5 Top Reasons That You Should Try Hemp Today

And How Doing So Will Change Your Life

Last week, I suffered through a moment of severe panic…

It started with the admirable desire to inject some healthy habits into my life, but ended with me curled into a ball in the aisle at my local health food store, bawling my eyes out as I tried to decide which ‘life changing’ supplement best suited my particular needs. I didn’t even know what my needs were yet!

I laugh at this version of myself now, but only because I made it out of that store in one piece, did a little research of my own, and came across a super food that literally covered every single one of my bases. Most of these I wasn’t even aware of.

Do you want to know what I discovered? Go on, take a guess…

Hemp! It isn’t just a super food, it’s a super plant, and if you are serious about improving your health and lifestyle, then read on as I provide 5 of the top reasons that you should try hemp today (and how doing so will change your life!)

1. Hemp Is Good For Your Gut Health

Why Is Gut Health So Important?

The human ‘gut’ is one of the most important parts of the body when it comes to maintaining both your physical and mental health. Comprised of trillions of microorganisms that make up your stomach’s ‘microbiome,’ these little guys are responsible for ensuring that your body functions normally.

Remember too, when it comes to your body, ‘normal’ is good.

And it’s not just your body that the gut is concerned with. The human gut also communicates with your brain through the nervous system, telling it how to function and operate.

If your gut isn’t feeling that great, if you haven’t been treating it as well as you should be, then this conversation is going to end poorly for both you, your brain, and your overall wellbeing.

So, How Does Hemp Help Your Gut?

Eating plenty of fiber is considered by experts the best way to aide your gut health. On average, you require 25–30grams of fiber a day for optimal performance and health. And where this might sound like a lot, if you introduce hemp into your life, it really isn’t.

There are two types of fiber found in the hemp plant, and both are of equal relevance.

The first is called ‘insoluble fiber,’ also known as ‘ruffage.’ This tough plant matter is broken down by the gut, absorbed into the blood stream, and helps to keep the digestive tract clean and flowing, aiding in your overall digestion.

The second type of fiber is called ‘soluble fiber.’ This fiber is absorbed by water in the gut which in turn lines your digestive system with a soft ‘gel’ and helps to soften your stool. It has also been proven to help reduce spikes in blood sugar, and aide in regulating cholesterol levels.

2. Your Skin Will Love You If You Switch To Hemp

It’s not just on the inside where hemp is important. Your physical appearance, from your hair to your skin, to your fingernails, is also aided in more ways than one by hemp consumption.

Oils Are Great For The Skin

Hemp is a seriously rich source in both Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids. These are both vital in maintaining healthy skin as they work together to aide in skin cell metabolism; the process in which dead skin cells are stripped away and replaced with newer, healthier ones.

Hemp, It Just Keeps Getting Better…

Your hair and fingernails benefit hugely from taking hemp also. Just like your skin, your hair requires a healthy dose of omega oils, plus vitamins D, C, Iron and Zinc in order to grow and flourish the way it should. All of these agents are found by the spade full in hemp.

3. Hemp Is Good For The Environment

Now that I’m done showing you how hemp can improve your life on a personal level, let’s discuss its wider reaching benefits, especially in regards to Mother Earth.

The world is dyeing slowly, and it’s no secret that this is caused largely by human intervention, mismanagement and apathy. But where things might have seemed too far gone to stop, hemp is yet again here to save the day.

Hemp Has a Serious Effect on Global Warming

One of the leading causes of climate change is the ‘greenhouse effect,’ the ongoing result of C02 excess getting trapped in our atmosphere and slowly warming the globe. Would you believe me if I said that hemp can literally stop this from happening? Well, it’s true!

The best way to think about industrial hemp is as a sort of ‘carbon sink.’ The industrial hemp plant can absorb up to 22 tonnes of C02 per hectare, nearly 4x more than any other plant. It literally purifies the air as it grows.

But what happens once it’s absorbed all the C02 it can handle? That’s where it gets really interesting.

Say Goodbye To Single Use Plastics

As well as greenhouse gases, our dependency on single use plastics has also played a large role in climate change. Lucky that hemp has us covered there too.

The excess C02 that hemp absorbs from the atmosphere bonds permanently to its fibers, which can then be used as an alternative for bioplastic manufacturing. Anything from textiles and clothes, to paper, right on through to concrete can be made from hemp!

4. Hemp Can Replace Cotton Products

My father has never been big on fashion. In fact, I believe that his entire wardrobe was bought on a single day in 1978, and since then he’s been content to wear these same clothes right into his grave. As you can probably imagine too, each piece of clothing is worn down, dried up, stretched out and falling apart. All except a single pair of pants that he’s worn more than anything else.

These pants are made from 100% hemp and as much as I hate to admit it… I want my own pair.

It’s no secret that hemp makes a great substitute for cotton. The only real secret is by how much.

Did you know that 60% of the worlds cotton is used for clothing? And up to 8000 harmful chemicals can be used in the production of these clothes? Added in how long cotton takes to harvest and you might start to see the problem.

Hemp Grows Really Fast

Hemp grows at a spectacular speed when compared to the cotton planet. It can also yield up to 220% more useable fiber. Add in the very real fact that hemp can be spun without the aid of harmful chemicals, and that it is 4x stronger than cotton, and you will start to wonder why we’re still wasting our time with pesky cotton in the first place.

But that’s all on the manufacturing side. What is it like to actually wear the stuff?

Here’s a dirty little secret for you. Hemp is better to wear than cotton.

It’s both antibacterial and hypoallergenic, which means that it literally fights germs on your skin.

Because it is stronger than cotton, it will last longer. And remember my dad, wearing the same pair of hemp pants for near fifty years now?

Each time a piece of hemp clothing is washed, it actually gets softer, without becoming warn through.

If you already own anything made from hemp, you know how great it is. And if you don’t? You better get shopping for your first piece of hemp clothing today!

5. Pets Love Hemp Too!

Go back and read my first two points on why you need hemp in your life. The first is in regards to gut health and the benefit eating hemp will have. The second concerns your physical being, from the health of your skin to the luster of your hair.

Have you re-read them? Good. Now, take those points and apply them as read to your pet. The effects, the benefits, the positive outcomes you are bound to see, all apply in equal measure to your dog or cat as it does to you. Seriously!

Most of us have a pet. And if not us, then someone we know. These loveable little fiends need our help! They can’t read the label, they don’t know what a microbiome is, or what ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 they need. That’s where you come in.

Just like you, your pet will benefit from eating hemp. And it goes beyond eating it too.

Plenty of products now exist on the market, from shampoos to creams to tablets, that are designed specifically for animals, all made from hemp.

In Conclusion…

Earlier on, I referred to hemp as a ‘Super Plant.’ After reading through this post, I hope you’re starting to see what I mean. More than that, I hope you’re starting to realize that the word ‘super’ might not be grandiose enough to describe this flexible, adaptive, damn near faultless plant.

Whether it be your physical and mental health that’s ailing you, your worries about the future state of the planet and where it’s going to be in a few years, right on through to concerns about your pet, hemp is here to help.

I could write thousands of words on the subject, and indeed I have. But truthfully, the only way to really understand how great hemp is, is to test it out for yourself.

So please, stop reading, go to your local health food store, hemp clothing brand, and even pet store. No doubt you’ll see that switching to anything hemp will seriously improve your life, today.