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In the News (Sun 15 Nov 09)

  
  Hemp Oil
Essential oils in their pure state are to concentrated to be used directly on the skin and you will therefore need to dilute them with a carrier oil, to "carry" the essential oil over your skin.
Hemp Oil is cold pressed from the from the nut of the plant.
Hemp Oil is readily absorbed by the skin and aids in regeneration of the skin and is commonly used in cosmetics and soaps.
www.belles-botanicals.com /ochemp.htm   (126 words)

  
 RAW MATERIALS FROM HEMP SEED
Hemp is now grown across Canada, in 8 out of 10 provinces, from the Maritimes to BC, from points as far south as Chatham, Ontario to as far north as the Peace River Valley in northern Alberta.
Hemp advocates will tell you that this is roughly the ratio that exists in hemp oil, proving the perfectly balanced nature of the oil.
Hemp oil is normally bottled in dark or opaque containers, and flushed with nitrogen prior to being sealed to prevent any oxygen from being trapped in the bottle.
www.ecomall.com /greenshopping/hempseed.htm   (1320 words)

  
 Nimbin HEMP Embassy
Hemp seeds have a high content of easily digestible complete protein and a rich oil providing a favorable ratio of the linoleic (C18:2w6) and linolenic (C18:3w3) essential fatty acids required for proper human nutrition, in addition to a significant contribution of gamma-linolenic (C18:3w6) acid of potential therapeutic efficacy.
Hemp seed oil from sterilized seed analyzed in the US contained 1.7% GLA but higher levels (3-6%) have been measured, although it is apparently rare in most tropical varieties of Cannabis.
It is nutty and free from the objectionable undertones of flax oil.
www.hempembassy.net /hempe/hempoil.html   (3490 words)

  
 The Health Benefits of Hemp Oil
Hemp has had a long-standing relationship with humanity; modern science reveals that it contains all the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids necessary for human life, as well as a rare protein known as globule edestins that is very similar to the globulin found in human blood plasma.
Hemp oil is natures most balanced oil for human nutrition (3:1 LA to LNA ratio) and is easily digestible; in fact this oil could provide all of our Essential Fatty Acid (EFA) requirements for life, due to the balanced 80% EFA content of the oil.
Oils should be pressed with a minimum of heat because the higher the temperature of the oil the faster it is destroyed by light, oxygen and other chemical reactions.
www.regenerativenutrition.com /content.asp?id=64   (2199 words)

  
 Nutiva adds to range with hemp oil
Nutiva, which launched a hemp nutrition bar in 1999, noted that 90 per cent of Americans do not consume enough omega-3, one of the most important essential fatty acids (EFA) that are known as the 'good fats' doctors recommend as part of a balanced diet.
Hemp oil is also a source of omega-6 gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) as well as the omega-3 EFA, stearidonic acid (SDA).
Nutiva is targeting vegetarians as hemp oil is one of the closest vegetable oils to fish oil.
www.foodnavigator.com /news/ng.asp?n=23660-nutiva-adds-to   (729 words)

  
 Illuminati News: The Marijuana Conspiracy - The Real Reason Hemp is Illegal
You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769; Hemp in Colonial Virginia, G. Herdon.
Hemp was the largest cash crop until the 20th Century; State Archives.
Hemp was declared dangerous and a threat to their billion dollar enterprises.
www.illuminati-news.com /marijuana-conspiracy.htm   (2879 words)

  
 Hemp Seed Oil
Hemp seed oil, is considered to be the #1 nutritional oil for health, because it has the highest and most complete profile of essential fatty acids (EFA's, good fats).
When the seed of the hemp plant are cold-pressed, it yields an oil that has a delicious and remarkable sweet nutty taste that is appreciated by both gourmet and health minded folks alike.
Hemp seed oil can be used in all of your favorite healthy recipes that do not involve cooking: for example: salad dressings, dips, pesto, hummous, guacamole, shakes, smoothies.
www.eco-natural.com /oils/hemp_seed_oil.html   (508 words)

  
 Hemp Oil Benefits | Health Benefits of Hemp Oil
Hemp oil is also ideal for those who are concerned about taking fish supplements due to the reported contamination of fish with mercury and other toxins.
Hemp also grows in such a way that no pesticides or chemicals are required to grow the crops.
As with all essential fatty acids, hemp oil must not be heated or fried and it is very succeptable to heat and light.
www.energiseforlife.com /hemp_oil.php   (560 words)

  
  Welcome to The Supplement Research Foundation
Hemp seed oil can be used for a long period of time without causing an EFA imbalance or deficiency.
Hemp oil tastes better than flax seed oil and is green in color due to its content of magnesium containing chlorophyll.
Overall, hemp oil holds great promise for athletes and fitness buffs trying to maximize their performance by benefiting from all of the effects of EFA's.
www.tsrf.com /supplements/supplements_hemp.htm   (344 words)

  
  Hemp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hemp is used to make cordage of greatly varying tensile strength, clothing, food, and the oils from the seeds can be made into paint or used for cooking.
Hemp rope used in the age of sail was protected by tarring, a labor-intensive process and the reason for the Jack Tar nickname for sailors.
This was traditionally followed by retting, either water retting (the bundled hemp floats in water) or dew retting (the hemp remains on the ground and is affected by the moisture in dew moisture, and by molds and bacterial action).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hemp   (3846 words)

  
 Information on hemp seed oil in natural skin care.
Although hemp seed oil is not really a herb, we have included it in the index, as it is very often used in herbal skin care, and is also used in some of our products.
The main economic importance of hemp is the fiber, and hemp is often used for rope making, but in history, the seed, either as a paste or as a liniment, was used in folk medicine as a remedy for tumors and cancerous ulcers.
Hemp seed oil contains 57% linoleic (LA) and 19% linolenic (LNA) acids and antioxidants in the form of vitamin E and carotene.
www.ageless.co.za /herb-hemp-seed.htm   (432 words)

  
 Hemp Natural Body Products
Hemp seed oil is known as "Nature's Most Perfectly Balanced Oil." Rich in essential fatty acids, hemp seed oil softens, soothes and promotes flexibility by working between surface cells, helping to lubricate, reducing flaking and revive the skins intercellular lipids, preventing cell loss and causing younger looking skin.
Hemp seed oil contain what is considered to be an ideal ratio of Omega 6 and Omega 3 fatty acids - 3:1, perfectly matching the needs of the human body.
Hemp Essentials Aromatherapy has a positive influence on the emotions by assisting to regulate your moods by either uplifting and energizing, calming and sedating or restoring balance to the physical, mental, and emotional bodies.
www.hempessentials.com /HempEssentials/whyhemp.htm   (569 words)

  
 Therapeutic Hemp Oil
They champion hemp as a renewable source of pulp for the manufacture of paper, as a superior fiber for making cloth, and as a new food that can be processed into everything from a milk substitute to a kind of tofu.
Linseed oil is usually classified as a "drying oil" rather than a food oil because its chemical characteristics cause it to combine readily with oxygen and become thick and hard.
It is nutty and free from the objectionable undertones of flax oil.
www.ukcia.org /research/TherapeuticHempOil.htm   (1395 words)

  
 Hemp Oil Fuels Legalization Drive
The Hemp Car, a 1983 Mercedes 300TD wagon built to run on diesel fuel, is circling the country exclusively on industrial-grade hemp oil.
The Hemp Car, which began its trip on July 4 from Washington, D.C., carries up to 500 pounds of the fuel in clear plastic containers in the back of the wagon.
Some are trying to distinguish the advocacy of marijuana from that of hemp, which carries only traces of the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana.
www.mapinc.org /drugnews/v01.n1409.a02.html   (533 words)

  
 Organic Hemp Foods: Hemp Seeds Oil Protein Powder Butter Rawganique.com
The essential fatty acids in hemp oil were used by Dr. Joanna Budwig (nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize every year since 1979) to successfully treat "terminal" cancer patients, as well as those suffering from cardiovascular disease, glandular atrophy, gall stones, kidney degeneration, acne, dry skin, menstrual problems and immune deficiency.
Hemp oil and infants: EFA's (Essential Fatty Acids) are essential to the development of the pre and post-natal baby.
Tidbits: The deep green color of hemp foods comes from their high chlorophyll content, which is widely acknowledged as one of the most healing substances in nature; chlorophyll is incidentally also the main ingredient in the composition of wheat grass, another highly healing plant food.
www.rawganique.com /Food.htm   (1968 words)

  
 Hemp Oil
Hemp seed oil is considered to be the best nutritional oil for health because its essential fatty acid (EFA) profile is closest to that required by the human body.
Hemp seeds are the only natural source to boast of having the ideal ratio of EFAs required by the human body, which is roughly 3:1 of omega-6 to omega-3, the two most important EFAs.
Hemp seed oil is best extracted mechanicallty in a light-free and oxygen-free environment and should be stabilized with such antioxidants as vitamin E, vitamin A, or rosemary extract to prevent rancidity.
www.innvista.com /health/foods/hemp/hempoil.htm   (3596 words)

  
 Hemp Oil in Cosmetics
Hemp Seed Oil is a moisturizing and penetrating oil that can be used directly on the skin and is a valuable addition to skin care products.
Hemp Seed Oil is especially beneficial for indoor, self tanning or after sun care because of its excellent spreadability and skin moisturizing properties.
Hemp Seed Oil produces a film that smoothes down the cuticle, which in turn reduces the scattering of light, thus improving the luster and feel of the hair.
www.hemptons.co.za /Uses/Cosmetic/Cosmetic.htm   (1790 words)

  
 Hemp Oil
Hemp oil has a very high content of unsaturated fats, perfect for a healthy lifestyle but also for the treatment of a variety of diseases.
The distribution of essential fatty acids in hemp oil is close to this favorable ratio (2:1 to 3:1), more so than flax oil which despite its higher total content of essential fatty acids has a less favorable ratio (1:5).
Flax oil also does not contain gamma-linolenic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid, which is found abundantly in hemp oil.
www.chii.ca /hempoil.html   (1220 words)

  
 Hempcar.org-Hemp Facts
Hemp seed was the world's number one wild and domestic bird seed until the 1937 Marijuana prohibition law.
Hemp stems are 80% hurds (pulp by-product after the hemp fiber is removed from the plant).
Hemp fiber has potential in the manufacture of strong, rot resistant carpeting - eliminating the poisonous fumes of burning synthetic materials in a house or commercial fire, along with allergic reactions associated with new synthetic carpeting.
www.hempcar.org /hempfacts.shtml   (1110 words)

  
 HEMP OIL SKIN CARE - NATURALLY BEST
Hemp oil is one of the few oils that is rich in Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs).
Hemp (cannabis sativa) is not, as so many people assume, the same plant as marijuana.
Hemp can be processed with little water, fertilizers or pesticides into textiles, rope, building materials, paper, food, solvents, lubricants, fuels and cosmetics.
www.ecomall.com /greenshopping/hempoil.htm   (540 words)

  
 Hemp Seed Oil Product Guide
Hemp seed oil produces a film that smoothes down the cuticle, which in turn reduces the scattering of light, thus improving the luster and feel of the hair.
Although mineral and castor oils are frequently used as solvents for oil-soluble sunscreens, hemp seed oil is a choice ingredient to reduce the tackiness of these heavier oils.
Hemp seed oil is especially beneficial for indoor, self tanning or after sun care because of its excellent spreadability and skin moisturizing properties.
www.hemp.co.uk /bodyhsoguide.html   (2181 words)

  
 Hemp Oil
Hemp oil has a very high content of unsaturated fats, perfect for a healthy lifestyle but also for the treatment of a variety of diseases.
Cold pressed hemp oil has a dark green color and adds its nutty flavor to a wide variety of foods.
The distribution of essential fatty acids in hemp oil is close to this favorable ratio (2:1 to 3:1), more so than flax oil which despite its higher total content of essential fatty acids has a less favorable ratio (1:5).
www.hempseed.ca /hemp-oil/hempoil.html   (1229 words)

  
 Non-Testers List, Hemp-Oil Urinalysis Acquittal puts Piss-Testing in a Hard Place.
Since untold numbers of non-drug-users are currently taking regular doses of nutritional hemp oil for its proven content of omega acids, though--and taking it in preference to less easily digestible supplements, with the specific medical intention of maintaining their health--the DoT's administrative ukase may not vanquish basic legal challenges.
Hemp "oil" is not a significant source of fiber, sugars, Vit.
Hemp seed protein is also 65% globulin edesin (easily digestible) Only Soy bean has a higher amount of protein, but Hemp seed protein is far more digestible.
www.nontesterslist.com /hempoil.html   (626 words)

  
 Hemp Oil - Definition and Characteristics
Hemp oil is from the seed of the hemp plant that contains between 25-35% oil by weight, which is high in essential fatty acids.
Hemp oil is one of the few oils that contains measurable levels of gamma-linolenic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid that is synthesized in healthy persons from linoleic acid.
Hemp seed also contains around 23% protein and all nine essential amino acids as well as two sulfur-containing amino acids - methionine and cystine - which are normally found in low quantities in vegetable proteins.
www.soaperschoice.com /soapoils/hempoil.html   (752 words)

  
 Prairie Emerald Oil - 500 ml / 16.9 fl. oz - HOC-103
Hemp Oil Canada Inc. is a bulk producer and processor of cold pressed, hemp seed oil sold under the retail brand name Prairie Emerald Oil.
Hemp seed oil is reputed to be the most unsaturated oil derived from the plant kingdom.
Hemp seed oil has been dubbed Nature's most perfectly balanced oil, due to the fact that it contains the perfectly balanced 3:1 ratio of Omega 6 (linoleic/ LA) to Omega 3 (alpha-linolenic/ LNA) essential fatty acids, determined to be the optimum requirement for long-term healthy human nutrition.
www.hemp-sisters.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=6923   (753 words)

  
 HEMP OIL
The hemp plant has provided humanity with valuable resources of fiber, edible seeds, oil and medicines for thousands of years.
In fact, hemp seed oil is the best nutritional oil available these days that contain the two essential fatty acids in perfect balance; overall, it is nature's most wide spectrum oil.
Hemp seed oil can also be used as topical first aid for wounds and burns, and can also be used for massage.
www.elixa.com /nutrient/oils.htm   (239 words)

  
 Hemp Oil Canada inc.
Hemp protein is free of the tryspin inhibitors which block protein absorption and free of oligosaccharides found in soy, which cause stomach upset and gas.
Hemp seed oil is reputed to be the most unsaturated oil derived from the plant kingdom.
Hemp seed oil also provides an adequate supply of antioxidants (Vitamin E), carotene (precursor to Vitamin A), phytosterols, phospholipids and a number of minerals including calcium, magnesium, sulfur, potassium, phosphorus, along with modest amounts of iron and zinc.
www.hempoilcan.com /nutri.html   (990 words)

  
 Hemp Oil Product Information - Natures Perfect Oil - Hemp Products
One tablespoon of flax oil provides three times more than the minimum amount of w3 essential fatty acids, which in 1992 was set at 2 grams per day by an ‘expert’ government committee in Canada-the amount present in just under 1 teaspoon of this oil.
If hemp oil is used as the source of EFAs, 2 teaspoons contain the minimum recommended amount of w3s, and 2 tablespoons or more of hemp oil may provide optimum amounts of both EFAs.
The chemical reactivity of oils when exposed to light, oxygen, and heat, which makes them perishable, is also the quality that makes them useful for increasing energy productions and physical performance.
www.naturesperfectoil.com /productinfo.html   (2297 words)

  
 Hemp seed oil: A source of valuable essential fatty acids
The seed oil is particularly nutritious and its properties and potentials are herein explored.
Hemp seed oil from sterilised seed analyzed in the US contained 1.7% GLA (Weil 1993, Wirtshafter 1995), but higher levels (3-6%) have been measured by German investigators (Theimer and Mölleken 1995, Theimer 1996), although it is apparently rare in most tropical varieties of Cannabis (ElSohly 1996).
A chronic LNA deficit is best acutely treated with flax seed (fresh linseed) oil, although it is unsuitable for prolonged consumption due to an imbalance in its LA (14%) to LNA (58%) content, a ratio approximately equal, but inverse, to that of hemp (Erasmus 1993).
mojo.calyx.net /~olsen/HEMP/IHA/iha03101.html   (2366 words)

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