Hemp is Hot!

Most people associate the hemp plant with the use of marijuana, because you get a certain high when you smoke the dried flowers.

But this plant has much more to offer than its fragrant flowers. A total of 40,000 different products of the hemp plant can be made. In that respect, the hemp plant re-entered because centuries ago, the various parts of this plant is used for many different purposes. Rope, paper and clothes can made of hemp for example. The seeds were eaten raw or squeezed to make hemp seed oil. And all these features are now rediscovered.

Via the Internet there are more and more opportunities where you can buy all kinds of products that are made from the hemp plant. Hemp clothing, hemp paper and even hemp cosmetics (like lotion and shampoo are available nowadays). It certainly supports our health, therefore is the use of the hemp plant a must. Due to the high quality and correct composition of these products, they offer an excellent addition to any diet.

Both hemp seeds and hemp seed oils contain unsaturated fats omega 3, 6 and 9. These are fatty acids that our body can not produce itself and which are important for many functions in the body, including the function of our brains, our concentration, our cardiovascular system, stimulate blood circulation, lowering cholesterol levels, but also in support of our skin and joints fior example.

Products made from the hemp plant are completely organic and contain a range of minerals, vitamins, proteins and unsaturated fats. All this in the correct ratio and thus incorporated by the body easily. Hemp flour is completely free of yeast, gluten, sugar and lactose and you make delicious pancakes, pizza dough or cookies. Hemp has a "savory", kind of nutty flavor. The hemp seeds are delicious with a salad, pizza or pasta dish, but can also be eaten as raw.