“(Reuters Health) – Eating a bit of flaxseed each day might help lower high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Researchers said it’s too early to swap out blood pressure medication for the fiber-filled seeds just yet. But if future studies confirm the new results, flax might be a cheap way to treat high blood pressure, they added. Flaxseed is well known as a plant source of omega-3 fatty acids, fiber and lignans, a type of antioxidants. But so far, its effect on high blood pressure, or hypertension, has been better studied among animals than humans. “This is the first demonstration of the cardiovascular effects of dietary flaxseed in a hypertensive population,” Grant Pierce told Reuters Health in an email. Pierce is the senior author on the study and executive director of research at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.” To read more, click HERE