Is flaxseed oil dangerous?
Why would flaxseed oil be dangerous? Because Bruce Fife said so? Like other detractors, he does not look at flax oil mixed with COTTAGE CHEESE. That should be the end of this discussion, but let’s take a closer look. … Unless there are two or more writers by the name of Bruce Fife, he wrote or co-authored some 30 books. About one third of them are on health and nutrition such as: “The Coconut Miracle” and “Coconut Cures”, etc, … Here is an example of what he wrote and where he draws his wrong conclusions from: “Researchers know that it’s the free-radical chain reactions that kill the cancer because when antioxidants, such as vitamin E, are given at the same time, flaxseed oil has no anticancer effects. The vitamin E stops the oxidation of the oil within the body and thus prevents the formation of free radicals. Without free radicals roaming around inside the body tearing up the cells, the cancer remains unharmed.” Interesting… unwittingly Bruce Fife underscores Dr. Budwig’s point