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Got hemp milk? Why a growing number of New Yorkers do
Now that there's hemp, is Heidi having a change of heart about her milk 'stache?
First there was soy. Then the myriad nut varieties. And now there’s hemp—milk that is. It blasted into the mainstream last week when Dr. Oz picked it as his favorite milk alternative on his eponymous TV show. So should you be washing down your (vegan) cookies with this health elixir? We take a look.
Can you get a buzz with breakfast?
Hemp milk comes from the seeds of the cannabis plant which are pulverized and mixed with water—but no, it doesn’t contain any THC or the mind-altering fun of marijuana. That said, the very fact that hemp milk comes from, well, the hemp plant, can be problematic for manufacturers. Cathy Hearn, president of Living Harvest, says her company is active in campaigning for the legalization of hemp plants at the federal level because of the plant’s nutrition factor (and her brand’s sustainability, of course).
Some of the popular hemp milk brands
What are the health benefits?
Hemp milk is extremely high in hormone-regulating Omega 6 and anti-inflammatory Omega 3, fatty acids that we have to get in our diet. Dr. Oz has extolled hemp milk’s ability to help your brain—well, its cognitive function and memory—as well as for heart health.
Integrative health expert Dr. Andrew Weil, who is also a fan of hemp milk, has pointed out that it contains all 10 essential amino acids and is a good source of protein. And a bonus: hemp has no known allergens, which can be a problem with soy and nut milks.
How does it taste?
It won’t be much of a leap for almond milk drinkers. But there are a bunch of brands on the market, from Manitoba Harvest Hemp Bliss to Pacific Natural Foods, each with its own take on the sweet, nutty flavor. Interestingly, both Drs. Weil and Oz have singled out Living Harvest’s Tempt hemp milk (and frozen deserts) as a favorite. Like most brands of hemp milk, it comes in unsweetened original (which Hearn says tastes similar to the dairy milk she enjoyed growing up in Wisconsin) to vanilla (which she says tastes like a milkshake).
The company’s goal, she says, is to make great-tasting products that aren’t just for hippies—and they appear to be succeeding. Hearn says that the company’s revenue has grown more than five-fold since they introduced hemp milk in 2007, with current sales of approximately $6 million.
“You know, we rebranded away from having the pot leaf on our containers,” Hearn laughs. “We really want hemp milk to be accessible to everyone.” —Catherine Pearson
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In February 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the DEA cannot ban hemp cereals and other hemp foods. In the seven years since this ruling, not a single person has been injured from eating hemp cereals and other hemp foods. The DEA was WRONG when it tried to ban hemp foods and it is WRONG to continue to ban the production of hemp in this country and the production and sale of other cannabis products such as medicinal and recreational marijuana!!
Marijuana has repeatedly been proven to NOT cause cancer, heart disease, brain damage, liver disease, emphysema, or any other significant health issue, and its addiction potential is about on par with coffee. In all respects, marijuana is far safer than beer and wine and should, at the very least, be controlled by exactly the same laws as alcohol.
When the government banned stores from selling marijuana it unwittingly eliminated all legal competition to drug dealers. Without competition, these criminals can demand any price they want which draws them into our communities and makes our children LESS safe.
We need legal adult marijuana sales in supermarkets, gas stations and pharmacies for exactly the same reason that we need legal alcohol and tobacco sales – to keep unscrupulous black-market criminals out of our neighborhoods and away from our children. Marijuana should be legal to sell to adults everywhere that alcohol and tobacco are sold.
I am fairly certain that is Heidi Klum, from Project Runway & Victoria’s Secret fame.
Hemp is sexy ladies! Feed me some and see what my body can do.
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