The Tiny Seed That Could Save Your Life -
Protecting Breast Health with Flaxseed & Lignans
By Herb Joiner-Bey, ND- Doctor’s Prescription for Healthy Living Article
 LIGNANS AND BREAST HEALTH
Good news for women. Getting plenty of lignan-rich flaxseeds in the
diet is an excellent way to protect your breast health. Here's how it
works. When you eat flaxseeds (or lignan-rich flaxseed oil), the
bacteria in your colon convert them into something called mammalian lignans. Mammalian lignans act as PhytoEstrogens, plant compounds with
only 2 percent of the potency of human estrogens. This weak estrogenic
effect can be used creatively to address a number of women’s health
issues.
A body of scientific evidence has demonstrated that the weak
estrogenic effects of mammalian lignans can block the cell
multiplication influence on breast tissue from long-term exposure to
human estrogens and XenoEstrogens (synthetic estrogenic chemicals in the
environment). In other words, the PhytoEstrogen-like mammalian lignans
protect against the negative effects of harmful synthetic estrogens in
the environment. This is good. Researchers have also found that increasing dietary intake of flaxseed
lignans by women with breast tumors induces a decline in tumor growth
while activating self-destruct genes in tumor cells. In addition, there
is evidence that flaxseed lignans reinforce the breast antimalignancy
effects of the pharmaceutical drug tamoxifen. Therefore, women can feel
comfortable using flaxseed lignans and tamoxifen concurrently under the
supervision of their medical professionals.
Flaxseed is not just our best plant source of oil rich in omega-3 fatty
acids; it is also our best source of breast-protecting fiber compounds
called lignans. LIGNANS HELPFUL WITH PMS AND MORE
Many women of reproductive age suffer from PMS, which arises from excess
production of human estrogens. The blocking effect of the weaker lignan
PhytoEstrogens may give women some relief from PMS. On the other hand,
the tissue effects of lignan PhytoEstrogens can be strong enough to
offer peri-menopausal women symptomatic relief from hot flashes without
increasing breast cancer risk. Thus, lignans have a beneficial
modulating influence on human estrogens throughout a women’s life. They
provide a great natural way to support hormonal balance. Lignans can even be helpful after menopause. Brain tissue has receptors
for estrogens that appear to be responsive to lignans. Postmenopausal
women who have the highest blood levels of mammalian lignans score
better on tests of mental agility compared with women with the lowest
levels of lignans. Therefore, lignans can be of help even for brain
well-being. FLAXSEED OIL—ADDITIONAL PROTECTION & HEALTH BENEFITS
When it comes to essential fatty acids, lignan-rich flaxseed oil
provides some extraordinary health benefits for women. It offers omega-3
cardiovascular benefits comparable to those of fish oil in addition to
the same hormone-balancing effects of flaxseed lignans. In fact, the
flaxseed oil omega-3 fatty acid has even demonstrated the ability to
turn off genes associated with breast tissue disorders!
ADDING FLAXSEED TO YOUR DIET
 Insist on the highest quality lignan products like
Brevail by Barlean’s.
Brevail is a flaxseed lignan concentrate in capsule form, taken once per
day. Brevail is the only lignan product that has been clinically proven
to elevate blood lignans to levels known to be protective of breast
health. Remarkably, Brevail provides this protection at a dosage of only
one small caplet daily.
 Organic milled flaxseed is your best natural whole-food source of
lignans. Look for products, like Barlean’s Forti-Flax, that are made
from the finest varieties of organic, non-genetically modified, North
American flaxseed. Try it on hot cereal or in soup. Note from Christine:
Also see
Super Seed by Garden of Life. Another way to add the complementary protection of plant omega-3s to
your routine is with the award-winning, single best-selling product in
the entire health food industry: Barlean’s Organic High-Lignan Flaxseed
Oil. Use it in salad dressings and cold pasta, in smoothies and added to
nut butters.
Click here for Brevail Product Information
Click here for Life-Flo Natural Hormone Balance
Brevail & Women’s Health Resources:
Anti-Aging:
Ensuring Your Golden Years are Golden
Protecting Your Health with Lignans
Breast Health:
Maintaining Extraordinary Breast Health with Lignans
Remarkable Breast Defense with Lignans
Breast Cancer Prevention – 10+ Natural Ways to Reduce Your Risk
Fibroids:
Lignans
and Fibroid - Free Living
Hormones, PMS, and Menopause:
The Balancing Act (Hormones)
Lignans
Offer New Hope for 15 Million Women with Few Options
Menopause:
Maintaining Health While Navigating Menopause
Peri-menopause:
Brevail — Natural Help for Peri-menopause
Thermography:
Thermography and Brevail
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