HEALTH & WELLBEING // T H E B AROSSA MAG | 51
WORDS BY LEE TEUSNER
GO VITA TANUNDA
Disclaimer: Some information has been extracted from the Go Mag.
Hemp is the world’s most nutritionally
complete food source.
No other natural resource on earth
offers the commercial, economic and
environmental potential of hemp.
Up until recently it wasn’t legal to sell or
market hemp as a food in Australia.
But after acceptance of much scientific
research, the Australian Government
and food regulators have given it the
green light, so we can all enjoy the health
benefits, as is done in most other countries
around the world.
What the ancients knew, modern
physicians and scientists have re-
discovered.
Cultures around the world have been
cultivating, trading and celebrating
industrial hemp with the earliest records
dating back 8,000 years to ancient
China, where health benefits were first
documented in the Chinese Pharmacopeia.
Hemp is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids
with the perfect omega ratio and contains
less common stearidonic (SDA) and
Hemp is not a
dirty word
gamma linolenic acids (GLAs), which fight
inflammation and provide cardiovascular
benefits.
Hemp is also easily digested, is a complete
source of protein with all nine essential
amino acids, and contains cholesterol-
fighting
phytosterols,
B
vitamins
(including folate) and minerals.
Hemp protein is superior to other plant-
based protein sources including soy,
rice and pea as it is a highly digestible,
complete wholefood with a bioavailability
rating of 98%.
Hemp protein powder works well in
smoothies, juice and yoghurt. It’s non-
GMO, non-allergen, gluten free, dairy,
soy and lactose free. It’s claimed a human
could survive indefinitely on hemp protein
and water alone as it contains everything
the body needs to function.
Add the sustainability aspects of hemp,
and the argument to use it as a pantry
staple are compelling.
One acre of hemp can produce 1,000L of
oil, 30 tonnes of fibre and more medicine
and biofuel than any plant in the history
of the world. Cannabis consists of over 100 known
cultivars, all unique in chemical structure.
Hemp was the most important plant on
earth 200 years ago. Cannabis also contains over 400
phytonutrients
and
80
known
cannabinoids,
which,
according
to
numerous clinical trials, may have
compelling
efficacy
in
medical
applications.
According to historian Dr John Jiggens,
during the Age of the Sail, a global shortage
of hemp crops motivated English botanist,
Sir Joseph Banks to establish a hemp
production colony in the South Pacific to
fuel the British maritime expansion with
ropes and sails made from its fibre.
Hemp’s emergence in the 20th century was
plagued by a comprehensive campaign
resulting in its ban.
Hemp was bundled together in post-
prohibition enforcement riddled with
misunderstandings to its relation to the
cannabis plant.
Hemp shares only the botanical name
Cannabis sativa and looks similar
but differs in chemical structure and
preparation.
Consumption of the seeds, oil or protein
from hemp will not produce psychoactive
effects, even in large amounts.
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Non-psychoactive cannabis preparations
rich in other key compounds such as
cannabidiol or CBD oil, have demonstrated
effectiveness through clinical studies in
treating neurological disorders such as
intractable epilepsy. Note in Australia CBD
is a schedule 4 prescription medicine.
In the wise words of pioneering
entrepreneur, Henry Ford, “Why use
up the forests which are centuries in the
making, if we can get the equivalent of
forest and mineral products in the annual
growth of the hemp fields?”
On November 12, 2017, hemp seed food
and beverage products were approved for
legal sale and consumption in Australia
and New Zealand. You can find your Hemp
health products at Go Vita Tanunda.