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The significance of flax


The significance of flax Throughout history, the nutritious flax seed has been an important element of the diet in large parts of Europe and Asia, and when the puritans migrated to North America flax seeds were one of the things they brought with them. Unfortunately, our modern diet in the west tends to contain very low amounts of flax seed and many people never east flax seed. This is sad, since flax seed and the oil found within has been linked to several important health benefits.