October recipe for success: Just the flax Ma’am

Published: October 10, 2007, 5:16 pm

Tags: ms, multiple sclerosis, ms treatment, ms therapy, healthy recipe, ms community, ms research

Each month we open the discussion up to a favorite topic of mine: FOOD! We have a conversation and usually a recipe that is easy, healthful and tasty. This month, instead of a recipe, I'd like to talk about an ingredient: Flax seeds. These little dynamos may have a very healthful effect on the typical body, but they may be even more helpful to those of us who have MS. I say may because as we well know, research takes money and the flax farmers are not wealthy research philanthropists. There is evidence that the essential Omega fatty acids in flax can act to regulate the immune system and act as a natural anti-inflammatory agent. And, they taste much better than the fish oils many find offensive. The term essential fatty acid is an important one to know about. Essential, in this context, means that the body does not produce these acid chains itself; they must be ingested. There are a limited number of food in which they are available. Flax seeds are sold in health food stores

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