lignans

Watch videos about lignans

• April 10, 2013
  Flaxseeds & Breast Cancer Survival: Clinical Evidence

  A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of flaxseeds in breast cancer patients finds flax appears to have the potential to reduce tumor growth in just a matter of weeks.
• April 8, 2013
  Flaxseeds & Breast Cancer Survival: Epidemiological Evidence

  Lignan intake is associated with improved breast cancer survival in three recent population studies following a total of thousands of women after diagnosis.
• April 5, 2013
  Flaxseeds & Breast Cancer Prevention

  Young women at high risk for breast cancer given just a teaspoon of ground flaxseeds a day showed fewer precancerous changes.
• March 25, 2013
  Flaxseed vs. Prostate Cancer

  What happens when men with prostate cancer and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) are placed on a relatively low-fat diet supplemented with ground flaxseeds?
• March 30, 2012
  Flax and Fecal Flora

  The trillions of good bacteria in our gut can be thought of as an additional organ, metabolizing, detoxifying, and activating many crucial components of our diet. The formation of lignans from..
• March 29, 2012
  Breast Cancer Survival and Lignan Intake

  One teaspoon of flax seeds may double one's daily production of lignans, phytonutrients that appear to play a role in both breast cancer prevention and survival.
• February 20, 2011
  Flaxseeds vs. Chia Seeds

  Flax and chia seeds can both be considered superfoods, but which one has the edge?
• August 20, 2010
  Just the Flax, Ma’am

  Ground flax seed consumption may decrease breast cancer risk by slowing one's menstrual cycle. It may also control prostate enlargement as effectively as the leading prescription drug.