[MariaAM]

Hey everyone!

Here’s an update after a week into my 2nd month. I haven’t had any growth since I restarted

1. My ground flaxseed went rancid. I didn’t notice that it went bad until two days ago, and I was still using it. I don’t know for how long I had been having the bad flaxseed. But this has happened before, and I knew something was off. When I had tried the program before the flaxseed was bad, but I didn’t know—and as a result I felt no growth. I also always felt sick and nauseous after taking it, I thought I started to dislike it, but once I changed the flaxseed I wasn’t nauseous or sick of it anymore.

How to tell if the flaxseed is bad:
- It will have a strong odour (it usually doesn’t smell strong)
- it will smell acidic
- the flaxseed once put into a cup of water will sink immediately

If flaxseed is good:
- it won’t smell strong
- majority of it will float in water


2. My diet, I haven’t been eating as clean as I want to lately. However, last month the growth was very strong and consistent. Even on days when I didn’t stick to my diet all the time. So I think it may be hormones, maybe my body is trying to balance out and cycle since I had such strong and consistent growth? And since I recently got off my period, maybe my body is taking its time to return to those hormone levels that are good for growth? I can’t be sure. 

I will still maintain the program and see when the growth returns. I’ll keep updating here!


-MariaAM

Hi Maria

How have you been storing the Flaxseed and the soy flour?

I'm very curious about this because MissMadScientist suggests that it should be refrigerated. 
However on my packet of flaxseed and kinako, it just says store in a cool dry place. Nothing about refrigeration. 

What storage instructions do they have on your packet of flax and kinako?

Hi Naturelife!

Yes, I’ve been storing my products in the refrigerator. Once the bag is opened, MissMadScientist suggests sealing it in an airtight container and keeping it in the fridge. I’ve been doing this, however since I went on my stopweek, I believe my package of groundflaxseed that I had been using for the last month had already went bad. By the time I started using it again, it was already rancid ):

The shelf life of both flaxseed and ground soy is very short once opened. On the packaging itself, says you can keep it in a cool dry place—I think before its opened. But since both contain a lot of fat it’s best to keep in the fridge since we use it so often (therefore it gets exposed to air and bacteria everytime we use it) and will have a lower shelf life as a result.

-MariaAM