Glad you're over the worst of it. Flax is one of the better-studied seeds, with a few catches. Eat it ground, because whole seeds often pass straight through. A tablespoon of ground flax (~7 g) has about 2 g of fibre and ~1.6 g of ALA omega-3, and flax has more lignans than almost any other food. Trials using around 30 g a day (3-4 tbsp) show modest drops in blood pressure and LDL.
The catches: ALA converts poorly to EPA/DHA, so it isn't a replacement for fish or algae oil. Ground flax goes rancid, so keep it in the fridge or grind small batches. Drink water with it and leave a couple of hours between it and any medication, since the fibre can slow absorption.
Easy uses: stir it into oats or yoghurt, or mix 1 tbsp ground with 3 tbsp water as an egg replacer in baking.
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