I use 3 T. of fresh seeds and then ground them for over one year with no problems. A large amount of flax seeds can be toxic but at 3 T. you should be ok, but as with anything if you see an abnormality suggest you visit your doctor. Be careful in the oils that you are using as not mixing flax seed oil with olive oil. Also if you are following a strick flushing and maybe one day you binged on sweets this could be a problem. So suggest you check with your doctor. If you want to tell me exactly what you are eating in a complete plan I can try to assist you more.