{"id":49102,"date":"2020-07-07T13:53:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T11:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hempions.com\/?p=49102"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:01:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T09:01:34","slug":"buddha-diaet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/en\/stories\/buddha-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddha diet: Eat only hemp seeds for weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to legend, Buddha fed daily on a hemp seed on his way to enlightenment. Therefore, according to Indian myth, hemp seeds are the only food to have attained perfection. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This story was the reason for our founder Fabian to eat only hemp seeds for weeks. The name Buddha Diet was an obvious choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#beweggruende\">Idea and motivations for Buddha diet with hemp<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"#umsetzung\">Implementing the Buddha Diet<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#erfahrung\"><strong>Field report: eating only hemp seeds for more than 3 weeks\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fazit\"><strong>Conclusion on the Buddha diet<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"anchor\">\n<p><a name=\"beweggruende\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The idea and motives for Buddha diet with hemp<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the stories of Buddha's connection with hemp, the high nutritional content of hemp seeds is often the subject of articles and contributions on hemp. It is often even claimed that a healthy person can live exclusively on hemp seeds for weeks.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fabian's basic idea was therefore to live exclusively on hemp seeds and products made from them for 30 days. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Why a hemp diet works in theory<\/h3>\n<p><b>Hemp contains almost everything the body needs:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy <strong>Digestible protein in ideal composition<\/strong>. Protein is the basic building block for cells and muscles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essential fats: Hemp contains <strong>abundant omega-3 and omega-6 fats<\/strong>. These are responsible for healthy cells and are the only fats that the body absolutely needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dietary fibre<\/strong>: For intestinal health and digestion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Plenty of minerals<\/strong>magnesium, iron and zinc, among others<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vitamins<\/strong> and <strong>secondary phytochemicals<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What hemp lacks:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Carbohydrates<\/strong>Thus the <strong>Buddha diet<\/strong> a \"<strong>No-Carb Diet\"<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Isolated vitamins such as vitamin A, B12 and C.<\/strong> However, a diet for a few weeks would not usually have to lead to a vitamin deficiency. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fabian's most important goals were the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn about the body's reaction when depriving itself of carbohydrates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lose weight without losing muscle mass<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out if the Buddha diet is suitable for sustainable weight loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test his stamina and see if and for how long he can follow through with the Buddha diet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"anchor\">\n<p><a name=\"umsetzung\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Implementing the Buddha Diet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weeks of the diet were challenging for me for several reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was almost the same food every day, because neither salt nor other spices were allowed. There were therefore many limits to creativity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soon I could hardly stand it at the table with other food and ate alone, so this social aspect of eating was missing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though I had prepared myself well, the change was not easy for the body itself.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The drinks and food plan<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to hemp tea and hemp seeds, the plan also included dishes that are prepared from hemp in 100%. The modest selection looked like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Drinks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water, hemp tea, homemade hemp milk - drinking a lot was very important.<br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Breakfast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protein shake made from hemp protein high fibre with water, hemp tea or hemp milk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lunch or dinner consisted of the following options:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salad of hemp sprouts with hemp oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crispbread made from water, hemp flour and hemp puree<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemp omelette made from water and hemp flour\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hulled hemp seeds roasted\/unroasted pure or as topping<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemp puree as a spread\/addition<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protein shake made from hemp protein high fibre with water, hemp tea or hemp milk.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>In between:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hemp seeds peeled, roasted or hemp crunchies nature<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sport and other activities during the diet<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I did enough exercise during the diet: this included light endurance training and short strength training about 5 times a week. The main goal was to prevent muscle loss and to stimulate fat burning. Regular exercise in the morning was part of the preparation in order to get the body used to burning fat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor\">\n<p><a name=\"erfahrung\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fabian's experience report: Eating only hemp seeds for more than 3 weeks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Buddha diet was a challenge in several areas. Below you can read how I felt about it:<\/p>\n<h3>The first week - the first mountain<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first two days of the diet were not very challenging.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, starting with day three, the digestion became noticeable. The lack of sugar in the diet led to a real bowel cleanse. Days four and five were particularly challenging. From the sixth day onwards, I imagined drinking apple juice while drinking the hemp shake. It tasted better that way. After day six, this first hurdle was overcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The second week - you get used to it<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second week started relatively well again. I even felt clearer in the head and mentally more capable. Nothing was lacking except variety in food. Towards the end of the week, however, I noticed during a two-hour hike that the energy for longer sessions of endurance sports was lacking. After I had already lost 5 kg, the question also arose whether another 2 weeks was reasonable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The third week - drop in performance<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the halfway point of the set goal, a physical and also mental drop in performance slowly became noticeable. This was even measurable in the heart rate. After consulting with my environment, I decided to reduce the original goal to 22 days. From day 17, jogging in the morning was no longer possible, only fast running. Strength training, however, worked without problems until the last day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The last day - body gives signals<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the 22nd day, I ran a lap in the morning and did a little strength training as usual. However, my body, especially my heart, clearly signalled that they were happy about an early end. The variability of my heartbeat (indicator of physical performance) was at its worst level in recent years on this day.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48177\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48177 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.hempions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabian_Braitsch_Portrait.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">22 days of eating only hemp took Hempion's founder Fabian to his limits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"anchor\">\n<p><a name=\"fazit\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fabian's conclusion of the Buddha diet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 22-day diet was a special experience for me. As is so often the case, a one-sided diet is not optimal and not a solution in the long run, not even with hemp seeds.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My main findings and insights were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had lost a total of 7 kg, most of which was due to the bowel cleanse and loss of fat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within a few days I had put on about 4 kg again, the typical yoyo effect kicked in.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first week, the body cleanses itself and neurodermatitis slowly disappears.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a severe pollen allergy sufferer, I had almost no symptoms even in the height of summer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In retrospect, the first week was the hardest, especially because of the one-sided food and the bowel cleanse. But the first 10 days also had something good, because the intestinal cleansing had a positive effect on my immune system. From a health point of view, the third week was no longer beneficial. The body simply lacked the necessary sugar.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I therefore think that a toned-down form of the Buddha diet can be purposeful. This could be, for example, a 10-day diet that includes hemp as the main food, but also allows spices, other seeds, vegetables, salads and soups.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions about the diet, please feel free to contact us: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:contact@hempions.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact@hempions.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buddha: 1 hemp seed on the path to enlightenment, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sho<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Hing-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tsan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oxford<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarendon Press, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1882<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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