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Chia seeds can be easily incorporated into ones diet and can be used with many
other foods and beverages. Chia Seeds are a part of a raw food
diet. Chia Seeds are high in calcium and help you feel full
and grow to 9 times their size when they come in contact with
water. Chia Seeds help dieters with energy and
raw nutrition. Unlike Flax Seed, you do not have to ground up.
Chia Seeds when you make a smoothie. Chia seeds are great for
a raw diet because they do not have to be cooked. Not only is
Chia great for runners and weightlifters, Chia Seeds are
great for workouts. Prior to a run or athletic event in
which you need to hydrate, Chia Seeds in a bottle of water
will help you hydrate. They will also help with protein to
do the event without cramping up. Chia is good for GERD,
IBS, heartburn, and sour stomach and the digestive system
because it is a hydrophillic colloid. Chia is known to
lower cholesterol naturally. Chia Seeds are high in Omega 3
- 1 oz of Chia Seeds has 4915mg of Omega 3. Omega 3 fatty
acids are loaded with protein which is great for healthy
skin, hair, and nails. Chia slows the Metabolism of Sugar.
Chia can help diabetics control normal blood sugar because
it is a digest easy food and it is slow to metabolize. Chia
Seeds are good for your Thyroid - They are known to help
deal with thyroid medication symptoms like lack of energy,
dry skin and hair, thyroid weight problems, and colon
issues. For centuries the Indians of the southwest and
Mexico used this tiny little seed as a staple food. Known
as the running food, its use as a high-energy endurance
food has been recorded as far back as the ancient Aztecs.
The Indians of the southwest would eat as little as a
teaspoon full when going on a 24hr. forced march. Indians
running from the Colorado River to the California coast to
trade turquoise for seashells would only bring the Chia
seed for their nourishment.
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