{"id":1282,"date":"2019-07-21T20:27:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T20:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalmarijuanainc.com\/?p=278978"},"modified":"2019-07-21T20:27:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T20:27:47","slug":"benefits-hemp-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2019\/07\/21\/benefits-hemp-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis as a Superfood: The Benefits of Adding Hemp to Your Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hemp is a nutrient dense superfood that makes it easy to get the important vitamins, minerals, and more that you need to be healthy each day. Here we take a looks at hemp benefits for you and the planet.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

More and more, consumers are turning to all-natural products to boost the nutritional value of their diets. It is hard to find a more nutrient dense source than hemp. For that reason, hemp has been increasingly found as an ingredient in products from natural food stores and neighborhood grocery stores around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hemp has been an important source of nutrition for humans for thousands of years thanks to its significant nutrient content. Considered a superfood for its nutritional content, hemp foods continue to be popular as a way for health conscious consumers to support their diets with the vitamins, minerals, and more necessary for a healthy body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hemp seeds can be eaten by themselves for a healthy snack or added to smoothies, yogurt, salads, acai bowls, and more to give them a nutrient boost. Hemp seeds, the most popular source of hemp food products, have a light, nutty flavor that can compliment a number of meals. Hemp seeds can also be used to produce food products like hemp milk, hemp seed oil, and hemp-based protein powder. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here, we look at the nutritional benefits of hemp and unique ways to add hemp to your diet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What Nutrients Does Hemp Provide?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Hemp benefits include the incredible nutrient content they provide. Adding hemp to your meals and snacks is a fantastic way to boost your diet and get many of the vitamins, minerals, and more that you may be missing in what you eat each day.<\/p>\n

Hemp contains an extensive list of naturally occurring vitamins, including vitamins A, C, and E. Also present are B complex vitamins like riboflavin, thiamine, and niacin. Hemp further contains vitamins that are not sufficiently present in most modern diets, like beta carotene, helping users gain the nutrients they need to maintain health. Hemp is likewise a source of minerals like zinc, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.<\/span><\/p>\n

Protein in your diet is essential in the receiving of amino acids, but it\u2019s important that we obtain protein from the right sources. Eating even small amounts of red meat has been warned against by health officials. Instead, essential amino acids can be obtained through plant sources like hemp, which contains all 20 amino acids \u2013 including the 9 essential amino acids our body can\u2019t make on its own.<\/span><\/p>\n

The one fat you can never get enough of is Omega 3, but modern diets typically use other, less healthy fats. While both Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids are essential to human health, they should ideally be consumed at a close ratio of around 3:1. Eating the right kind of Omega 6 fatty acids, like gamma linolenic acid (GLA), a plant based Omega 6 fatty acid found in hemp at the 3:1 ratio suggested, can reduce the negative effects of high fat diets.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shelled seeds of the hemp plant contain about 35 percent essential fatty acids and 33 percent plant protein. They are also rich in soluble and insoluble fiber. These high levels of protein, fiber, and healthy omega fatty acids mean that using hemp foods can benefit you by helping aid proper digestion and promoting healthy eating patterns, which may lead to weight loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>USDA National Nutrient Database<\/span><\/a>, one tablespoon or 30 grams of hemp seeds contains:<\/span><\/p>\n