The body simply needs fats of vegetable origin, especially if it is a pregnant woman, because fats are a source of energy. Moreover, fats are a structural component of the cell membrane, as well as membrane cells, and ensure the normal functioning of all organs of the pregnant woman, and all systems of her organism. Flaxseed little can completely replace the body's needs in Omega-3, 6, and Omega-9, that is, in unsaturated fatty acids.
Our body can not produce Omega-3 itself, therefore it is necessary to eat with food. Such fatty acid is present in the composition of flaxseed oil, yet it is contained in fish oil.
If the Omega-3 enters the body in sufficient quantities, then the mobility and permeability of the cell membrane will be normal. In this case, the blood level of cholesterol will keep at a normal level (at a level of 4.5 mmol / l), which will prevent the development of stroke and heart attack. When using mainly animal fats, the membrane may lose its perceptivity, because the cell in such cases will consist of altered protein molecules and cholesterol. As a result, lack of calcium, glucose and potassium develops in the cells, bile cells, hormones of the gonads, thyroid gland and pancreatic are distinguished with disorders. Due to a lack of Omega-3, many disorders occur - hypertension, decreased attention, worsening memory, vegetative-vascular dystonia, infertility, coronary heart disease, obesity. Also, the functions of the thyroid gland are violated, the cystic organs - kidneys, liver, biliary tract, begin to appear, it is possible to develop sugar diabetes.
As a result of the lack of Omega-3, cell interactions also deteriorate, which causes the red blood cells to stick together, and the process of thrombogenesis develops. Cells become available and free radicals and viruses settle on them, the protective function of the organism falls, all this leads to the appearance of tumors, frequent infectious diseases, dysbacteriosis, immunity is weakening. The process of adhesion of the sex cells is broken, which is why infertility is developing. In addition, if there is a deficiency of this fatty acid in the cells, cholesterol settles on the inner walls of the vessels, resulting in the formation of cholesterol plaques, hypertensive disease, atherosclerosis and cardiac vessels.
Flaxseed oil and pregnancy
During pregnancy, a woman should in sufficient quantities to consume carbohydrates and proteins, since for her body these microelements are simply necessary. If you take a flax seed during pregnancy, it will support not only the health of your mother, but will also contribute to the harmonious and healthy development of the unborn child. In its composition, linseed oil has polyunsaturated fatty acids, the metabolic processes occurring in the pregnant body are positively influenced. In this case, the fatty acids deliver good cholesterol into the body, which is necessary for participation in important biochemical processes.
During pregnancy, any medications are contraindicated, and the flaxseed oil that is taken softly affects the body with the intervening substances, strengthening immunity without the threat of miscarriage. During pregnancy, immunity plays a big role, so even its slight increase can protect a woman from fungal infections, frequent colds and pyelonephritis. In addition, unsaturated fatty acids are responsible for the correct formation of the baby's brain, so a pregnant woman must necessarily include them in the daily diet. Flaxseed oil, participating in biochemical processes, normalizes the hormonal background of a woman, so that the opportunity to preserve pregnancy increases.
Daily use of the described oil (1-2 tablespoons) to drink significantly improves the work of the digestive tract, preventing the development of constipation - this unpleasant phenomenon affects the condition of women in general and the future child's succumbing. But it is worth considering that in recent months, the use of linseed oil should be carefully, strictly under the supervision of a gynecologist and in small amounts. This is due to the fact that taking flaxseed oil not only leads to an increase in the motor activity of the intestine, but also to the uterus, which causes a real threat of miscarriage.
Flaxseed oil, used during pregnancy, helps the organization to clear blood vessels from cholesterol plaques, as a result of which the blood flow and fetus will be improved by nutrients and oxygen. If a pregnant woman consumes oil, the probability of developing fetoplacental insufficiency will decrease substantially. Note that in fetoplacental insufficiency fetal development of severe lesions of the nervous system, in some cases it leads to fetal death.
Daily intake of flaxseed oil is able to provide the fetus with the right amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids. During the research it was proved that during the last months of pregnancy there is active seizure and dragging through the placenta of Omega-3 and 6 unsaturated fatty acids to the fetus, then they are built into the membranes of the cerebral cortex and the developing organ of vision. Babies born to the world prematurely, or if the child was born as a result of the pregnancy, which occurred with pathologies (placental insufficiency, toxicosis), will not receive polyunsaturated fatty acids in sufficient quantity, which will result in structural and functional immaturity of the brain. Also immaturity of the visual organs (the child has a congenital disorder).
The Canadian professor in the course of research has established that the mental abilities of the child, motor-visual coordination and fine motifs are predetermined by Omega-3. That is why the lack of this acid is the reason why a child can not control his handwriting, behavior, with difficulty or poorly comprehend the teaching material. In addition, such a child is predisposed to asocial behavior - game addiction, drugs, alcohol.
Properly used oil
Flaxseed oil can be taken by a pregnant woman only after consultation with your obstetrician-gynecologist (you can also consult a female consultation therapist). Flaxseed oil as a preventive medicine is taken twice a day in the amount of 2 tablespoons during a month. The oil is added to the food - salads, porridges, and postfeet. The course of prevention is repeated if necessary only after a break.