{"id":149,"date":"2009-04-01T14:49:10","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T14:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drterikelley.com\/wp\/?p=149"},"modified":"2010-01-15T14:51:43","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T14:51:43","slug":"hooray-for-hemp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/hooray-for-hemp\/","title":{"rendered":"HOORAY FOR HEMP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hemp is rich in history. Due to its versatility, hemp and its beneficial properties have been used to make many items including paper, clothing, and even bio-fuels. <!--more-->Hemp has played a major part in American history,\u00a0 particularly during World War II when the United States government produced a film, Hemp for Victory, touting its many benefits. Hemp paper was even chosen for the draft of the Declaration of Independence. Though hemp is so versatile, the production of hemp was made illegal in the United States due to the ease of convertibility to marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of its long history, hemp has been promoted as the latest nutritional superstar and more people are finding out about its advantages. Hemp is slowly making a comeback and hempseeds can be found on most health food store shelves.<\/p>\n<p>The oils found in hempseed are cardiovascular aiding essential fatty acids, like those found in flaxseed oil, fish oil, and walnuts; skin enhancing linolenic acid, also found in safflower oil and sunflower oil; heart helping alpha-linolenic acid, like health-promoting properties found in green foods; and hormone regulating gamma-linolenic acid, like the oils found in evening primrose oil, currant seed oil and borage oil.<\/p>\n<p>Hempseeds are also high in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protein<\/li>\n<li>Minerals<\/li>\n<li>Vitamins<\/li>\n<li>Fiber<\/li>\n<li>Amino acids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hemp seeds can easily be added to salads for a tasty crunch, made into a nutritious and delicious nut milk, sprouted, and even enjoyed right out of the container.<\/p>\n<h2>THREE CHEERS\u00a0for:\u00a0Blue Diamond Natural Nut-Thins<\/h2>\n<p>Blue Diamond Natural Nut-Thins fit the bill in our quest for nutritious but yet delicious snacking. Made mostly from rice flour and nuts, Blue Diamond Nut-Thins come in almond, hazelnut, and pecan varieties with flavors like plain nut and rice, smokehouse, country ranch, and cheddar cheese. As they are uniquely thin and crispy, they are\u00a0\u00a0 considered habit forming.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAs Nut-Thins are wheat and gluten free, they are a ready choice for those suffering from Celiac Disease, a digestive disorder involving the inability to break down gluten commonly found in baked goods and snacks.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFor more information on Celiac Disease, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.celiac.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.celiac.org\/.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>GIVE ME FIVE<\/h2>\n<p>Five core fitness exercises:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hula-hoop<\/li>\n<li>Pilates<\/li>\n<li>Stability ball<\/li>\n<li>Tae kwon do<\/li>\n<li>Yoga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hemp is rich in history. Due to its versatility, hemp and its beneficial properties have been used to make many items including paper, clothing, and even bio-fuels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}