Long before chia seeds, there was flax! Flax is grown in in the United States as well as Canada, parts of Asia, and parts of Europe. While the entire flax plant has a variety of uses, including linen production, it is the seed of the plant that is consumed as food. Don’t let the tiny seeds of flax fool you-they are packed with nutrients that promote health and prevent disease! Here are three good reasons to get your daily serving of flax: Flax is an excellent source of an e

Newly published research in the peer reviewed medical journal JAMA Oncology found those who ate a pro-inflammatory diet were more likely to develop colon cancer than those eating an anti-inflammatory diet. Researchers from Harvard who followed more than 126,000 health professionals over 26 years found that those with the highest intake of inflammatory foods had greater rates of colon cancer. Women who consumed pro-inflammatory diets were 22% more likely to develop colon canc