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Lignans at a Glance

Lignans at a Glance

Let’s have a quick look at the question of lignans. Here is a simple quick guide which may be all you need, but for more, have a look on the web.

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Could Linseed Oil Be The Next Wonderdrug?

Could Linseed Oil Be The Next Wonderdrug?

Countryside Magazine February 2016 Issue Words by Sue ScottWhen the Great Yorkshire Agricultural Show was rained off by a deluge that brought Harrogate to a standstill in 2012, farmer Durwin Banks found himself standing in a fish and chip shop, talking about dripping – not the stuff that was falling…

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Linseed Lancer in the Family and Grt Uncle Francis Brooker Killed 1916

Linseed Lancer in the Family and Grt Uncle Francis Brooker Killed 1916

A letter that would have been received 100 years ago to the day.Connections to Linseed: The Royal Army Medical Corps and a one hundred year old letter from the Somme.This is a letter from Francis who was on the Somme, to his sister Ada. It would have been 100 years…

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No additives or mercury here...

No additives or mercury here...

What's best, a plant based source of omega 3 that is sustainable and the Parent Omega 3 with no trace of mercury?

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Eat Your Own Flood Defences

Eat Your Own Flood Defences

How can this possibly be true? But it is!

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Mammograms

Mammograms

Mammograms: A public information blog for women, by Durwin Banks a heart centred farmer.

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Will farmers become the new doctors and are they even prepared for this?

Will farmers become the new doctors and are they even prepared for this?

What is going on?

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Breast feeding and the Law

Breast feeding and the Law

How far should we encourage the state to go to ensure pregnant mothers eat the right food to sustain their child?

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Aussies not just stumped by English willow but linseed oil.

Aussies not just stumped by English willow but linseed oil.

Linseed provides the essential fatty acid Omega 3, a quarter of all cell membranes are made from it. Omega 3 makes prostaglandins that make anti-inflammatory hormones. With cricketers now playing at the limits of human endurance we see many more injuries. Having the right balance of fats in the body will always help to both prevent injury and heal when injury occurs.

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