What are HEMP SEED HEARTS™ good for?
HEMP SEED HEARTS™ have many beneficial and bimolecular properties that promote health and wellness. The oil from hemp seeds has one of the highest concentrations of polyunsaturated fats and the best balance of the Essential Fatty Acids. The human body requires only two fatty acids, Linoleic acid (omega 6) and alpha linolenic acid (omega 3) and their metabolites gamma-linolenic acid (omega 6) and stearidonic acid (omega 3) in order for life and health. Hemp contains 54.4% linoleic acid, 18.3% linolenic acid, 3-4% gamma-linolenic a Canada Hemp Foods cid and 1-2% stearidonic acid; and as such is only one of only 4 oils to do so and is the most economical one of these oils. Hemp’s ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 fatty acids is about 4:1 which mirrors the primitive diet man evolved on for 2.5 million years. This ratio of fatty acids has been shown to prevent and even reverse Alzheimers disease in animal models and humans (Yehuda et al, Int J Neurosci, vol 3, 141-9, 1996). The fatty acid gamma-l
