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H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim H.E.M.P Healthy Eating Made Possible A Holistic Cookbook and Nutritional Reference Guide Paul Benhiam First published in Great Britain in 2000 by Fusion Press, a division of Satin Publication Ltd. Reprinted 2001, 2010 This book is copyright under the Berne convention. All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. © Paul Benhaim Cover design © 2000 Nickolai Globe Layout: Justine Hounam ISBN 1-901250-64-4 www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim H.E.M.P Healthy Eating Made Possible Paul Benhiam www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim Acknowledgments All the young, old and wise travellers of many nations, herbalists, Ayurvedic doctors, Tibetan llamas, Taoist healers and Indian mystics that I have met along the path; All those who have helped with New Earth and HEMP Food industries Association especially Dylan Maxwell; Colin, June, Katie and the boys at Global Warning Trading Company; Will and all at Motherhemp; Mayur and all at Sunnyvale Bakery; Essential Trading Co-Operative; Tim & Colin at Community Foods; Edna – the original hemp farmer; Gary Newman and Hemp Plastics (UK) Ltd.; Iris of Greenhouse Henf Kontorl Harriet; Mihaly of it’s hemp Austria; Dr Sumach; Buddhafield sangha; Ed the star Mitchell; Jack and Kath – my constant inspiration; John Adams; Nicky; Paul the miso man; India; Kookaburras, the authors of the papers written in numerous nutritional & medicinal research journals (especially the International HEMP Association journal); Web masters, Hemp growers, manufacturers, processors, retailers and users of hemp products; Udo Erasmus for his book ‘Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill’, Chris Conrad, Don Wirtshafter and the late Jack Herer for their pioneering work within the hemp industry; all those within the resource list for playing their part, my loving family, extended to human race; With love www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim Dedication This book was just an idea – for you. Contents www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim FOREWORD 36 INTRODUCTION 38 Food and ‘food’ 38 The Whole Balance 39 Habits 40 Change 42 Food and Energy 42 Food – Body, Mind and Spirit 43 Food – The Healing Effects 43 Foods – From Past to Present 44 The Present 45 SECTION ONE 49 HEMP AND HEALTHY LIVING 49 HEMP – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 51 HEMP PAST 51 The Conspiracy Story 53 www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim Food Industry 55 Today’s Modern Advances 56 Hemp and the Present 57 Seed Varieties 59 Hemp Farming 61 Nothing to do with Smoking it 62 Hemp and the Black Market 64 Hemp and the Soil 65 Who Can Grow It? 65 Seed Crops – Technical 67 Hemp Fibres 68 Hemp – A Solution to more than the World’s Nutritional Problems? 70 Hemp’s Many Uses for the 21st century 72 Hemp and Cosmetics 73 Hemp Soap Making 73 Making Lye 73 Testing the Lye 74 Hemp Plastic 75 Why Hemp Plastic? 75 www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim Hemp as a Bio-‐Fuel 76 Hemp for Paper 78 Hemp and the Textile Industry 79 Hemp Oil and Pharmaceutical Uses 79 Hemp Seed Cake 81 Future 81 Hemp Facts 82 Hemp and Beyond 86 HEMP, FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL CHOICE 88 Hemp as a Food 88 Hemp and Essential Fatty Acids 92 How much Hemp to Eat? 95 Hemp is good for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 97 Hemp Food, Weight Loss and Sports Nutrition 97 The Shelf life of Hemp 99 Oils 101 Free Radicals 104 Butter 105 www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim Nutrients 105 Protein 105 Protein – Hemp or Meat? 107 Cholesterol 109 Carbohydrates 109 Insulin 110 Sugar and Starch 112 Knowledge is the Key 113 Hypoglycaemia 116 Fibre 118 Craving 119 Burger, Fries, Crisps 122 Tip for Craving ‘The Munchies’ 122 Coffee 123 Chocolate 124 Smoking 124 Food Texture, Mind Texture 125 Food Cravings 126 www.hempowered.com H.E.M.P. Healthy Eating Made Possible by Paul Benhaim Persistence 129 Cravings as an Addiction 130 Cravings of the Pure 131 Freedom from Foods 132 VITAMINS AND MINERALS 133 VITAMINS 135 A 135 B1 135 B2 (Riboflavin) 136 B12 136 VITAMINS AND THE EFFECTS OF COOKING 137 C 137 D 137 E 137 Lecithin 138 Introducing the CaPNaK Theory 138 Analysis of Hemp Seed Oil 139 Acid-‐Alkaline Balance 141 Element Levels of Hemp Seed mg/100g 141 Yin, Yang and the Five Elements 144 Taoist Nutrition 145 www.hempowered.com
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