Soy's New Competition: Hemp

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

Mr Nobody — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:09:46 GMT

You mentioned that the Fed Gov makes sure that there is no THC in Hemp. The proper statement should be, "Hemp does not produce enough THC to cause anyone to get high or cause a positive drug test". Some time back the DEA tried to ban all consummable Hemp products because they were "concerned" it would be detrimental to their drug enforcement efforts.

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

MarikaB — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:27:00 GMT

OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE!!!!!!!!!!

Mark your calendar, JULY 3^rd, 2007 at 10PM, for this show on PBS

STANDING SILENT NATION

See the trailer here

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/standing/preview.html

An excellent follow-up to the nationwide showing of "Standing Silent Nation" would be the airing of the documentary "Hemp and the Rule of Law" on cable local access stations. You can make this happen! Filmmaker Kevin Balling has agreed to grant copyright permission to local access stations to show his hemp documentary. Please contact us if you are interested in showing the film in your community.

Go to http://www.VoteHemp.com for more info.

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

lap — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:40:04 GMT

Is Help good t take or not? Dr Mercola's article indicates yes, and the Price Foundation article directly following says no.

Thank you,

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

Jedid — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:23:26 GMT

Dear Dr. Mercola,
I would like to inform you about the new whole food: Salba. It is even higher in omega 3 than hemp is. Please take a look at www.sourcesalba.com!! You will see that it is healthier than flax/soy/hemp/quinoa.

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

saynotoquacks — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:56:56 GMT

Industrial hemp and marijuana are actually the same species, Cannabis sativa. People hybridized hemp to increase the cannabinoids, particularly THC, and created marijuana. There are over 60 psychoactive cannabinoids in marijuana, and over 500 chemicals in the plant. The leaves are loaded with cannabidiol, the most potent anticonvulsant know to medicine. They are also loaded with antioxidants. And a little THC to boot. Queen Victoria used marijuana for menstrual cramps.

Want to know more? I used this stuff to free myself from the quackery initally and it's really scary how much I know about it. Not as scary as the withdrawal! Don't ever use this drug as medicine as I did. All psychoactive drugs are bad for you.

Lately I used hemp oil for a while as a supplement, since I'm allergic to sea products. It tastes nutty. (Not as nutty as the drug made me though, and that wasn't even as nutty as the quackery's dope made me!) There is nothing psychoactive about it, and that's coming from someone who's now allergic to tiny amounts of alcohol and mercury. I read that it has the right balance of omega 6 to omega 3, moreso than flaxseed oil, which has no omega 6. Unfortunately it's prohibitively expensive.

Before it was banned in 1937, marijuana was one of the main ingredients in most over-the-counter medicines. I truly believe Big Pharma was behind its prohibition--by banning it, they opened the market for their sh*t.

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

HealingMindN — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:57:49 GMT

Since THC is a natural component of hemp in certain varieties and there are over 400 varieties of hemp throughout the world, my question is: Which varieties of hemp have been cultivated in the U.S. for food?

I'm all for hemp in all the different functions it has served as clothes, paper, biomass and it's potential for preserving the forests since it's far more prolific than any tree.

As I understand, the few varieties that contain THC are the ones that people have used for food in the past (to get high in the 60's) while the other varieties are good for nothing but the useful functions. Has the food variety of hemp been engineered in the U.S.?

I look forward to its proliferation because of its cost effectiveness, but I'm wary of possible genetic modifications.

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

Alaskadude — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:10:36 GMT

What bugs me most is that someone can regulate what I grow...

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dt4884 — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:18:19 GMT

A few months ago, I tried the hemp bread, the same brand that Dr, Mercola used in his video. I did not like the taste nor did my wife. I put it out for the birds and small animals and they would not it it. Maybe, they know something that we don't.

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fortunategirl — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:14:17 GMT

It is my understanding that hemp seeds actually saved the Chinese from starvation durning droughts and other natural disasters. I believe this is part of what I recall from reading, The Emperor Wears No Clothes. This topic is covered pretty well at: http://www.thehia.org/faqs/faq1.htm
Hemp was used by Henry Ford in 1937 in the creation of a vehicle. Not only was the body made partly by hemp but it also fueled the vehicle. Hemp restores the nutrients of the soil its grown in. It is grown densely, as is bamboo, with up to 300 plants in a square yard. It grows in a very short season and would help tremendously with removing CO2 from our atmosphere. It was 'outlawed' when corporate interests, like William Hearst and the Duponts applied pressure to do so as it threatened their investments in timber and pertroleum. The time to re-introduce this agricultural answer to what we've been doing to our planet is now. Our forefathers grew it. It was mandated to be grown in many colonies in the early years, our Constitution was written on paper from it. (Recycled hemp clothing known as 'Rag' paper.) Our government did a 180 turn about legalization during WWII and had farmers growing it for all kinds of applications. Please read more and find out. Form your own decision and then vote with your conscious and your dollars.

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Chrisso — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:41:10 GMT

I'm glad that this topic has arrived. I'm a fan of hemp products. I wear alot of hemp clothes. Even though there is more omega-6 in hemp than 3, (3:1) as Dr. Mercola states this is actually quite a good ratio. If you feel you need to balance the rest out to 1:1 you can just take a bit of flax seed, or more krill. Hemp seeds have all the necessary amino acids and are truly (unlike soy!!) a complete protein. I take hemp protein, which is an amazing product, just condensed hemp protein, so good mixed in with the morning porridge, plus it contains loads of magnesium, and other minerals, a little bit gritty is the only setback for mixing with water after training. Plus - no hexane!!, and a crazy 45g fiber per 100g. Yet to try hemp milk though...... Check out www.nutiva.com anyway and you can see for youself. There are other good brands out there too.
Chrisso.

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

david — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:26:22 GMT

"What to do with all your Hemp seeds....after you have used the rest of the plant for fibres"......
....Make shed loads of more money?
Me, a cynic?

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

Russ Bianchi — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:33:20 GMT

Krill remains vastly more efficacious and safer than hemp which has been touted for at leat 20 years in the FRINGE natural health food circles.

Besides, hemp tastes BAD in many application at supposedly efficacious dosage levels...a non starter for most.

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

Witch Doctor — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:09:40 GMT

Hemp: Not For Human Consumption (link to Weston A. Price Foundation article)

A number of companies are now selling hemp oil, toasted and shelled hemp seeds and granola bars containing hemp seeds. This is not a good use for hemp. Hemp may be appropriate for domestic animals and birds, but it should not be used for human food. In China, where cultivation of hemp originated, hemp oil was used occasionally, but there are no references in the Chinese literature to the use of hemp seeds as food for human beings. (Simoons, Food in China, 1991)

Hemp oil has been promoted in recent years as a "heart healthy" oil that is rich in essential fatty acids and low in saturated fat. Hemp oil is indeed highly unsaturated, and this is exactly why it should be avoided. Hemp oil is over 75 percent polyunsaturated, containing about 55 percent omega-6 fatty acids and about 20% omega-3 fatty acids. It contains only about 10 percent saturated fatty acids and 10 percent monounsaturated fatty acids. It is, therefore, highly unstable and prone to oxidation; and the high content of linoleic acid makes it particularly unsuitable for human consumption. Diets containing an excess of polyunsaturated fatty acids, particularly omega-6 fatty acids, have been linked not only to heart disease but also to cancer and autoimmune disease.

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

seg — Mon, 28 May 2007 20:29:08 GMT

Being higher in Omega 6 probably means it's better for your skin and other organs that require pure omega 6. Here in Canada it's been in the market for quite a while but has'nt tried it as yet..has anyone read the book by Brian Peskin who claims the what we do need is more pure omega 6 that omega 3's, i believe the ratio he recommends is more like 2. something to 1. He also claims that omega 6 is the guy that delivers oxygen to cells not omega 3. www.brianpeskin.com
check the nexus magazine link i believe
If what he's saying is true then we might be in for another rollercaster ride...

re: Soy's New Competition: Hemp

Josh Rubin — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:41:49 GMT

This has been around for a while. I remember when going to college in the 90's, all the grungy people that were wearing hemp, advocated hemp makeup and foods. I am not to educated on hemp, but I know that through the years, companies are going to come out with anything and everything to make a dollar.