Q: what do u think of flax seed pills instead of flax seed?

A: There's no reason why you would want to use flax seed pills or any other flax oil supplement over the regular ground flax seed unless you just cannot stand to eat the latter. Plain ground flax seed has extra protein, extra fiber, is MUCH cheaper, and you don't have to worry that the oil extraction processing might've turned the beneficial omega-3 polyunsaturated fats into the harmful transfatty acids or destroyed the lignans. Considering all the publicity that flax oil is getting, plain old ground flax seed is completely and unfortunately overlooked. You can buy Bob's Red Mill brand ground flax seed in your supermarket for around three dollars per pound. It will contain 150 grams of fat (i.e. flax oil), along with a ton of fiber and good amount of protein. Similar amount of flax oil supplement will run you around $10 and won't have any of the extra protein or fiber. And as I mentioned there's the chance of some of the oil having spoiled. I'll take ground flax seed over any flax oil supp every time!