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Natural Health Supplements for Mental, Physical and Social Health

Jeff Wendland — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:45:07 +0000

From Robert Palmer, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com
No matter your physical condition or what stage of life you may be in, health supplements can go far to improve your overall well being. People use health supplements for one of three factors - they want to improve their mental, physical or social health.
The key to finding high quality health supplements is to search for ones which support your entire system. The “right” health supplements will be herbal/plant based. Supplements made from herbs/plants contain all of the life-affirming nutrients that the human body needs to fight disease and illness. They also work to bring greater vitality to your life because a healthy body improves self-esteem and happiness.
Proxacine is a good example of a health supplement that supports and improves mental, physical and social health. Proxacine works as 1) anti-agent 2) pain reducer 3) immune system booster 4) energy booster. Its combination of natural, powerful ingredients works to increase libido, improve memory and learning, maintain glutathione levels, detoxify the body, digest protein, and above all it work to bind positive and negative ions in the body. Proxacine is a powerful, natural anti-oxidant and is a great scavenger of free-radicals. It has a wide range of medicinal properties and it enhances mental well-being.
There are a wide variety of health supplements in the marketplace today. Some work to improve energy, while others work to boost the immune system, promote sexual health, and fight cancer and more. Many of today’s mysterious illness (such as chronic fatigue syndrome, leaky gut) are being treated with health supplements. Once the system is rebalanced through health supplements, energy improves and the immune system is boosted and capable of fighting off disease and other infirmities.
It is interesting to note that health supplements are not just for the ill. Health supplements can greatly benefit the healthy, too. When health supplements are incorporated into a healthy individual’s diet, they can go far to enhance energy, libido, self-esteem, as well as keeping any hereditary diseases dormant and inactive. Feeling that your sex drive or energy levels are waning? Start taking a natural health supplement and you will see an increase in your libido and energy - which will in turn improve your mental health and social life.
When searching for health supplements, look for those that are natural and made up of plants/herbs. Remember that natural health supplements work on the three components of health: mental, physical and social. These three areas are not independent of one another and are interrelated. Therefore, they should be treated as a whole.

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Organic Products and Production

Jeff Wendland — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:30:06 +0000

From Fran Black, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com
Many shoppers only seem to have an abstract understanding of the benefits of organic foods and products on the environment and their health. Organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products come from animals that are GIven no antibiotics or growth hormones. Many people believe that genetic enGIneering is dangerous, unpredictable, and can reduce the nutritional value of food. But the FDA has said that the amount of hormones used in commercial livestock isn’t enough to harm humans. As a result to be deemed organic, meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products must come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Typically organic fruits and vegetables, milk, eggs and meat products are produced within a 50-mile radius of their place of their final sale.
Organic produce refers to vegetables that are grown without the use of chemicals or pesticides. Only naturally occurring fertilizer, like manure can be used to grow organic produce. While it is still better to eat non-organic vegetables than no vegetables at all, consumers are starting see the value in organic products.
The natural and organic skin care product sector has seen a growth of thirty nine percent over the last year. The product formulations rely entirely on natural or naturally-derived ingredients. These products do not use any artificial preservatives.
The FDA does not regulate skin care manufacturers, questionable ingredients often make their way into their formulas. Some of these products may claim to be all-natural, while still containing a slew of chemicals and toxins. As a consumer if a skin care product contains an ingredient that you are unsure about, write down it’s name and do a little research. If a product claims to be all natural, its ingredients should be easily recognizable as natural components.
Scrutinize the first several listings in the product to be sure that they are the natural ingredients you are looking for. Dirt, dust, pollutants, and other environmental pollutants enter the body through the skin, providing a more significant gateway to your system, so it is important to be aware of what products contain. In response to a growing demand on the part of consumers, more and more organic foods and products are flooding the market. Even in mainstream supermarkets, certified organic foods and organic skin care products are available.
Demand for organic production is increasing by at least 40 per cent each year. And while in some cases the price for organic raw materials may be 3 to 4 times more expensive than conventional. If consumer demand increases, prices should continue to drop.

Francesca Black works in marketing at Organic Items http://www.organic-items.com and Pilates Shop http://www.pilates-shop.net leading portals for organic products and natural excercise.

Organic body products - Even Cleopatra used one

Jeff Wendland — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:15:21 +0000

From Polly Priester, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com

Hello all you wonderful people out there. Do any of you know anything about organic body care? Do any of you use organic body products?

I happen to know of some very famous people who did. Even the beautiful Cleopatra used organic products. She would take her bath in a tub of milk in order to relax and keep her skin soft. In the 1800’s Miss Josephine, Emperor Napoleon’s ex-wife, busied herself with organic gardening. Every variety of roses known at the time could be found in her exquisite garden.

Between then and now a lot of chemicals have been developed that are used in foodstuffs and cosmetics. However, for me, personally, nothing can take away from the thrill of discovering natural uses for herbs and flowers and learning about natural cures.

Take roses. Rose petals can be used for their scent in perfume, deodorant, air freshener, soaps, potpourri mixes, and even for eating. Do you remember mom’s remedy for a cold - leaning over a bowl of boiling water with your head covered in a towel and inhaling? Just add some organic rose petals to the boiling water and inhale that fragrance. The same water can then be poured into spray bottles and voilà, you have a natural air freshener.

Still we have come a long way since the time of Cleopatra and Josephine. As you probably know, there is always more than one way of doing things. You and I each have our own preference. What’s good for one person is not necessarily good for another. Let’s face it, not everyone is going to take a milk bath. Today you can go out and buy all kinds of organic body products including organic body lotion. You choose. You decide, You have fun.

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Hello all you wonderful people out there. Do any of you know anything about organic body care? Do any of you use organic body products?

Is Organic Food a Waste of Money?

Jeff Wendland — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:06 +0000

From Julian Hall, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com

Research has shown that fertilizers, pesticides and hormone supplements have successfully entered the food chain have become common place in our food and drink. Consequently, this has had a knock on effect on the environment and our health with concern increasing more and more.

Expensive labels?

Organic food costs more simply because it costs more money and time to prepare. For example certain types of apples can be sprayed up to 16 times with 36 different pesticides and 350 chemicals are regularly used in conventional farming. Only four are permitted in organic farming.
Even though this might be the case careful inspection into the food labelled ‘organic’ can open up another can of worms. There are a few classes of organic product on the shelves which break down as follows:

Made with organic ingredients - Only 70%25 of the ingredients must be organic

Organic - At least 95 percent of ingredients are produced organically

100%25 organic - No synthetic ingredients are allowed by law

The price naturally increments skywards depending on how ‘organic’ the produce really is and adds those unwanted pennies to your bill. At the same time it GIves an insight into companies who use a minimum of organic ingredients to attain the label.

Many are turning to farmers markets sprinGIng up all over the UK, where on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon you can buy 100%25 organic fruit and vegetables without worrying about the ulterior motives of the big 3. Organic purists prefer a little soil on their carrots than the clinically prepared plastic packaged semi-organic alternatives in the supermarket. There are many online companies like Abel & Cole who will take your order over the internet or over the phone and deliver it straight to your door (soil included).

The organic industry came under criticism by the former head of the government’s food watchdog. “My advice would be not to worry about the organic, but worry about your kids having more vegetables,” said Sir John Krebs, head of the Food Standards Agency until April 2005. He had also said that there was no scientific evidence to prove that organic food was healthier.

Lord Melchett, policy director for the Soil Association retorted saying “[He] turns round and says, ‘well it would be much better to eat three portions of spinach a week than switch to organic’ - this is, I think, an intellectually flawed argument,”

You get what you pay for.
As with anything there is a trade off between how much you’re willing to pay for something and what you’ll get out of it; this I think we are all happy to accept. The issue here seems to be the size of this industry and the relative ignorance surrounding it, leaving the public to do their own research into what they’re buying to make sure they’re money is well spent.

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Organic: What does that mean?

Jeff Wendland — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:30:10 +0000

From Loring A. Windblad, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com

I stopped by the local Safeway store yesterday (23 Mar 05) and among other items picked up a quart of milk. I couldn’t help noticing a new item on the shelf - “organic” skim milk in 2-quart bottles. Regular price for regular skim milk $3.19 and the new “organic’ skim milk was $4.99. So I carefully checked the label. Hah! No information, absolutely nothing, indicating why or how it was organic, whether it was certified or not, what standards it complied with to be “organic” - nada, zilch, a big fat ZERO.

So what we have here is a “claim” of “organic” backed up by nothing! I started wondering and got right onto the Internet to do a little research. Here’s what I came up with.

Back in 2000 the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) got the results of a poll: “A new poll, conducted by International Communications Research (ICR) of Media, PA on behalf of the National Center for Public Policy Research, finds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rules for labeling organic food products will seriously mislead consumers into thinking the products are safer, better in quality or more nutritious.”

So what were the results of this survey? The ICR found that “two-thirds of the public would be misled by the proposed USDA seal on several key issues: ‘68 percent said they would interpret a product labeled ‘USDA Certified Organic’ to be safer to eat than non-organic foods’; ‘67 percent believed ‘USDA Certified Organic’ to be better than non-organic foods; and, ‘62 percent believe “USDA Certified Organic” to be healthier for consumers than non-organic foods’.”

So just what does this mean to me, the consumer public. Well, here’s what it said: “According to both the USDA and the leadership of the $6 billion organic industry, organic certification is only an accreditation of production methods used by farmers and not an assurance of food safety, quality, nutrition or health. USDA Secretary Dan Glickman, in announcing the proposed rules, stated that the USDA organic certification does not mean food labeled organic is ’superior, safer or more healthy than conventional food’.”

Further, Katherine DiMatteo, the Director of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), in a recent interview on 20/20, stated that organic products are neither safer nor more nutritious than other foods. She noted particularly that “Organic agriculture is not particularly a food safety claim. That’s not what our standards are about.”

And, in another national consumer poll the results were “seven out of ten (69 percent) said the USDA label would imply these products are better for the environment and four out of ten (43 percent) believe these would be more nutritious. In fact, the label provided no information on either of these qualities.”

WOW! So, then, just what is all the hoohaw over “organic” all about? Just what kinds of laws and regulations and/or guidelines on “being organic” are we protected by? As it turns out, not very much. Taken right out of the report, we have: “The proposed USDA rules, developed in response to the Organic Food Production Act of 1990, are to help consumers distinguish products grown using national standards for organic production methods. Today, no national standards exist, and, according to the Organic Trade Association, as much as 50 percent of all foods sold as organic lack any certification on which consumers can rely to inform their purchase choice.”

And just what is the toll on our pocketbooks for all of “this food that may or may not be better than the products we normally use, but probably isn’t better”? Well, putting the “organic” label on your food (see my opening comment about the milk) simply doesn’t mean anything except that you can charge a higher price for the product. How much higher? Typical markups for “organic” products run from 50%25 to 200%25 above similar products which are not claimed as “organic”.

But, remember that the above information is dated 2000. This is 2005 and there are now some rather severe restrictions on the use of the words “natural”, “organic” and “certified organic”. To even claim to be organic you must now comply with an entire list of USDA (and sub-agencies) qualifications. You must also “provably” be at a minimum 70%25 organic. And if you claim “certification” you must display the USDA Seal or drop the claim. OK - but after acceptance by the USDA you need to wait 18 months until the seal is authorized! You must also clearly label your product as to manufacturer and address.

Did you get that? At least 70%25 organic! How about I pour you a drink that’s 71%25 good organic orange juice and 29%25 poison. Well, according to the USDA standards, I can call this “organic” - but how organic is it if the other 29%25 - nearly a third - will kill you? Let’s say I make a product that is provably 98%25 organic and only 2%25 manufactured from products grown using ceptic tank treated residues as fertilizer. Just what does 2%25 potential poison mixed with 98%25 really good stuff make the resultant 100%25 product? Judge for yourself.

Whoa! Hold on just a second here. How about the newer regulations. You want to get USDA certification now? Once you do you’ve gotta wait 18 months before you can either claim it or display the USDA Certified Seal. The rules are getting into place to protect us consumers, slowly but surely. But we all need to be aware of just what is going on.

Let me close this article with a small personal advisory. If it says “organic” and there is nothing on that label to “prove the organic claim”, run as fast as you can to some other product. The survey above clearly indicates there is big trouble ahead for consumers and the “organic” labeling. But, even if it does say “organic” and does hold appropriate certification, there is really no evidence that it is healthier, better for you, more nutritious - only that it will cost at least approximately double what your regular “non-organic” product will cost.

Loring Windblad has studied nutrition and exercise for more than 40 years, is a published author and freelance writer.

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Organic Ingredients For Life

Jeff Wendland — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:45:07 +0000

From Mike Mudhar, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com

Organic ingredients enhance better health conditions and these are highly important during early years. Even for a vegetarian it may be difficult to intake enough food. Sometimes it becomes difficult for a vegetarian to intake enough amount of fibers but for children there are tastier ways of having healthier foods. As these health bars are made up of organic ingredients, they help in better growth of the children. Many functional ingredients are used for making these health bars more organic-ingredient rich. Made with certified organic ingredients, these bars usually contain 14g of fiber in each package and have a great taste. Moreover, these bars are found in different flavors. More information on organic ingredients is available within AgCommoditiesInc.com

These organic ingredients are also widely used as good snacks. Organic canned chickpeas, beans and lentils are very tasty and are used for making different types of salads. They make the salads tastier and healthier. Organic ingredients are also used for preparing healthy and quick lunches. Children like the mixed bean salads due to its great taste. Organic sunflower and pumpkin seeds are also of high demand. The organic sushi chips are also used as healthy meals. Presently, safe and nutritious baby foods are greatly recommended by the physicians. Additives, preservatives and colorings are sometimes harmful. The grown organic ingredients are of great use and these are now available in organic health outlets. Children favor the fruit purees, cereal bars, corn snacks and raisins. nutritional organic baby foods are also now in high demand. Rice cakes, crunchy carrot sticks, and crunchy sweet corn rings are greatly used. Actually these organic ingredients are used to prepare tasty foods which at the same time offer best nutrition. Even special food products like pizzas are also made as the children like them. Instead of taking the junk bars, it is indeed healthy to have the organic bars. AgCommoditiesInc.com provides all the details about organic ingredients. Information on Functional ingredients is also available from AgCommoditiesInc.com.

With the presence of beneficial proteins and minerals and more essential amino acids, the organic foods considerably helps in better growth. Organic baby rice is ideal for the babies. Organic cereals and organic meat consists of more fibbers and calcium. Babies have immature systems and they need purest and safest foods. A mixture of organic vegetables can be a good diet for babies. Babies usually are fond of organic carrot; the organic carrots are actually very juicy. The organic ready meals have high functional ingredients. Organic ingredients are exceedingly important for nutritional purposes.Chidren is more vulnerable to changes, so they need more care. More information on these is available in AgCommoditiesInc.com.

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How to Take Care of Your Skin Organically

Jeff Wendland — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:00:05 +0000

From Bette Daoust, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com

The best way to naturally care for your skin is organically. The first methods used by humans to improve their skin were organic skin care. Compared to commercial skin care products, organic skin care is not only cheaper but also less harmful to your skin. Organic skin care when done properly will also help prevent skin problems from developing. It is also a great way to help your skin look healthier and younger.

Cucumber is the most common remedy for organic skin care. Other fruits and vegetables used in organic skin care treatments include apple, papaya and GInger. Organic skin products that come from fruits and vegetables are a great way to revitalize and freshen the skin. There is a specific section for organic skin reGImens in all the skin care guides. You can read through the skin care guides and find the best regimen for your skin type. Rotten fruits and vegetables will have no effect so it is important to use fresh fruits and vegetables for your skin care.

There are six primary materials used for organic skin care:

1. A good cleanser option is milk. The main ingredient of many products is milk. Oatmeal can be added to milk to give you skin better cleansing effects.

2. For oily skin ground oatmeal is a great option. Oatmeal will help take away the excess oils from your face. Oatmeal can be added to fruits, honey and eggs.

3. Exfoliating and moisturizing the skin require vitamin E and the best source for this is wheat germ. Many organic materials can be combined with wheat germ to create and organic facial mask. Facial masks can be used for both dry and normal skin. Another option is to use wheat germ oil.

4. To exfoliate the skin and get rid of dead skin cells you can use sour cream and yogurt since their ingredients work well for this.

5. To help your skin look nice and radiant you can use honey since it helps your skin maintain its moisture content. Honey will also give you the added benefit of smooth skin.

6. For toning your skin you can consider rose water and lavender. Lavender is also excellent for skin problems and is a great antiseptic. Rose water is best for moisturizing and refreshing your skin.

To find a good organic skin care regimen you can combine various organic materials. Finding organic materials that increase the effectiveness of each other is the first step to finding the right organic skin care. You can also consider combining organic products that will help reduce the harmful effects of harsh organic products. While you experiment with the best combination for your needs you can have fun at the same time.

You can get great results with organic skin care while paying less for your products. In addition, you don’t have to worry about chemicals when you are using all natural products. So with all these benefits why not start finding the right combination for your organic skin care now.

Bette Daoust writes on Beauty tips , and Beauty tips and skin care advice and Acne skin care and solutions.

Why To Buy Organic Foods When Possible

Jeff Wendland — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:30:40 +0000

From Gregg Hall, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com
Nowadays many people are decidedly making smarter choices when purchasing food for themselves or their family. Organically grown foods have been increasing in popularity as people are choosing to live a smarter and healthier lifestyle. Organic farmers around the world are doing their part in preserving the quality of our ecosystem and to improve our health by growing food the way nature intended. Organically grown food GIves us a naturally healthy and purely delicious food that is completely free of harmful chemicals and pesticides. Conventionally grown foods tend to carry a heavier load of pesticide than the organically grown food and these can be very harmful.
Here are five reasons why you should choose to buy organically grown foods.
Organic foods are free of additives and preservatives and therefore taste more delicious and pure.
Buying organic foods helps to reduce the dependence on all the non-renewable resources.
The organic food industry promotes healthy farmland and supports those small family owned farms that produce the organic food.
Growing organic foods help to keep chemicals out of the water supplies and help protect the farmers and other workers from having contact with harmful chemicals and pesticides.
Organically grown food is exceedingly safe for children because it is free from harmful pesticides.
Next time you’re shopping for groceries, think about how buying organically grown food can benefit you and your family. Think about choosing a food that was grown as nature intended, compared to one that had frequently been covered with poisonous pesticides and other chemicals. Would you buy food knowing that it had once been saturated with harmful chemicals? At one point in time, that was something you never would have thought about, but now today in the information age, people are more aware of what they are putting into their bodies. Now people are aware of how food is grown and produced and now people have a choice.
Some great organically grown foods to buy are apples, grapes (imported), nectarines, pears, peaches, red raspberries, strawberries, bell peppers, celery, potatoes and spinach. There are even many other foods coming to market as organic foods such as eggs, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, milk, juice, bread, soup, meat, nuts, pasta and many baby foods.
Being organic is referring to the way the agricultural products of fiber and food are processed and grown. The ecoloGIcal system heavily relies on the rich soil to produce plants strong enough to withstand diseases and other pests. Organic farming means that the use of any chemicals and toxins are prohibited and work only in favor of the earth friendly habits that work with nature. In livestock, preventative measures are taken to keep the animals productive and healthy because the use of antibiotics is forbidden. Genetically modified organisms are also strictly prohibited in the organic production.
Only three categories are allowed by the USDA when labeling organic foods:
100%25 Organic - Means the food item is made purely and 100%25 of organic ingredients.
Organic Made - Means the food item is made of at least 95%25 organic ingredients with the remaining 5%25 heavily restricted and with no genetically modified organisms.
Made With Organic Ingredients - Means the food item is made of no lesser than 70%25 of organic ingredients with the remaining 30%25 heavily restricted and with no genetically modified organisms.
The USDA has set strict regulations when labeling organic foods. An organic food must contain at least 95%25 of organic ingredients in order for it to be labeled as “organic.” Any foods that have less than 70%25 of organic ingredients can not make any claims on the front of the package that it is organic in any way, but may list the specific organically grown ingredients on the side panel.
The primary barrier to most consumers of buying organically grown foods is the price. Eating healthier is sometimes more expensive than the chemically treated foods. However, as the organic food industry is steadily rising as the varieties and availabilities are increasing, the prices are becoming more competitive and more appealing. We all owe it to ourselves and our families to stay healthy by eating healthy, and it should not have to cost you an arm and a leg to do so.

Gregg Hall is a business consultant and author for many online and offline businesses and lives in Navarre Florida with his 16 year old son. For quality health products go to http://www.shop4betterhealth.com

What is Organic Farming?

Jeff Wendland — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:30:02 +0000

From Jeremy Pickles, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com

Organic farming is the production of food using all natural methods - avoiding all synthetic chemicals and genetically modified organisms. Its’ core philosophy is that of sustainability or ‘zero impact’. The organic farmer seeks to leave the earth in its’ natural state after the harvest.

The focus of organic methods is on soil quality. Crops are grown without artificial fertilizers and pesticides, and livestock is reared free of drugs and hormones. Proponents of organic food believe it produces food with higher quality and nutritional value than conventional chemical-based methods.

Many countries including the US and the EU have certification programs to control the use of the term “Organic”. This benefits the consumer by ensuring best practice has been followed. This varies from reGIon to reGIon but includes things like the minimum length of time a field can be left free of chemicals before it is allowed to be used for organic farming.

There are many different styles of organic food production but they all adhere to the same principles:

* no artificial fertilizers or drugs
* no genetically modified organisms
* prevention of soil depletion
* ‘biodiversity’ - the growing of a range of crops not just a single species.

One recent researcher found that vegetables in the 1950s contained more than eight times as many trace elements as modern crops, which he attributed to the excessive use of nitrate fertilizers. You can read all the latest research at http://www.ge-free.com/

Organic farming has come about as a consumer reaction against the chemical based methods that have been used so widely in 20th century food production. Really though it is simply a formalised definition of traditional agriculture as it has been practiced for thousands of years before 20th century chemicals were invented.

So far, organic farming has been limited to small businesses growing for local markets. Organic farming methods are very expensive compared to their chemical counterparts, and the production yields are low when compared to ‘conventional’ farming.

Consumers of course are willing to pay a premium for the improved flavour and nutrition value of organic produce but it remains a premium market. This will change as more large scale organic producers enter production.

Most countries now have ‘all organic’ type food stores in the larger cities. So long as there are people who enjoy healthy living and an alternative to the chemical ridden norm, these businesses will continue to flourish.

Jeremy is the owner of http://www.ge-free.com/ and publisher of Organic Food News.

The Benefits Of Organic Flaxseed Oil

Jeff Wendland — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:00:04 +0000

From Greg Haehl, special to JeffsHealthyLiving.com

Organic Flax Seed Oil Provides the Right Kind of fatty Acid

For countless years the argument the fat in your diet was bad for your health. The problem with most people’s diets however is that they are getting too much of the wrong types of fat in their diets and not enough of the fats that are good for them. Organic Flax Seed Oil contains linoleic and alpha-linoleic acid, two fats that are extremely good for the body. Organic Flax Seed Oil is beneficial in many ways.

Organic Flax Seed Oil is Good for the Kidneys

Many studies being preformed by health care professionals are showing that the linoleic and alpha-linoleic acids in Organic Flax Seed Oil are proving to be quite beneficial in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Systemic lupus an autoimmune disease likely to strike younger women is often found to have inflammation of the kidneys as one of it’s symptoms. A study preformed on both animals and humans with this condition showed that renal function began to improve when taking between 15 to 40 grams of Organic Flax Seed Oil a day for at least a four week time span.

Organic Flax Seed Oil supplements are also being shown to ease the symptoms of arthritis. Completed studies by medical professionals are showing patients who added Organic Flax Seed Oil to their diets showed a lessening in arthritic symptoms after just a few short weeks.

Organic Flax Seed Oil doesn’t appear to have any bad side effects if taken as directed. It works well as a substitute for several different oils used in cooking and baking. You can also add organic flax seed oil to a nutritional shake or drink it on it’s own.

Organic Flax Seed Oil Just Makes Your Body Work Better

These are just two of the diseases that Organic Flax Seed Oil is being shown to be useful in aiding with treatment. Organic Flax Seed Oil is also very beneficial to pregnant and nursing women and organic flax seed oil is also being used to lower cholesterol. As always you should check with you health care provider before starting any kind of alternative treatment program and contact the hospital right away should you be suffering any side effects you believe are from taking Organic Flax Seed Oil.

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