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Hemp — A Nutritional Powerhouse

Hemp was first cultivated in China more than 6,000 years ago, and was used as a food source long before soy foods. Hempseed is considered by leading researchers to be one of the most nutritious super foods on the planet — packed with protein, vitamin E, Omega-3, and GLA.

Hemp contains pure, digestible protein, with a good balance of all eight essential amino acids. Hemp is not only delicious, but comprised of smaller-chain edistin and albumin protein, making it the gold standard of plant foods. Hemp has three times the vitamin E of flax and twice the iron and magnesium (a key mineral often depleted by industrial agriculture) contained in flax.

Got Your EFAs Today?

Because the human body produces no essential fatty acids (EFAs), it’s important that EFAs be consumed on a regular basis. More than 90% of Americans take in far too little Omega-3 — found in hemp, flax, and deep-water fish. What makes hemp so special is that it contains an ideal 3:1 ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 EFAs. In addition, unlike any other food oil, hemp also contains valuable Super Omega-3 (SDA) and Super Omega-6 (GLA), which help our bodies metabolize fats — vital to combat the effects of stress, aging, and pollution. EFAs are the “good fats” that doctors recommend.

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