Hemp seeds offer a variety of nutrition benefits, and contain beneficial omega fatty and amino acids, and minerals.  The part of the hemp seed you can eat is called the hempseed nut.  It is closely resembles the sesame seed in size.  It boasts eight essential amino acids, making it a nutritional powerhouse, just waiting to help you feel better, stronger and healthier!

It is easier to get hemp seed into your diet than you might think as the seeds can be eaten raw, sprouted, ground into a meal, made into “milk”, prepared as tea, and, oh joy!, can be used in baking.  Sprinkle them on salads, in cereal, yogurt and use them when baking muffins, pancakes or waffles.  Hemp seed has a nutty flavor that tastes great most any place you would regularly use nuts.

Those who regularly consume hemp hearts (shelled hemp seed) report a lowering of their blood pressure and often a drop in their bad cholesterol. The proteins and enzymes in hemp hearts, which works to soothe inflammation and reduce swelling, can also help arthritis sufferers. Hemp products can help manage joint pain and tenderness.  If you’re trying to lose weight, hemp seed, eaten in the morning with your breakfast, can help to give you a feeling of prolonged fullness so you won’t be craving sugary or salty foods that can sabotage your diet plan.  Hemp seed is also known to stimulate the immune system and help balance hormones (it can help PMS and menopause).

If you are vegan or vegetarian, you will be so happy to learn that hemp seed is a great, highly beneficial form of protein.  It is also easily digested, so it is a stomach friendly food too!  Always looking to soy products as a protein source can get a bit boring, so get a new lease on veggie life with hemp seed products.

The Internet is filled with recipes using hemp seed and ways to incorporate hemp products into your daily life.  Just knowing hemp seed can help various health issues while filling your body with essential amino acids and helping you to stay full while you meet your weight loss goals ~ well, don’t you want to go out and get some right now?

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