I read somewhere that if one used too much Flax seeds, it could be harmful. Something about the thyroid, that it could cause an enlargement of the thyroid .
I am asking this for my son who has been following the Fat Flush diet where you use flax oil and flax seeds. He is having very good results with the diet but has noticed some discomfort in the neck area and a little lump, maybe the size of a marble so naturally we've become concerned after reading that useing too much flax seed can be harmful. We would like to know how much would be too much and for how long before it would cause problems?
He has been using it for maybe 3 months and I too use it twice daily for a while now. We both use maybe in all 3 tbls. daily maybe a little bit more then that. Do you think it could cause problems at that amount? Thank you