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(More customer reviews)A coworker was selling Mila, multi-level-marketing chia seeds, and had the office hooked. I asked my coworkers about it, and heard: "I wake up easier. I'm more awake when I get up." "I have more energy." "I don't snack as much during the day." and my favorite, "I don't get bad hangovers."
I wasn't about to spend $70 for a bag of Mila chia seeds, so I got the $8 Spectrum brand instead. The first nite, I stirred a spoonful into a glass of water, and waited. It had a clear baby-snot consistency that I found gross. I drank it anyway. The next morning, I sprinkled a spoonful in a packet of instant organic oatmeal. Knowing that the seeds absorb a lot of water, (and knowing I'm not much of a water drinker and need to sneak it into my diet whenever I can) I added extra water. It thickened nicely, and blended right in. I think it added body to the oatmeal, and it was fine.
To my surprise, it took me a long time to eat the oatmeal. I was also full for a long time. Usually, breakfast kick starts my appetite. Once I start eating, it's ON. A couple of hours later, when I normally be starving for my 11a.m. snack, I wasn't hungry.
Later, I was in a crowd in a not-so-good-area with a bunch of people around me. I am usually slightly anxious under such circumstances, and I noticed that I felt fine, totally normal.
I found that odd, so I went online to see if chia had anything to do with it. Apparently, people with depression/anxiety have low levels of some kind of good fat in thier brains that chia seeds have. I think it helped me keep my cool in a normally uncomfortable situation for me. Better than chammomile tea. Day 2, same thing. I normally crave chocolate, and the cravings weren't there. I actually wanted healthier foods. After dinner, for dessert, I wanted and ate a tomato. That's a far cry from my usual craving of chocolate frozen yogurt.
It's only been 2 days, but my behavior and cravings changed noticably. That's why I'm writing about it. I intend to keep it up. I also intend to try different brands. The one thing i didn't like about this one was that it said it was sprayed with an "inert gas." Inert or not, I'm not sure I want my food gassed.
Oh, another thing...supposedly, chia doesn't have a hard shell like flax, so you don't need to grind it. I also read that it doesn't go rancid as fast as flax. I can also say I've done flax and never noticed a darn thing, I just used it because it was supposed to be good for you. I noticed something with chia the first day.
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