Good question JayKay! I'm confused too! I've been taking one TS of flax seed oil in my shake every day and I put ground flax seed in my shake and in my steel cut oats. My joints don't hurt at all since following the Schwarzbein Principle. Heve a great weekend! Maureen (Who is having her film developed of the Sequois and hasn't eaten pork rinds in well over a week!)