Flaxseed Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Flax Oil Softgels, Flaxseed Meal, Flaxseed Oil, Flaxseed oil capsules
What is Flaxseed? Flax seeds contain high levels of lignans and Omega-3 fatty acids. Lignans may benefit the heart, possess anti-cancer properties and studies performed on mice found reduced growth in specific types of tumors.
Reasons Taken
59 patients in the community are taking or have taken Flaxseed.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 30 | 50% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 16 | 27% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | 5% |
| Constipation | 1 | 1% |
| Don't know | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Flaxseed or how long patients were taking Flaxseed before stopping.
