various fruit seeds fight cancer.
I have also successfully immunized myself to pollen allergies by gathering pollen, tincturing it and holding it under my tongue as a sublingual. Sorry, Billion dollar allergy industry, I don’t need you.
Cheers, Doctor! I am very impressed with your knowledge and communication skills.

Thanks so much for your piece.  I use hemp and chia seeds in my smoothies along with walnuts, water, sea salt, carob and a banana. You all might want to look at RawDaddyFoods.com to see how flax, buckwheat and quinoa are used create a cone for vegan food, both sweet and savory!  Thanks again.

I put a heaping tablespoon full of chia seeds in my pancakes and waffles and are easy an easy way to eat since they get stuck in your teeth.

Hello is it safe to eat both chia seeds and flax seeds in the same day? And what’s the safe amount for both of these seeds to eat daily

I use chia often soaked in coconut milk and served with berries and nuts. I use flax seed daily. I eat keto and I think fiber is elusive and essential in the keto diet.

I just put a spoonful and 12 Allen’s glass of water and the flaxseed. And with my oatmeal or hamburger chai seeds lemon honey and soak them in the fridge overnight in a bottle

is the whole flaxseed get rancid if keep in room temperature? can i store the whole flaxseed in room temperature and grind it whenever i wanted consume?

Chia seeds will do one thing they will thin the blood, and taken one day before a lengthy run, they can knock a half-second off a mile runtime. I know firsthand. And they will indeed lower blood pressure.

Thank you so much for the info regarding these different seeds and the various qualities they have. I have often wondered which seeds do what and you have answered all my questions in this video. Thank you again.

I’m 40, from Guatemala. Growing up I loved Chia Kool-aid lemonade…yes I know we raise our eyebrows from all those sugars and artificial crap in Kool aid. My mom used to make a lemonade, add the Chia and just add a hint of Kool-aid for color and we loved it! I can’t believe it’s so popular now.

Exactly what I was looking for. Needed to know about all 3 of those seeds and this video explained everything without wasting time. I’ll going to hit the subscribe button.

Chia seeds can affect one’s blood pressure meds I discovered. Sort of like grapefruit and ginger. I stick to flax seeds and walnuts.

However, chia does have way more iron and calcium than flaxseeds, right?
I have a question, should I soak flaxseeds for 8/12 hours before consuming them, like other seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame etc) or can I just ground them and consume them without soaking? Thanks

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Hello, just came across your video. I have whole flax seeds and chia seeds in my pantry that I bought from a farmers market. Do they expire at all? How long can I have them in my pantry without them loosing their benefits and nutrients? Loving your channel btw ��

I add 1 tablespoon of Chia with 1 tablespoon of grounded flax seeds to a glass of milk and drink it in the morning as my breakfast. so good.

If I make laddoos including flax seeds, oats, fennel seeds (grinded form) and jaggery, will the combination be beneficial.. Need ur response..

Some good advice there.  BUT, you can not grind flax seeds and keep them for days as they go rancid once the shell is broken.  This however is not the case with Chia Seeds where you easily can mill them and keep it in a tub but I do not advice keeping them in the fridge as they will absorb moisture and become a gel like state so in a cupboard is fine in my experience anyway:-)

2:10 Why does your hemp seed bag have Rasta colors (red, green and yellow) on them if they don’t get you high? Rastafarians are notorious for smoking a lot of weed. Bob Marley practiced that religion. lol

i love hemp products i use hemp lip bailm indian hemp oil for hair and a body moisturizer mixed with some aloe vera and olive oil its amazing for a ton of things

Thanks for sharing. You have really radiant skin; must be the good oil from those seeds. My family have been using chia seeds for a while for its omega-3 and calcium and have just started taking raw hemp seeds also for its omega-3 and protein mainly. My daughter loves it as it is and I love sprinkling the seeds over bread spread, adds a lovely crunch to sandwiches.  We buy organic raw seeds and nuts and other superfoods from iherb.com. iherb offers the best prices and shipping (at times its free, other times only $4 flat international shipping) beats my local health stores’ prices even with shipping! They even give $10 discount off purchase over $40 to new customers who use this coupon code EJE156. Happy shopping and God bless:D

hi abra.. thanx for such wondefull info.. i would like to ask u one question though..
do we need to supplement additionally with fish oil pills along with taking one or two of these seeds in our daily diet..?? and why?

thanx. kudos (Y)

We mix chia seeds, hemp seeds, golden and brown flaxseeds and nutritional yeast together and add to our meals. But now I guess well cut out the chia.

it depends on what you are looking for. Hemp is great protein and zinc source, and doesn’t need to be blended. Flax has the best omega 3 to omega 6 ratio (actualy the best of any food, not just any seed). And chia is like the best of both worlds (not as high in anything, but more balanced). And omega-3 rich seeds should NOT be cooked because heat in cooking makes omega-3 turn into harmful byproducts like free radicals.

loved tur video. i also give my dog flaxseed and chia seeds daily. i mixed it in with the wet food, water when adding dry food or ill mix it with her raw food with some coconut oil and fermented cod liver oil. healthy….

Very factual! This video could be used for when you have to write a nonfiction essay about this topic or for a report about this topic. It is very useful.

Are there any limitations for the amount of ground flax seed I can eat in one day? What would happen if I eat too much?
Thank you!

Well…at least chia seeds are very high in fiber, protein, and calcium so I will continue to eat them.  They are better absorbed if you soak them in water overnight and then eat them.  You can even give them to your cats and dogs.

But aren’t Flaxseed high in lignans which increases the estrogen levels? This results in decrease in testosterone levels in males which is not very good, specially for those who are already struggling or for body builders?
I’m not very sure though just want to clarify

I’m a flax & chia fanatic, though I read several places that those with pcos shouldn’t consume a bunch of flax. I’ve mentioned it to the specialist who keeps track of mah lady issues, and I don’t know if it’s that it’s just really not THAT big of a deal, or if the benefits of flax outweigh any potential risks, at least on my case. I started looking into good sources of 3, 6, & 9’s after, of all silly things, my dogs’ vet mentioned adding a 3, 6, & 9 supplement to one of our arthritic dog’s meals. I asked her how it would help, she explained the anti-inflammatory help it could offer, and I joked that maybe I should take it for my hip dysplasia. She laughed and said that she actually does recommend it to all of her animal patients who have hip dysplasia! I take a combo 2x a day (fish flax & borage), and I supplement my daily food with flax and chia seed where I think I can fit it in. I like white chia the best, as it kinda becomes invisible in my morning steelcut oats & quinoa hot cereal, and I stir in ground flax, too. I also just wrote a really great recipe for honeyed nut & seed bars (they’re seriously amazing), and they contain a healthy dose of chia & flax, too. I haven’t done a LOT of investigation on hemp, but I’ve heard others mention the creaminess it’s able to impart. When you reference hemp in your videos, do you mean hemp hearts? That’s what I always seem to see in stores. I think it’d be a great idea to start carrying some flax & chia in my bag (I love both on salads), and I may have to add hemp to them, too!

when we chew Chia or Flax seeds, we any way grind them, right?.. I dont think people just swallow them. Does chewing and then eating the seeds count as eating ground seeds?

I actually store them in the freezer in an airtight container because these oils are so fragile.  Also flax seeds gelatinize really nicely too!  They are a great substitute for egg whites in recipes once ground and mixed with water:)

I put on my salads hemp seed, chia seeds, flax seeds through coffee grinder and dried out and ground avocado seed with some MCT and flax oil. Really nice.

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Dr. Greger, the Swedish FDA don’t recommend eating ground flax seeds because of the cyanide containment. It says on their website “When flaxseeds are crushed or ground, the content of flaxseeds becomes more accessible to the body. This increases the risk of harmful amounts of hydrogen cyanide.” I can’t recall you’ve mention this in any of your videos. Do you have any research about this?

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Hey guy’s, I’m new to doing the overnight breakfast snacks. Does anyone know if you could make your overnight oats chia pudding in plastic jars?Like would that harm the food not using glass jars?

Hi thanks for information I do use this 3 products in my food but some one told me if u eat mix seed it’s cours cancer so I have no idea’s Bec I m not docter if u know plc late me know it’s that true oh not thanks again.

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I started and was asked by a family member are they gluten free. I looked at my Flax & Chia info and it doesn’t say. Are they?? Thank you I’m assuming yes but need to know for sure.

Thank you

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Hi Manju thanks for sharing this information but what time is the best to take both seeds?
Also with flax seeds muje constipation ho jata hai.

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Hi Mam,
Is there any disadvantage of chia seeds. I have started eating chia seeds and my periods are stopped. Is this due to chia seeds or any other issue? Please help.

If you want the omega 3, you need to grind BOTH flax and chia.
Flax also has lignans which help for cancer; 15 times more than chia.
You should check the studies… ����

I going to keep eating chia as well, because it has more mineral content like calcium and zinc.
I prefer a mix of oats, chia, hemp, flax, sunflower and pumpkin seeds for breakfast =]

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Stay away from Flax! Flax seeds are loaded with too much phytoestrogens. What they say is healthy one day, is deadly the next. That held true for soy, which is not only loaded with phytoestrogen’s, but most soy is GMO now. Women who overdo it eating soy and flax are prone to getting estrogen receptor positive breast cancers. Also, have you noticed more and more males today have effeminate high pitch voices? that is due to soy flour and soy lecithin being put in almost every processed food, and those guys who think they are eating healthy, have turned into soy boys by eating too much soy and flax products.

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