Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd

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Frequently Asked Questions 1 a) What are the differences between hemp and marijuana? There are many. The most important is that Hemp contains a fraction of the psychoactive compound, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that Marijuana does. This is why hemp is legal and marijuana is not. The plants are relatives in the Cannabis family. b) Will I get "high" eating Manitoba Harvest™ products? No, eating our products will not get you "high". Manitoba Harvest™ hemp foods & oils are made with a hemp seed that has under 10ppm THC, as required by Canadian hemp food laws. c) Will I fail a urinalysis test if I eat Manitoba Harvest™ products? No. It has been documented in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology, ISSN 0146-4760, Volume 32, Number 6, July/August, pp.428-432 that eating hemp food products under 10ppm THC will not cause a false positive drug test. 2) Are all Manitoba Harvest ™ products certified organic? Not all Manitoba Harvest ™ products are certified organic. All Manitoba Harvest ™ hemp seed is grown sustainably without the use of pesticides. No chemicals are sprayed on the crop. We do also grow certified organic hemp seed for our certified organic products. Manitoba Harvest is certified organic by Pro Cert Canada, all products that we sell as organic are certified organic. 3) Is your hemp genetically modified to bring down the THC? No. The very low THC variety hemp seeds that we use has been selectively bred, not genetically modified. All Manitoba Harvest™ hemp seeds are original source and contain no Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). 4) What are Manitoba Harvest™ hemp foods & oils good for? Manitoba Harvest™ hemp foods & oils have many beneficial properties and biomolecules that promote health and wellness. Hemp Seed Oil has one of the highest concentrations of polyunsaturated fats and an ideal balance of the omega-6 and omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids. Hemp contains 54.4% linoleic acid(Omega-6), 18.3% linolenic acid(Omega-3), 3-4% gamma-linolenic acid(GLA) and 1-2% stearidonic acid; and as such is 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 3.75:1 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). Polyunsaturated fats have been shown to be beneficial for the prevention of heart disease, especially omega 3 fatty acids. Hemp contains phytosterols (B-sitosterol, stigmasterol, campestrol) in high concentration (one of the highest) which are known to reduce cholesterol. In fact, the US, FDA allows the claim that plant sterol and stanol esters reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels. Hemp contains chlorophyll which is anti-carcinogenic. The phytosterols have been shown to be anticarcinogenic as well (Phytosterols as Anticancer Dietary Components, Awad and Fink, Recent Advances in Nutritional Sciences, 2000, pp 2127-2129). Hemp is a source of complete protein offering 17 different amino acids including all of the essential ones.

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