The Wonders of Flaxseed

I found this brochure at the grocery store the other day espousing the wonders and benefits of the particular product Nopalina, a brand of ground flaxseed. Some highlights:

"Have you tried everything from grueling exercises to impossible-to-follow low carb and starvation diets, and NOTHING has worked?

We know you must have felt it over the years no matter what you do. Even if you do lose some weight, IT COMES RIGHT BACK.

So, how can NOPALINA help you solve this old problem? The conventional wisdom--work out, eat less--is just TOO HARD to accomplish on its own.*

Even when you do all the time-consuming and difficult workouts people suggest, you still only burn energy while you are actually doing them! The rest of the day you (sic) body engine is still idling and turning all the food you eat into fat.*

Even when you go on a starvation or low carb diet, you (sic) body screams at you for food and slows everything down so you still don't burn fat.

NOPALINA is a special combination of natural herbs to activate and accelerate your METABOLISM, kill your APPETITE, and promote rapid WEIGHT LOSS!!!

With our All-Natural Formula NOPALINA, you can:

• Lose pounds and inches like crazy.
• Quickly break down fat in your problem area.
• Jump-start your metabolism.
• Boost your energy levels.
• lose your appetite and feel satisfied.
• Eliminate cellulite and excess fat pockets
• Stimulate your body's natural fat-burning ability.

Take 1 or 2 tablespoons of NOPALINA before your meal 2 times a day. Drink 2 to 3 liters of water a day. Repeat for all the weight you want to lose."

*I don't agree with these statements, although I understand that everybody doesn't enjoy exercise in the same way I do.

What do you think, Mom? Should we go on a NOPALINA diet together?