Linen porridge is an excellent dietary dish which is just necessary for healthy food of the person. This product helps to keep health for many years for a long time. Even after heat treatment the seeds of a flax keep all nutritive matters and the useful properties.
Useful properties of linen porridge
Useful properties of linen porridge are caused by its unique chemical composition. It contains soluble and insoluble cellulose, in a large number - polyunsaturated Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids and amino acids, very important for human health. Linen porridge contains vitamins A, E, groups B, minerals copper, iron, potassium, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium. In its structure there is a lot of silicon, and it is more potassium, than in bananas.
At a product there is an increased amount of the vegetable hormones having antiallergenic and antioxidant properties. Therefore consumption of linen porridge is shown at cardiovascular, oncological, allergic diseases. The substances which are contained in linen porridge which are called lignana as a result of a metabolism turn into phytoestrogen. They normalize balance of hormones and interfere with development gormonalno of dependent diseases of oncology (cancer of ovarian, a mammary gland, uterus, a prostate cancer).
Regular consumption of linen porridge serves as excellent prevention of oncological diseases.
Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids promote reduction of blood pressure and decrease in level of cholesterol. Linen porridge is very useful to persons interested to lose weight: the polyunsaturated fatty acids which are contained in flax seeds help "combustion" of fats which the organism receives with animal products. That process of combustion of fats during fitness went more effectively, it is necessary to eat a portion of linen porridge for half an hour-hour prior to classes.
At what diseases linen porridge is useful
It is very useful to cook porridge from a flax during treatment of diseases of digestive tract. In the course of preparation in it the slime possessing the enveloping, anesthetizing and anti-inflammatory action is formed. It protects a mucous membrane of a stomach from irritation, has the calming effect at gastritises with excessive acidity, ulcer of stomach and a 12-perstny gut, cholecystitises, colitis, food poisonings, promotes resorption of solderings and hems. It is useful to eat porridge from seeds of a flax as antivermicular means, during exacerbation of hemorrhoids, at treatment of prostatitis. It will be useful at cold and cough. Linen porridge reduces dependence of diabetics on insulin.
The people having diabetes are recommended to use bread with additive from flax seeds - it reduces sugar level in blood after meal.
Harm of linen porridge
All can include linen porridge in a diet is its use has no contraindications. As it is very useful, it can be given to both the small child, and the elderly person. The only reason for which it shouldn't be used is an individual intolerance of components, in this case it can do harm to an organism. Correctly to make traditional linen porridge with milk, use the following recipe: fill in 2 tablespoons of linen flour with a half of a glass of hot milk and carefully mix that there were no lumps. Close ware and leave porridge for 2-3 minutes. Cook it there is no need. Add to ready porridge a little sugar, the crushed fruit to taste.