Hemp for omega 3???

If you've been a vegetarian for a while you might have heard about the importance of good omega-3 fats...which most people think you have to eat fish to get.

But, shockingly enough, hemp seeds are actually a great source of the same omega 3 fats, in an even better ratio. According to Udo Erasmus, author of "Fats that heal and fats that kill" , hemp oil is actually the most ideal oil for all of human consumption.

Omega 3 fats are said to nourish the brain, increase your ability to remember things, and also build healthy nervous system tissue. Certain omega fats like GLA are also known to reduce inflammation in the body.

Whole hemp seed is also a complete protein source. It is also extremely absorbable protein since it contains high amounts of edestin! Hemp seed is probably one of nature's most perfect foods, literally!


One of of my favorite companies to buy hemp from is Nutiva, since they give 1$ of their profits off the top to sustainable agriculture or organizations like "Vote Hemp" which I believe to be very important.

The owner of the company actually tryed to make growing hemp legal in California several years ago because he was tired of paying gas companies and trucks to haul in hemp from Canada.

Here's the best deals I have found online for Nutiva hemp products, much cheaper than my health food store prices! And their all certified organic :

3 pack of Nutiva Hemp Seeds for 18.00

2 16oz bottles of hemp oil for 16.76 -better than olive oil!!!!!!!!

2 16 oz canisters of hemp protein powder for 18.00!

 

IS no one here into hemp food?

 

Nobody??? Has anybody seen that video on newstarget.com with the founder of Nutiva hemp company Joun Roulac talking about his company. He seems like a great guy and I know I love his companies products... Here's a link to the video - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5930763767909889951&hl=en

It has 6K views but it should have more, you should forward this video to friends and create more hemp awareness

Hemp is an amazing food for vegetarians. Right on the nutiva oil it says " Closest vegetable source to fish oil" since it has long chain omega 3.

 

If people weren't so ignorant, we could use hemp to feed people who can't get nutrients easily as it is a complete protein source (people say that factory farms are good for a cheap protein source) and then factory farms could diminish and everyone but those assholes could be happy.

 

exactly! hemp could also be used for energy and clothing.

 

Yeah! Organic food is great to support but hemp can do a lot more than say lettuce. You can't make paper or clothes or heal damaged soil with lettuce, or most other things. Not to mention it's incredibly easy to grow organically and it will actually fix most soils. Hemp is a limitless plant and probably one of the most conscious plants on the planet.

It's amazing how they never taught us about hemp in school, or on television, or in churches or in any other large institution. We never learned in History class that the Constitution was actually written on hemp, as was the declaration of independence... and the first flag was made of hemp.

I was actually up at PETA the other day and I complimented someones hemp wallet and then a secretary there was just like "Hemp can save the world" and I was just like wow, your absolutley right. She just like blurted it out randomly, I was just thinking there is probably something to that!

 

i bought a hemp lollypop from camden a couple of weeks ago (it was made with hemp oil) and was really tempted to ask the shop owner if i was getting omega 3 from it... in the end i didnt bother, but i did ask my friends. they thought i was weird!
not that i care, the lollypop tasted like strawberry...

 

Where can you buy hemp oil at?

It sounds wonderful, I sometimes used to eat organic cereal made from hemp seeds.

I heard hemp is unique in that the seeds contain all 9 of the amino acids or something like that.

It is a superior food.

Many weeds are actually superior compared to commonly cultivated vegetables/fruits.

Purslane is one of them.


Purslane contains the 3 most important vitamins: A,C, and E as well as some omega 3's, potassium salts and maybe iron i think.

Besides purslane the coca plant is good for nutrients like vitamin A, phosphorous, calcium..etc.

Too bad people are ignorant and cant distinguish coca and cocaine as well as hemp from marijuana/cannabis.

 

As far as I am aware you can't cultivate hemp in the US, which is rather ironic in a sad way. Is the US the only "first world country" in which growing hemp is illegal?

 

2 16oz bottles of hemp oil for 16.76 -the best deal I've found on raw organic hemp oil..


Wild Food is definatley superior to cultivated food... for freshness and a richness in alkaloids(medicines). Plants lose sterols like 3 hours after their picked.

 

all this information is awesome and exacly what ive been looking for. thanks people.
peace

 

Ok avocado what exactly can you use the hemp oil for?

Id like to first steam some vegetables and then pour the oil over the vegetables.

Ive tried that already with olive oil and it is just as tasty as using butter and probably alot healthier than butter/margarines.

Could it be used as a stirfrying oil, or as a an oil to dip bread in or pour on salads?

Ive recently heard in this science magazine that oils should be included in all meals which would include : olive oil,canola oil, soybean oil..etc.

 

Hey Ginseng

I would not include canola or soybean oil in my diet at all.

Their usually hexane(a very harsh solvent chemical) extracted which is not something you want in your body in parts per million, and their also extremely high in omega 6 and 9 which create a lot of inflammation in the body... and you should never ever cook with those oils, since they become carcinogenic when they are...

Steaming vegetables and pouring hemp oil on them would be a great idea...

I would not stirfry with hemp or any oil except coconut since oil is highly sensitive and prone to oxidation. Just exposing oil to light can make it go off and become rancid... which is why you should always buy organic olive oil(or any oil but coconut) in dark amber glass or black containers like the hemp on amazon.com

Hemp is an awesome salad oil and I think it actually tastes better than olive oil..And it's actually the most balanced fat for humans to consume, which makes sense if you really think about it

It's very high in omega 3 which reduces inflammation and increases brain and nervous system health by building up the mylin sheath(sp?) around the nerves which is usually worn down by environmental toxins and toxic food, hence the epidemic of anxiety and neurotic behavior in our culture today. Most people have no omega 3 in their diet at all.

Hemp is not a cooking oil. The only oil I would ever cook with or expose to really high temperatures is extra virgin organic coconut oil... which you can also find for really cheap on amazon.com...

Other than that, cooked oil is probably one of the most dangerous food substances going. That's what clog's peoples arteries and causes a lot of heart disease and stagnation in the body...

 

Ok well i agree, that is why when I used to get a pesto pasta or etc at school and they used oil, i said no oil. I prefered the vegetables and noodles just cooked in the pan with no oil and maybe a little water and thats it. I don't think oils should be heated just cause and besides that i heard most unsaturated oils are unstable and become trans fats when u heat them that way.

I think you should steam vegetables and then pour olive oil over them after they have been steamed.

Saturated fats are more stable which is why you mentioned the coconut oil, but they are also not very healthy even though they are more stable for cooking with.

I dont like canola oil but ive heard it is a little healthier than vegetable oils.

I think butter and all margarines are useless too. I guess toast doesnt taste as good with olive oil poured on it but i am fine eating toast with jelly instead of butter.

So what do u do then? Alot of asian foods are stirfried, so is that unhealthy overall?

Is it better to steam everything and have the fish/ chicken oven cooked in a pan separateley?

 

Well I eat mostly a raw organic food diet... so I don't cook anything really often. Occasionally I will but mostly I really feel best eating a light raw food diet...

Cooking food puts acrylamide in the food, not to mention you have to be careful of what cooking utensils your using...

"Take aluminum, for example. It’s a great heat conductor, lightweight, inexpensive and easy to clean. However, some aluminum is dissolved into food when you are cooking acidic foods like fruits and tomatoes or anything containing vinegar.

Even if there is little risk from exposure to the levels of aluminum released into food from cooking, we are exposed to aluminum cumulatively from many other environmental sources.

In addition, salty water or food can pit aluminum cookware, making older pots a possible source of trace amounts of substances like arsenic and fluorides.

An alternative is aluminum or steel coated with porcelain-enamel. As long as the coating remains in good condition, the surface of these pots is durable, with no metal leaching into the food. Good quality cookware will have an extremely hard finish that is fused to the metal and won’t scratch, rust, fade or peel. However, some lower-priced cookware, which resembles porcelain-enamel, has an easily-damaged baked enamel finish. "

Plus cooking anything reduces the food's enzyme, vitamin, and mineral content. Fire mostly takes away from foods, it doesn't add nutrition to them. Rarely does food improve when it's cooked.

Some people say tomatoes and carrots are more nutritious cooked but Dr. Atkins said their just as absorbable when blended...and I imagine their even more bio-available when their juiced.

Here's a video on raw food - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_gT8iUzIJg

 

Avocado noni, I heard that polyunsaturated fats are the worst to cook with like corn oil, sunflower oil..etc, while monounsaturated like olive oil are a little more stable to heat but still arnt the best to cook with, but saturated fats are stable cooking oils.

Have you heard similar? I think that may be why using coconut oil which is saturated fat is ok to cook food in?

You said heating food in oil isnt good because of clogging arteries is that true for all oils?

I mean is pan frying just as bad as deep frying? I thought deep frying is usually in saturated fat? I mean i know they dont deep fry stuff in olive oil for one cause it costs alot more.

Is pan frying in coconut oil bad too then?

 

Hey Ginseng,

That sounds right on about corn/soy/sunflower being absolutley the worst to cook with(IE Never do it ever),olive being really bad to cook with(but okay to pour on warm vegetables), and coconut or even a very high quality ghee being okay to actually cook with.

I really wouldn't fry any food just because no food really becomes more nutritious or that much richer tasting if you know how to really prepare food properly...and almost all foods lose some nutritive properties when their cooked.

I guess it's nice to have warm food occasionally but really that's just an illusion people get hung up on. Kinda like going from meat eater to vegetarian, they think it's a big deal until they do it and realize that it's not actually challenging at all.

 

I think alot of coldwater/ arctic animals are actually composed of polyunsaturated fats. Seals, salmon,..etc

I think those fats as well as olive oil which is also an unsaturated fat are best kept at cool temperatures meaning refridgerated.

 

I just bought a container of hemp milk. it's really good!

 

Liking the sound of hemp oil! Does it cook the same? Same flavour? A friend of mine used Olive Oil and is had Omega 3 in.... spelt fishy so I looked onthe bottle and it was!