Consumption of flaxseed was associated with an 18% lower risk of breast cancer, and consumption of flax bread was associated with a 23% lower risk of breast cancer according to a study from Cancer Care Ontario.

Consumption of flaxseed was associated with an 18% reduction in the risk of breast cancer according to a study from Cancer Care Ontario, the Canadian government’s cancer advisor.

Consumption of flax bread was associated with an 23% reduction in the risk of breast cancer.

“This Canadian study is, to our knowledge, the first to report on the association between flaxseed alone and breast cancer risk and has found that flaxseed intake is associated with a reduction in breast cancer risk,” the paper concludes.

Thirty (30) grams of milled flaxseed per day, the amount found in 3 Tablespoons of flaxseed, lowered systolic blood pressure by 15 mmHg, from an average of 158 mmHg to 143 mmHg, and lowered diastolic blood pressure by 7 mmHg, from an average of 82 mmHg to 75 mmHg, compared to placebo over six (6) months according to a recent study.