Flaxseed soaking

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Dear Diane

 

Your question is important. Every seed undergoes changes during the

germination process. YOu have asked about water, but what happens to seeds is also important, since you should not throw away flax seeds.

 

First let us look at seed. Sprouting activates all life force: germinated seed is now packed with vitamins, enzymes, synbiotics ,colloidal minerals, etc. All in a highly bioavailable form.

 

An experience:

"How it works for me? - Good skin, no MPS problems, high energy level.

My husband: he is taking 1 tbsp sprouted flax powder since heart attack and prostate cancer diagnosis. In two years he is doinbg well and even has growing hair on top of his head !

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To understand about soaked water, it is necessary to look at contents of seed.

 

Flaxseed is one-third oil, the remainder consisting of fiber, protein and mucilage. Flaxseed slowly releases its mucilage through the fiber wall. After half an hour of soaking the little seeds, slippery mucilage forms. The flaxseeds act as a tiny mucilage release capsule. This release continues, changing the water to a slippery consistency similar to light oil. This water from flaxseed is God’s gift for a toxic colon! It lubricates and absorbs toxins perfectly.

 

If no time to soak, let soaking go on in system itself. Flax mucilage helps to prevent toxic build-up in the bowel during fasting or a healing diet. When juice fasting, take a teaspoon of whole flax, 2-3 times per day, with a generous supply of water. Do not chew the seeds; swallow them whole with a glass of water. This will allow only the mucilage to escape. The flaxseed will pass out of the system without releasing any of its oil. Even though the oil is highly nutritious, it can hinder the deep cleansing process that is desirable during juice fasting.

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soaking causes a chemical reaction. FlaxSeed contains cyanogenic glycosides, which release toxic hydrogen cyanide in the presence of water (autohydrolysis). This is the poison which attacks cancer tumors. Also this is the one causing laxative action also to some extent. Similar poison is present in both apricot seeds and castor seeds, no wonder these are extensively used in cancer protocols.

 

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In summary, flaxseed water can be taken by those who can not chew seeds. But do not throw seeds, let some one else or you yourself can enjoy their health benifits.

 

The answer to your question was delayed since author experimented with these seeds (pearls?) himself to verify some of above statements found in indicated web sites.

 

Dr Bhate

 

ayurveda, Diane Johnson

<bellevisage2003 wrote:

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> Hello Dr Bhate,could you please tell me what flaxseed water

would do to th system and what sort of vitamins can be derived from

this water.I am not speaking about flax oil,I am speaking about th

water from soaking th seeds overnight of which you speak about

wheatgrass and fenugreek seeds.Thankyou.