Sometimes the most effective means in order to lose weight, cleanse the body of accumulated toxins and feel great, are at hand. These include, for example, flaxseed flour with kefir. You can buy this type of flour today in almost every grocery store or pharmacy, it is inexpensive, and will bring undoubted benefit. The healing properties of kefir have been known since time immemorial.
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The composition and calorie content of flax flour
Flour is made from crushed and ground flax seedlings. In enterprises, oil is first squeezed out of the seeds during the production process, and only then the cake is ground. Since there is almost no fat in such flour, it can be stored for a very long time.
You can cook flour at home, yourself, for example, using a coffee grinder or blender. Such a product will be even more useful. But in this case, you need to prepare small portions, and also use them immediately.
The composition of flax flour includes:
- Amino acid constituents of proteins.
- Essential fatty acids, including omega-3s.
- Microfibers such as cellulose. Thanks to them, harmful substances and excess cholesterol are removed from the intestines.
- Vitamins B, C, E.
- A complex of trace elements, each of which is necessary for the human body. These are potassium and calcium, iron and zinc, copper and magnesium, phosphorus and sodium, etc.
- Phytoestrogens are powerful natural antioxidants that also maintain normal hormone levels.
- Starch.
Many people believe that bananas are an indispensable source of potassium. But flaxseed flour will contain this mineral 7 times more than a tropical fruit.
As for calorie content, eating 100 g of flaxseed flour, a person receives 270 kcal.
Benefits for the human body
Flaxseed flour benefits all organs and systems of the body, contributing to their normal functioning. First of all, she:
- Provides uninterrupted operation of the gastrointestinal tract. Constipation recedes, toxins and toxins are removed.
- Due to the ingestion of omega-3 acid into the body along with flaxseed flour, substances are developed that thin the blood, resist the development of atherosclerosis, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, help normalize blood sugar, and maintain normal blood pressure.
- Compound omega-6 (arachidonic acid) restores liver cells, heals the female reproductive system.
- Potassium has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, it also helps to maintain normal cholesterol levels.
- Immunity is strengthened, a person is less likely to get sick, and tolerates seasonal diseases more easily. For those people who work in hazardous industries, toxins will be more quickly eliminated from the body.
- Flax flour is also useful for the skin - furunculosis recedes, acne is cured.
Nutritionists recommend flaxseed flour for weight loss and subsequent maintenance of normal weight. The most effective will be the reception of flour with kefir.
How to take it for weight loss
Use flaxseed flour with kefir for weight loss - this means not only losing kilograms, but also not feeling hunger. The course takes 3 months, you can lose up to 15 kg - about 5 kg per month.
The diet on linseed flour and kefir looks like this. In the first month, you replace one meal (breakfast or dinner) with a mixture - stir 100 tbsp of kefir in 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flaxseed flour. Next month, in the same 100 g of kefir, put 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour, in the last month - 3 tbsp. spoons. If weight loss is not enough - after 1.5 months the course can be repeated.
On a note! Is it more effective to take flour in the morning or in the evening?
Breakfast of flax flour with kefir saturates, gives the body strength, stimulates the intestines. In addition, the mixture is prepared very quickly. If you are in a hurry in the morning, then this is the best option.
But many people in the evenings begin to feel hungry. Flaxseed flour with kefir is a hearty dinner. At the same time, it is light, a person will not experience heaviness in the stomach. Over night, the mixture will have an effect on the intestines, and in the morning it will gently and easily cleanse. This is a natural treatment for constipation.
Bowel cleansing folk remedy
Bowel cleansing with flaxseed flour with kefir is needed not only for those people who are overweight, but also for everyone who has irregular stools. Unlike medical laxatives, this mixture has practically no side effects, is not addictive, it works effectively.
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The recipe is simple. You need to take a glass of fresh kefir with flax flour daily for dinner for a month. Since it is a rather coarse food, the organism needs to be accustomed to it gradually. Starting with 1 teaspoon of flour in a glass of kefir in the 1st week, add 2 teaspoons in the 2nd week, 3 teaspoons in 3-4 weeks.
When starting to cleanse the body, you should remember: you need to drink enough. We regularly lose fluid, including feces. Dehydration should not be allowed. It is best to drink pure filtered or bottled water, natural juices, and green tea. It is not recommended that you drink coffee and sodas.
Use in cosmetology
The use of flax flour with kefir is also known in cosmetology. The vitamins, microelements and polyunsaturated acids contained in this mixture have a beneficial effect on the skin. They nourish cells, eliminate superficial wrinkles, help get rid of inflammatory processes, and return the skin to a healthy color.The pores will seem smaller, the oily sheen will disappear.
It is best to cook flour at home, resin flax seeds. But if you buy this product in a store, remember: flax flour should not be stored in a transparent bag - in the light it spoils. At home, keeping it in the fridge is best.
Before applying the mask to the face, the skin is cleaned using special cosmetics or a steam bath.
The mixture with linseed flour should be a homogeneous mass without lumps. After cooking, it is left for 10-15 minutes so that it swells.
The simplest recipe looks like this:
2 tbsp. tablespoons of flax flour are mixed with 0.5 cups of kefir. The resulting slurry is left for a quarter of an hour, and then applied to the face. Hold the mask for 20 minutes. Wash it off with cold water.
Further options are possible. If the skin is dry - add olive oil, cream or honey to the mixture, if the skin is oily or with age spots - lemon juice.
Flaxseed flour can be mixed in equal proportions with oatmeal - the effect will be even better.
Flaxseed recipes
Flaxseed flour can successfully replace the usual, wheat flour. From it you can cook everything - from pancakes to pies. The food will not only be delicious, but will also have a healing effect. Another option: add a little flax flour to a regular dough - the taste of baking will become better and it will keep fresh longer.
What other dishes and drinks can you treat yourself to?
Linen kissel
In 1 liter of cold water stir 3 tbsp. tablespoons of flax flour. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring continuously. Further options depend on your taste. You can add sugar, honey, jam, raisins, prunes, candied fruits - in a word, give free rein to imagination.
Halva
Its basis is a thick porridge made of flax flour, cooked on water. You can add nuts, raisins to it. The resulting mixture, a paste-like consistency, is laid out in a mold and stored in the refrigerator. This is a great breakfast.
Sauce
This sauce is not only very tasty, it can help out the hostess during Orthodox fasts, as it does not include animal products. At the same time, it will perfectly replace mayonnaise. It will take 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour. They are brewed in 50 ml of boiling water. The resulting slurry is ground and cooled. Then add 1 teaspoon of salt, sugar, mustard and 20 ml of vegetable oil. Then beat. At the end, add some lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.
Do not be afraid to experiment. You can make dumplings out of flax flour. Flax porridge with mushrooms and fried onions will turn out delicious. And a drink made from flour with kefir can be tastier if you add honey, yogurt, and jam to it. Let these foods be in your diet daily. Eating healthy foods will make you feel better.
Contraindications
There are not so many contraindications, but they are. Who should not eat flaxseed flour with kefir:
- Little children.
- Pregnant and lactating women.
- People suffering from the following diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: gastritis in the acute stage, ulcerative colitis, diarrhea.
- For those whose doctors have diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes.
In addition, you need to find out if you are allergic to flaxseed flour. Start consuming the product in small quantities, increase the dose gradually - and be healthy!
