Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I take a supplement called Essential Woman by Barleans that really seems to help with weightloss and especially easing PMS. I must also add that I recently cut off my dreadlocks and my hair is growing like a weed and is so healthy-something I know is connected to me taking flaxoil(I never use conditioner:) I take a tablespoon daily. If it is the taste you are concerned about, I chase it with juice, emergen " C " , or cold lemon zinger tea (sweetened with stevia or agave:). Sometimes the taste of flaxoil makes me wanna hurl~ but I really prefer taking flax oil over taking whole flaxseed. I don't think the body handles it as well. Just my .02:) I also love this recipe that uses milled flaxseed, delicious:) YUM!!!This is from Sally Errey, " Alive " magazine contributor, an acclaimed speaker and author of a couple of cookbooks. She can be found @ myhappytummy.com I was very happy with the way these muffins turned out. I think they are actually called Moist Flaxseed Muffins)They were great for bf but we also had them at lunch with a spinach quiche and lentils with sea vegetable,carrots & celery..YUM. BYG Morning Muffins 1 1/4 C boiling water 1/2c apricots, chopped 3c ground flax seeds 1c whole wheat flour 1tsp baking powder 1tsp baking soda 1/2tsp salt 2 eggs ( organic/free range is best of course) 1/3 to 1/2 c organic molasses 1/2 c pumpkin puree 1 very ripe banana 1tsp cinnamon 1/2tsp ground ginger 1/2tsp ground allspice Preheat over to 350deg. Pour boiling water over the apricots to soften. In a large bowl, mix together ground flaxseeds, flour, baking powder baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, mix eggs, molasses, and pumpkin puree and mashed banana. Add cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. Make a well in the dry mixture and pour in the cooled apricot mixture and the puree mixture. Stir just until combined, then spoon into a greased mffin tin. Bake 20 minutes. Makes 12 yummy muffins. A note: I didn't have pumpkin so I used applesauce and 1 & 1/2 bananas cuz I didn't have enough applesauce(it was great, but I think it would have been even better with pumpkin)I also thought it needed a little sweetness to get the approval of my kids, so I added some honey. Molasses is something I have to sneak past my kids(we used to practically live on it and dry cereal when we were super poor:)so honey makes it better:)Also, I was also out of ww flour so I used a combo of spelt and unbleached white cuz it's what I had~ I also added walnuts b/c I think my muffins have to be crunchy(like me:)I think that is it...I know I changed a lot~but I am also the person whose husband refuses to stand by in Starbucks because when they call out my coffee it goes something like " tall soy decaf no whip pumpkin spice latte " He is just boring, Mr. triple compana (3 shots of espresso+whip cream) Enjoy:) Monica , " Erin " <truepatriot wrote: > > The convention is that lower-case 't' means > teaspoon and upper-case 'T' denotes Tablespoon. > > -Erin > www.zenpawn.com/vegblog > > > , " Gabriela Vidou " > <gabrielavidou@> wrote: > > > > Hello! > > > > I am not sure if anyone answered your question but what I wanted to > > know is what you meant by " 2-3 T per day " . Is that tablespoons or > > teaspoons? I ask because a friend of mine recently told me how she is > > doing much better with her menopouse symptoms since taking flax seed > > OIL. I would rather try the seeds since I can put them in my cereal! > > > > Thank you in advance! > > > > Gabriela > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 OHHH I want dreads!!!! I've always wanted 'em! I'm going to look into this supplement, my hair has been falling out so badly the last year Docs suspect lupus, so anything that'll help it be thicker again (I have huge thick coarse hair..well I did) Whit monicaeastburn <monicaeastburn wrote: I take a supplement called Essential Woman by Barleans that really seems to help with weightloss and especially easing PMS. I must also add that I recently cut off my dreadlocks and my hair is growing like a weed and is so healthy-something I know is connected to me taking flaxoil(I never use conditioner:) I take a tablespoon daily. If it is the taste you are concerned about, I chase it with juice, emergen " C " , or cold lemon zinger tea (sweetened with stevia or agave:). Sometimes the taste of flaxoil makes me wanna hurl~ but I really prefer taking flax oil over taking whole flaxseed. I don't think the body handles it as well. Just my .02:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 dreads are fun. I enjoyed their warmth, the feeling of being rooted in my faith, etc.My husband, me, and our son all had them, and we all just shed them. I miss them terribly at times, sometimes not. If your hair is falling out I would definately wait on the locking up your hair:) that is until it is healthier. Are you perhaps on a low carb diet? I experienced this while on a low carb diet a couple of years ago~ Monica Whitney <wskater wrote: OHHH I want dreads!!!! I've always wanted 'em! I'm going to look into this supplement, my hair has been falling out so badly the last year Docs suspect lupus, so anything that'll help it be thicker again (I have huge thick coarse hair..well I did) Whit monicaeastburn <monicaeastburn wrote: I take a supplement called Essential Woman by Barleans that really seems to help with weightloss and especially easing PMS. I must also add that I recently cut off my dreadlocks and my hair is growing like a weed and is so healthy-something I know is connected to me taking flaxoil(I never use conditioner:) I take a tablespoon daily. If it is the taste you are concerned about, I chase it with juice, emergen " C " , or cold lemon zinger tea (sweetened with stevia or agave:). Sometimes the taste of flaxoil makes me wanna hurl~ but I really prefer taking flax oil over taking whole flaxseed. I don't think the body handles it as well. Just my .02:) Check out the New Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Nah it's not my diet, it's something internal either hypoactive thyroid, lupus, or PCOS. I'm guessing these 3 because everytime I google hair loss that's what I come up with, and with all the auto immune problems I've had, lupus is probably it <BAH!> Monica Eastburn <monicaeastburn wrote: dreads are fun. I enjoyed their warmth, the feeling of being rooted in my faith, etc.My husband, me, and our son all had them, and we all just shed them. I miss them terribly at times, sometimes not. If your hair is falling out I would definately wait on the locking up your hair:) that is until it is healthier. Are you perhaps on a low carb diet? I experienced this while on a low carb diet a couple of years ago~ Monica Whitney <wskater wrote: OHHH I want dreads!!!! I've always wanted 'em! I'm going to look into this supplement, my hair has been falling out so badly the last year Docs suspect lupus, so anything that'll help it be thicker again (I have huge thick coarse hair..well I did) Whit monicaeastburn <monicaeastburn wrote: I take a supplement called Essential Woman by Barleans that really seems to help with weightloss and especially easing PMS. I must also add that I recently cut off my dreadlocks and my hair is growing like a weed and is so healthy-something I know is connected to me taking flaxoil(I never use conditioner:) I take a tablespoon daily. If it is the taste you are concerned about, I chase it with juice, emergen " C " , or cold lemon zinger tea (sweetened with stevia or agave:). Sometimes the taste of flaxoil makes me wanna hurl~ but I really prefer taking flax oil over taking whole flaxseed. I don't think the body handles it as well. Just my .02:) Check out the New Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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