Organic Hemp Is An Excellent Brain And Immune System Health Food
Hemp seeds are an excellent and healthy super food. Hemp is legally grown in recent years in the U.S.A., Canada, Europe, UK and Australia using a naturally selected strain of the plant, Cannabis sativa, which contains no detectable tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) the main psychoactive element that produces the “high” associated with marijuana. Established by law, the Canadian-grown hemp must contain less than .01% THC. This is the approved level that protects the consumers to get “high” from eating large amounts of seeds or ground powder.
Hemp foods are the highest source of easily digestible, essential fatty acids (EFAs) in the plant world better than nuts and cashews. Hemp seed oil contains 54.4% linoleic acid (Omega-6), 18.3% linolenic acid (Omega-3), 2-5% gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and 1-2% stearidonic acid. Hemp seeds, rich in vitamin E and minerals, are 33% protein and contain all the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids. The seeds contain eight essential amino acids the human body cannot make and two that human body cannot make in a sufficient quantity in a perfect ratio of omega-6-to-omega-3 which are necessary to maintain brain health, memory, mood, and concentration.
Hemp’s ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 fatty acids close to 4 makes hemp products a wonder healthy food. This ratio of fatty acids and in particular omega 3 fatty acids is beneficial for the prevention of heart disease and cancer. Hemp seed protein contains 65% edistin – a plant globulin which is the highest content in any plant on earth. Human body uses globulin proteins to make antibodies that are the main entities to create a healthy immune system.
Eating raw, organic, pure hemp seeds provides the body all the essential amino acids required to maintain health and supply the specific amino acids to make immunoglobulins.
Grow Your Own Groceries
To grow your own groceries, you don’t need to be so experienced, or have a huge backyard garden. These delicious plants require very little effort:
Basil: Chop it up and freeze it in an ice-cube tray, then stir the cubes into soup or other dishes.
Blueberries: Get an older bush which is ready to start producing.
Green beans: Green beans are easy to grow and easy to prepare.
Peppers: Try the spicy ones – they dry well.
Perennial herbs: Oregano, rosemary, thyme and sage are all good, easy perennials.
Salad greens: Lettuce can last throughout the summer. Plant it in a shady area.
Strawberries: You will not get enough to make jam, but you can have some for breakfast.
Tomatoes: Beginner gardeners should start with seedlings. Use stakes for support.
Also see: Indoor Garden in your Apartment
Organic Coconut Cream Mushroom Soup
Organic Coconut Cream Mushroom Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
1-1/2 lbs mixed fresh farmers market mushrooms (your choice of varieties), trimmed and sliced
onions, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves or 2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 tsp seasalt
1/2 tsp cracked black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
4 cups organic vegetable or free-range beef broth
1 cup homemade coconut milk
4 tbsp. Virgin Coconut Oil
1 cup boiling water
Preparation
In a bowl, soak mushrooms in boiling water for 30 minutes. Drain through a fine sieve, reserving liquid. Pat mushrooms dry with paper towel and chop finely. Set aside.
In a skillet heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) Virgin Coconut Oil over medium heat. Add fresh mushrooms and cook, stirring, until they lose their liquid. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware.
In the same pan, melt remaining 3 tbsp. Virgin Coconut Oil. Add onions and cook, stirring, until softened. Add reserved mushrooms, garlic, thyme, salt and peppercorns and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware. Add bay leaf, broth, coconut milk and reserved mushroom soaking liquid and stir to combine.
Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours. Discard bay leaf.
Enjoy the organic coconut cream mushroom soup!
Natural Weight Loss With Seaweed
A team of scientists led by Dr Iain Brownlee and Prof Jeff Pearson from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom have found that dietary fibre in seaweed could reduce the amount of fat available for absorption by the body by around 75 per cent.
The research team found that Alginate – a natural fibre found in sea kelp – stops the digestion of fat better than the anti-obesity treatments currently available over the counter.
Using an artificial gut, they tested the effectiveness of more than 60 different natural fibres by measuring the amount of fat that was digested and absorbed with each treatment.
Alginates from seaweed are already commonly used in very small amounts in many foods as thickeners and stabilizers. When the seafood extract was added to bread as part of a blind taste test, Dr Brownlee said the alginate bread actually scored higher for texture and richness than a standard white loaf.
Natural weight loss with seaweed is much better than using artificial means of shedding pounds. Weight loss pills have many dangerous side effects!
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