Research has confirmed what has been known for centuries - Flaxseed is an outstanding nutritional food source that can play an important role in the prevention and treatment of many of today's chronic illnesses and diseases.

What isn't well known is that flaxseed can be difficult to digest and its nutrients poorly absorbed. Flaxseed has natural inhibitors to prevent digestion. This means the seed, which normally remains whole or slightly broken, can be eaten & passed through the body without releasing it's nutrients. This is Nature's way of ensuring that animals, birds and humans distribute seeds. As a result, when a person consumes whole flaxseeds in food, bread for example, there is NO nutritional benefit.

Natural Alpha Omega 100% Organic Canadian Sprouted Golden Flaxseed Powders are like no other flax products available on the market today.

Sprouting increases enzymes, which start the seed on its way to becoming a plant. When the flaxseeds begins to grow, the natural inhibitors that protect the seed from being digested are no longer present. Sprouting flax biologically activates the seed. The plant proteins, oils, starches and vitamins are now BIOAVAILABLE for human digestion, resulting in better absorption.

Natural Alpha Omega 100% Organic Canadian Sprouted Golden Flaxseed Powders are dried and milled at a low temperature (below 110º F). This ensures that the resulting powder has active enzymes which result in the highest bioavailability of any flax product on the market.

Sprouting also increases the seed's vitamin, mineral and lignan content and naturally stabilizes the essential fatty acids. Sprouting creates a stable product which DOES NOT REQUIRE REFRIGERATION. Ordinary powdered or milled flaxseed is not stable and requires special packaging and storage to prevent it from going rancid.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids are the "good fats" required by your body for the construction of healthy cell walls. The human body cannot manufacture essential fatty acids. When we ate animals that grazed naturally on grass, Omega-3s were readily available in our diet. Now that animals are raised on grains in "unnatural" environments, it is much more difficult to get the Omega-3s that are essential for good health. Flaxseed is the best plant source of Omega-3 fatty acids.

Natural Alpha Omega 100% Organic Canadian Sprouted Golden Flaxseed Powders contain the maximum amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids. Sprouting flax increases the levels of Omega-3 fatty acids and, since sprouted flaxseed is more bioavailable, your body can absorb and utilize the essential oils more efficiently.

Lignans are phytoestrogens (plant-based chemicals) which appear to prevent cancer, bacterial, viral and fungal conditions. Flax is the best source of lignans.

Flaxseed is sometimes advertised as having increased lignans. Unless it is genetically modified seed, the amount of lignans in the seed is dependant on the type of seed and cannot be increased. Lignans are contained in the outer shell of the flaxseed. On average, flaxseed is 1.6% lignans. Flax oil only contains about 2% of the 1.6% lignan content available in the whole seed.

Flax oil that is advertised as having increased lignans contains about 20% of the crushed outer shell particles which are present after the seed is pressed to extract the oil. Based on this, flax oil that is promoted as having increased lignans really only contain about 0.35% lignans. Additionally, normal flax oil does not contain the protein or fibre found in whole flaxseed.

Natural Alpha Omega 100% Organic Canadian Sprouted Golden Flaxseed Powders contain the maximum amount of lignans in the most bioavailable form.