Fantastic Flax and Flax: The Super Food both focus on the benefits of flax seed and flax oil.  The introductory material in the two books is almost identical, as Gursche has contributed some of the same stories and information to both books.  Fantastic Flax provides a few more charts describing the components and benefits of flax and more (very attractive) photographs of flax in most of its forms, while Flax: The Super Food! condenses the introductory material, but includes a few scientific citations at the end.

Both books also contain recipes.  Fantastic Flax offers about two dozen recipes for breakfasts, baked goods, dips and dressings.  It is a good book for those who are specifically interested in incorporating flax seed and/or oil into their diets.  As an added bonus, Fantastic Flax also describes and illustrates the use of ground flax meal as a poultice and face cleanser mask!

Flax: The Super Food! Can be seen as a vegan cookbook masquerading as a flax cookbook.  It offers over 80 recipes using flax oil and ground flax seed.  In addition to the expected breakfasts, baked goods and dressings, there are quite a few main dish recipes.  This book would b e a good one for those who are just beginning to follow a meatless or vegan diet, as many of the recipes are “old standards” (Sloppy Joes, lasagna, meat balls) made with vegan ingredients.  Of course all of the recipes also feature flax seed or oil.  Each recipe includes nutritional information.