Oxidative Stress and Nutritional Supplementation Intervention Study

Inclusion Criteria: * adults residing in a long term care facility * resident for a minimum of four weeks prior to entry * able to comply with study protocol * able to follow simple instructions * able to give informed consent or has a legally acceptable representative who is able to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: * Age below 60 or above 80 years. * Individuals at risk of hypotension or with symptomatic hypotension. * Fasting hypoglycemia. * Unstable diabetes * Diabetics taking insulin * Current cancer or diagnosed with cancer in the past 2 years. * Women with an immediate family history or personal history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer * Significant liver disorder * Significant gastrointestinal disorder including inflammatory bowel disease but not constipation * Significant kidney disorder * Unstable or severe cardiac disease, recent MI or stroke either in past 6 months or significantly (i.e., severely) affecting physical mobility. * Unstable other medical disease including, but not limited to, pulmonary disorder, epilepsy and genitourinary disorder. * Migraine with aura within the last year (as this is a risk factor for stroke). * Current diagnosis of a bleeding condition, or at risk of bleeding. * Significant immunocompromise. * Other unstable conditions. * Current use of hormone replacement therapy except thyroid medication * Current use of warfarin, clopidogrel, ticlopidine, dipyridamole or their analogues. * Intolerances or allergies to flax or vitamin D. * Estimated probability of longevity of less than one year based on medical opinion