Flaxseed provides alpha linolenic acid
which is an essential omega-3.
This enters a complex biochemical pathway,
To the long chain fatty acids EPA and DHA
Which are used in fixing nerves.

However there exits a gender gap with it. Males do not
convert flax in high amounts. I have read estimates that
only about 4% gets converted. Females who carry
Developing fetuses convert in the low 20% range
Because a developing brain before birth
Requires huge amounts of DHA and EPA.

So males should take fish oil or krill oil
To get the benefits that flax alone cannot
Provide enough of.

Upping doses of cod liver oil is a common
Mistake that health food store personnel mistakenly
Advise customers. There is too much vit A
And not enough DHA in it.