Healthy Mama Magazine Issue 7 - January 2015 | Page 21

IOUS PALICt, HEM lane P ving the Time Sa Bite at BaTara Miko, Happy Hemp y One From a health perspective, hemp products are amazing and so simple to add to your diet. Tara Miko from Happy Hemp walked us through everything we need to know about hemp. Hemp seeds are the most nutritionally balanced food source on planet earth. Jam packed with nutrients, edible hemp seeds come from the industrial hemp plant. While it is in the plant family known as Cannabis, eating hemp seeds will not cause you to fail a drug test or make you high. There are over 25,000 uses for hemp from food to fabric to fuel. People have been eating hemp seeds for thousands of years. It has been said that Buddha ate nothing but one hemp seed a day while seeking enlightenment. Hemp seeds are a complete source of plant based protein. In only 3 tablespoons there are 10 grams of protein. More than meat, poultry, fish or tofu! SUPER FOOD! Eating hemp seeds will not cause you to fail a drug test or make you high. It only provides amazing superfood goodness. Hemp helps with digestion, immune function, weight management, blood circulation, healthy sleep, hormone balance, hair, skin and nails. No other plant source on the planet has the perfect ratio of omegas in such an easily digestible form. These essential fatty acids are crucial for heart health and brain function. Hemp seeds contain all of the vitamins and minerals that the body needs on a daily basis. Magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamin E, vitamin B and many more! MAG 21