Flaxseed Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Flax Oil Softgels, Flaxseed Meal, Flaxseed Oil, Flaxseed oil capsules
Generic Name: Flaxseed
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
208 patients in the community are taking or have taken Flaxseed.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 116 | 55% |
| Other | 25 | 12% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 16 | 7% |
| Slow my MS progress | 11 | 5% |
| Bowel problems | 4 | 1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 4 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | 1% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 2 | <1% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 2 | <1% |
| Don't know | 2 | <1% |
| Constipation | 2 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 1 | <1% |
| Improve immune function | 1 | <1% |
| Cognition | 1 | <1% |
| high cholesterol | 1 | <1% |
| Brain fog | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
| 0 mg day | 0 tbs. day | 1 intl units day | 1 mg day | 1 other day | 1 tbs. day | 1 day | 2 g day | 2 mg day | 2 other day | 2 tbs. day | 2 day | 3 tbs. day | 4 g day | 5 mg day | 6 tps. day | 50 mg day | 100 mg day | 200 tbs. day | 300 mg day | 500 mg day | 1000 mg day | 1000 tbs. day | 1200 mg day | 1200 tbs. day | 1300 mg day | 1500 mg day | 1800 mg day | 2000 mg day | 2000 tbs. day | 2400 mg day | 2600 mg day | 3000 mg day | 3600 mg day | 4000 mg day | 6000 mg day | ||
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3
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4
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12
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2
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1
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1
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3
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1
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1
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2
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6
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1
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5
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1
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1
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8
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Flaxseed or how long patients were taking Flaxseed before stopping.
