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...Here are ten benefits to using chia seed in your life. Chia seeds are: 1. Nutritious. Chia seed provides ample calcium and protein to your tissues. The seeds are also rich in boron, which helps the body assimilate and use calcium. The nutrients also support proper brain functioning. 2. Water loving. The seed can soak up ten times its weight in water. Do this fun experiment. Put one tablespoon of chia seed in a cup of water and stir. Wait a few hours and see what happens. When inside your body, the seeds help you stay hydrated longer, and retain electrolytes in your bodily fluids. 3. Easily digestible. The shells are easily broken down, even when swallowed whole. This is an improvement over flax seed, which have to be ground up to be digested properly. If you eat flax seed whole, it will just pass through. ... |
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... The Nutritional Science Research Institute, NSRI, a non-profit organization committed to both the rigorous scientific testing of products and nutritional supplements from natural sources tested chia and confirmed that it is a low glycemic index food suitable for diabetics. Their research also showed that taking 40 grams of Chia (Salvia hispanica L) per day results in significantly decreased systolic blood pressure. C-reactive protein (CRP), a blood protein that is a measure of chronic inflammation, was also reduced significantly. Another study by the University of Toronto study tested the Salba variety of Chia seed. They found it to be more effective than the expensive and risky medications currently used for decreasing blood pressure, thinning blood, reducing inflammation and controlling blood sugar. Participants in the study were Type-2 diabetes patients. Doctors observed the following within three months: clotting factors dropped 20 percent, levels of C-reactive protein (a key marker of inflammation) fell 30 percent, systolic blood pressure dropped six units. And the benefits go even further -- 100 grams of this chia strain has as much Omega-3 fatty acid as a 32-ounce Atlantic salmon steak, as much magnesium as 10 stalks of broccoli, as much calcium as 2 1/2 cups of milk, and as much iron as half a cup of kidney beans. Chia naturally contains the highest percentage of Omega-3 of any commercially available source. It is also high in vitamins and in insoluble fiber (which makes it excellent for appetite suppression and intestinal cleansing). ... |
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hmmmmm, this sounds goood
Any idea where I can get it around here (in Indiana I mean)? Or should I just look online? |
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| I found it at the Vitamin Shoppe. You might try your local vitamins/whole foods stores. They are pretty good in lemonaide/juices. They gain a tapioca like texture when soaked in water/drinks.
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hmmmmm I shall do some looking...... They sound good, and ANYTHING that is like tapioca is DEFINITELY worth it! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sorry, it's been so long since I've been able to have any of that, I DREAM about it sometimes.......weird, but what can I say? ![]() Thanks, Mr B! |
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| I personally know somebody who makes a drink out of chia seed mixture. I honestly do not know the brand. I also read other articles that indicate they are extremely healthy.
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| I have been eating chia seeds since last year. its a superfood indeed... i buy my stuff at hidalgofoods.com at $6.01 a pound |
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There is a Vitamin Shoppe opening up somewhere nearby, so I am going to see about getting some chia seeds, but I wonder how they will mix with the celiac problem. We will have to wait and see.... |
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| Meetz, I did a little(ok, a lot)of searching to see what the status is on chia seeds being gluten free. What I found is the following: http://gluten-free-blog.blogspot.com...od-status.html Hope this helps.
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