Find out the advantages of using flaxseed for weight loss, how to use it, contraindications, as well as several useful recipes. The content of the article:
- Pros of using flaxseed
- Method of application for weight loss
- Recipes
- Contraindications
- Reviews
The beneficial properties of flax seeds have been known for a long time. Even in ancient Greece, the famous physician Hippocrates treated patients with a decoction of this plant for indigestion. They were also used in folk medicine as a bacterial agent in Kievan Rus. Nowadays, when beauty dictates the rules, many are looking for different ways to lose weight, for example, using flax seeds.
Pros of using flaxseed
Flax seeds are known and rich in their composition, which is dominated by plant hormones (lignans), vitamins E, B, A, P, fiber, selenium, lecithin, vegetable protein. Flaxseeds are also powerful antioxidants because they contain polyunsaturated fatty acids such as Omega-6 and Omega-3. They gained their fame thanks to the beneficial properties for the body, but at the expense of losing weight, this is an additional remedy with a proper diet, which is carried out due to the following:
- Decreased appetite. Flaxseeds in your stomach swell, so you feel full more quickly. Over time, your stomach will shrink and you need less food to be full. This contributes to the slimming process. As a result, you will wean yourself from the habit of overeating, and weight loss will go on as usual.
- Mild laxative effect. Taking these seeds will make your digestive system feel lighter and more comfortable than taking different medications. The walls of the intestines are coated with seeds, which promotes healing of small ulcers and protects against the negative effects of the food consumed. They also serve as an additional aid for the elimination of toxins and toxins.
How to use flax seeds for weight loss
Flax seeds should be taken in a coarsely ground form (you can buy ready-made flax seed meal, the price of 200 g is about 15 UAH in Ukraine and 30-40 rubles in Russia), since the swelling occurs precisely inside the stomach. Drink plenty of clean water or other liquid. Their taste is almost neutral, but many may not like it, in which case it can be mixed with jam or honey one to one. You need to take two tablespoons in the morning and evening. The norm per day is 50 g, which should not be exceeded in any case for the safety of your liver. After two weeks of application, you need to take a break for 1 week. And so on for 3 months, after which a month break.
Don't be surprised, but you can also add flax seeds to cooked meals. For example, in dough, stewed vegetables, soups, minced meat for cutlets, salads and cereals, but it is worth adding 1 tablespoon in a highly chopped form. After a month of such nutrition, you will lose two to four extra pounds. For those who like to eat porridge in the morning, you can buy flaxseed porridge, which is not only tasty, but also healthy.
Also, in dishes with flaxseed meal, you can add guarana powder in an amount of 1–2 grams per serving for a person. Or make such a slimming cocktail: pour 1 tablespoon of flaxseed meal and 1 gram of liquid chestnut with orange juice. Take 2 times a day - morning and evening 2 hours before bedtime.
A good way to help your weight loss process is to replace sunflower oil with flaxseed oil for salad dressing.
Flaxseed Slimming Recipes
- Vitamin cocktail. In 200 ml of freshly squeezed carrot juice, stir 1 tablespoon of flaxseed flour and a tea spoon of flaxseed oil. Drink after 5 minutes.
- Linseed jelly. Add the crushed seeds to the cooked jelly. When the drink has cooled down, you can safely consume it throughout the day. You will not feel hungry, but rather satiety and lightness.
- Flax seed decoction. Boil no more than a tablespoon of flax seeds over low heat, pouring 250 ml of boiling water over them. Stir gradually during cooking. Then let the broth cool down and take about 100 ml before eating.
- Kefir with flax. Grind the seeds and mix with low-fat kefir or yogurt. Use as follows: the first week - kefir (200 ml) with seeds (1 tsp), the second - kefir (200 ml) + seeds (2 tsp), the third - 200 ml of kefir and 3 tsp. seeds.
- Infusion from seeds. Pour 400 ml of boiling water into a tablespoon of seeds, preferably in a thermos. Time for infusion is 12 hours. We drink half a glass for 10 days before eating.
Contraindications
You should not take flax seeds if you experience the following diseases:
- Exacerbation of chronic cholecystitis.
- Acute bowel disease.
- Cirrhosis and hepatitis of the liver.
- Volvulus.
- Keratitis.
- Diabetes.
If you want to take flaxseed oil, make sure you don't have ulcerative colitis, gallstones, heart problems, irritable bowel syndrome, and pancreatitis.
Reviews of weight loss on flax seeds
Angelina, 31 years old
I want to share my experience. I decided to try taking flax seeds to improve my digestive system. It took 1, 5 months and the results were just pleasing. My stomach returned to normal, and I also lost 3 kg.
Sofia, 26 years old
I decided to stop eating bread and replace it with bread. I was advised a recipe for homemade bread from water and flax seeds. Surprisingly, after 2 months 6 kilograms were gone.
Vika, 29 years old
I use coarsely ground flaxseed as this is the most effective way to shed a few pounds. Only 2 weeks have passed, but I already feel lightness, the skin has become softer and the stomach has normalized. In general, I am satisfied.
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