Guest guest Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 From my understanding, flax seed oil is not good for prostates. However, freshly ground flax seeds are fine. I believe that it goes beyond the improper storage of the oils after it is ground, but I am not sure. As I understand, even if you grind up your own flax seeds for consumption you are only supposed to grind up as much as you will use at that time. It is perhaps the fiber in the seed that makes the difference and/or the oils are very volatile to storage esp. improper storage?From the source that Jim cited: " Also, flaxseed is a source of lignan, a specific family of fiber-related compounds that appear to play a role in influencing both estrogen and testosterone metabolism. Since testosterone may be important in the progression of prostate cancer, lignan could help inhibit the growth and development of the disease. " I apologize, but a quick medline search did not show anything too exceptional except that most studies use flaxseeds instead of flaxseed oil in their testing. One of my patients mentioned that Dr. Sinatra's newsletter mentioned that topic a few months ago, so if anyone s to that newsletter, they may know more. LiMing Tseng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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