I've been taking flax seed oil and ground up seeds for a couple weeks now. I started taking it for really dry skin on my hands. My hands are practically normal now, although I can't be sure it's from the flax, because I've also been using lotion alot and I've been drinking more water. My mini food processor doesn't seem to grind the seeds up very well, and it's hard to find whole seeds. But then I found ground up seeds in my grocery store, I think Bob's Red Mill brand. I tried putting it in my oatmeal, but I didn't like the consistency. It absorbs alot of water, and makes it kind of slimey. I've heard if you boil flax seeds, you can make hair gel. So now I put the ground seeds on top of my oatmeal after it's already cooked, and then it doesn't affect the consistency. It's kind of like ground nuts and it doesn't taste like much. I also take flax seed oil gel caps. I don't like swallowing pills, so I just wait til they start to dissolve and then I just chew the oil out of the pill and throw out the gel cap. Also, my boyfriend has a problem with dry patches on his eyelids, and I read that flax is good for that too. He hasn't tried it, but I've noticed my eyelids feel smoother. Or else I'm just imagining it. :)