How To Make Healthy Buckwheat Pancakes | Cardiologist Dr. Subh Agarwal

Healthy Buckwheat Pancakes

This video describes the ingredients and methods for making a vegan, healthy and delicious Buckwheat pancakes and briefly describes the health benefits of Buckwheat and Flaxseed.

Dr Subh Agarwal MD, MS, FACC
Cardiologist
Visit us at https://holisticworkshop.org/
Email: info@holisticworkshop.org
Tel: 773-831-7660 to learn about our holistic program offerings.

Ingredients:
1. Buckwheat Flour – 1 Cup
2. Ripe Banana – 2 Medium Size
3. Flaxseed Meal – 1 Tbsp
4. Cinnamon – 1 Tsp
5. Baking Powder – 1 Tsp
6. Vanilla Extract – 1 Tsp
7. Milk (Any) – 1 Cup
8. Avocado Oil – 1 Tsp
9. Assorted Fruits

Preparation:
1. Mash Bananas in a pulp. Add Flaxseed Meal, Cinnamon, Vanilla Extract and Baking Powder. Mix Well.
2. Add Buckwheat Flour and Milk of your choice and mix well into the desired pancake mix consistency.
3. Set Pan to Medium Heat. Add Avocado Oil 1 tsp.
4. With a Laddle place the mix and make them round as shown. Cook till golden brown in the bottom and the upper part forms bubbles. Flip and cook the other side.
5. Make a stack of 3 or 6 pancakes and drizzle the sweetener of your choice.
4. Place an assortment of fruits.
5. Enjoy a healthy breakfast.

References:
1. Parikh M et al. Flaxseed: its bioactive components and their cardiovascular benefits. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018.
2. Rodriguez-Leyva D, et al. Potent antihypertensive action of dietary flaxseed in hypertensive patients. Hypertension 2013.
3. Caligiuri SP et al. Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory oxylipins in older subjects are normalized by flaxseed consumption. Exp Gerontol 2014.
4. Dupasquier CM et al. Effects of dietary flaxseed on vascular contractile function and atherosclerosis during prolonged hypercholesterolemia in rabbits. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006.
5. Bassett CM et al. Experimental and clinical research findings on the cardiovascular benefits of consuming flaxseed. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2009.
6. Law MR et al. Value of low dose combination treatment with blood pressure lowering drugs: analysis of 354 randomised trials. BMJ 2003.
7. Ogawa A et al. Dietary alpha-linolenic acid inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme activity and mRNA expression levels in the aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Oleo Sci 2009
8. Ueshima H et al. Food omega-3 fatty acid intake of individuals (total, linolenic acid, long-chain) and their blood pressure: INTERMAP study. Hypertension 2007.
9. Caligiuri SP et al.. Flaxseed consumption reduces blood pressure in patients with hypertension by altering circulating oxylipins via an -linolenic acid induced inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase. Hypertension. 2014.
10. Francis AA et al. Effects of dietary flaxseed on atherosclerotic plaque regression. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 2013.
11. Penumathsa SV et al. Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside induces neovascularization mediated cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury in hypercholesterolemic myocardium. J Mol Cell Cardiol, 2008.
12. Hutchins AM et al. Daily flaxseed consumption improves glycemic control in obese men and women with pre-diabetes: a randomized study. Nutr Res, 2013
13. Thompson LU et al. Dietary flaxseed alters tumor biological markers in postmenopausal breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2005.
14. Buck K et al. Estimated enterolignans, lignan-rich foods, and fibre in relation to survival after postmenopausal breast cancer. Br J Cancer 2011.
15. Kontogianni MD et al. Flaxseed oil does not affect inflammatory markers and lipid profile compared to olive oil, in young, healthy, normal weight adults. Metabolism. 2013.
16. Mason JK et al. Flaxseed and its lignan and oil components: Can they play a role in reducing the risk of and improving the treatment of breast cancer? Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab. 2014
17. Parikh M et al. Dietary Flaxseed as a Strategy for Improving Human Health. Nutrients. 2019.
18. Giménez-Bastida JA et al. Buckwheat as a Functional Food and Its Effects on Health. J Agric Food Chem. 2015.
19. Li L et al. Buckwheat and CVD Risk Markers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2018.
20. Van der Kamp JW et al. The healthgrain definition of ‘whole grain’ Food Nutr. Res. 2014.
21. Liu L et al., In vivo and in vitro antinociceptive effect of fagopyrum cymosum (trev.) meisn extracts: a possible action by recovering intestinal barrier dysfunction. Evid. Based Complement. Alternat. Med 2012.
22. Yamagishi SI et al. Glycation and cardiovascular disease in diabetes: a perspective on the concept of metabolic memory. J. Diabetes 2016.
23. Cervantes-Laurean D et al., Inhibition of advanced glycation end product formation on collagen by rutin and its metabolites. J. Nutr. Biochem. 2006.
24. Baranowska-Wójcik E et al. Honey as the Potential Natural Source of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Alzheimer’s Disease. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2020.

Music: Wishful Thinking

Videography: Abhay Agarwal

Editing: Abhay & Aditi Agarwal

Original of the video here

Pancakes Recipes
Waffles Recipes
Pies Recipes
Cookies Recipes
Bread Recipes

Back to home page