DELIVERS WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. THE SEEDS OF THE FLAX PLANT HAVE BEEN USED AS FOOD IN ASIA AND EUROPE SINCE AT LEAST 6000 BCE. FLAX SEED HAS LONG BEEN GROUND INTO A MEAL FOR BAKING. FLAX SEED HAS A NUTTY, LIGHT FLAVOR. FLAX SEED HAS HIGH LEVELS OF BOTH SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE FIBER, AND IS RICH IN OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS. THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE HAS IDENTIFIED FLAX SEED AS A NUTRITIOUS PART OF A DIET WHICH HELPS PROTECT AGAINST BOTH CANCER AND CORONARY DISEASE.