Hemp Hearts are the New Super Food

Hemp hearts, hemp nuts, or hemp seed has been keeping much of the world heart-healthy for hundreds of years. According to research conducted by the National Center of Biotechnology Information and funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, in 2010, hemp seed has the potential to beneficially influence heart disease.

Besides the benefits to the human heart, hemp seed is now categorized as a super food due to the 21amino acids, including the 9 essential amino acids, and high levels of Zinc, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous, iron, and fiber. Add one very rare form of omega-6, known as gamma linoleic acid (GLA), and many ills of today could be combated nicely with this king of super foods. According to the American Cancer Society, research has proven that people with cancer, diabetes and skin allergies do not make enough natural GLA. Protein is another leading nutrient as the list below shows:...

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