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Red Meat May Increase Heart Disease Risk 1,000% More Than Vegan Diet

Red Meat May Increase Heart Disease Risk 1,000% More Than Vegan Diet

Eating red meat may increase the risk of heart disease 1,000 percent more than a vegan diet, a new study by Cleveland Clinic has found. Led by Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., the research complements previous studies showing that trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) in the gut can lead to the development of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, and strokes; high levels of TMAO in the blood are used to predict possible future heart problems and even death risks. TMAO is produced when gu

New Year, Who Dis? Here's Why NOW Is the Perfect Time to Go Plant-Based

New Year, Who Dis? Here's Why NOW Is the Perfect Time to Go Plant-Based

2018 is wrapping up, and it's been a wild ride for a lot of us! Here at Seed we celebrated our fifth year, launched an LA arm of our festival, and ranked in the top wine fests according to USA Today! It's been a roller-coaster ride, and I'm sure the same is true for so many others. For us, now that the new year is creeping up on us, it's time to start thinking about what we want to do differently in 2019. For many, diet and lifestyle is number one on their list! That's where

Brand New Thanksgiving and Holiday Gift Set

Thanksgiving is practically around the corner and we've got the wine portion of your holiday meal all sorted for you! We also know how hard it can be to come up with gifts for that difficult-to-buy-for-person in your life that has everything. Or perhaps you're stressing about choosing the right wines for what you or someone else are serving at the dinner table. We've worked it all out for you! We have created 2 different options to choose from: 1) A 3-bottle set of t

Multi-Award Winning Product Making its way to this year's Burger Battl

Multi-Award Winning Product Making its way to this year's Burger Battl

First time participant, SunflowerFamily USA, is bringing a unique, multi-award winning product to this year’s Plant Based Burger Battle; Sunflower Haché! SunflowerFamily manufactures a line of RTC organic vegan meals made from a single ingredient: textured sunflower protein. Many seasoned vegetarians and vegans are familiar with textured vegetable protein (TVP), mostly made from soy. Textured sunflower protein offers the same properties as TVP, with the additional advantage o

Study Finds Veganism Is 'Single Biggest Way' to Save the Planet

Study Finds Veganism Is 'Single Biggest Way' to Save the Planet

According to researchers at Oxford University, eschewing animal products will reduce an individual's carbon footprint by 73 percent. A new study conducted by researchers at Oxford University and published in environmental journal Science found that following a plant-based diet is “the single biggest way” to reduce global environmental destruction. In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, researchers spent five years compiling data from 40,000 farms in 119 countri

5 Habits Can Add 14 Healthy Years to Your Life, According to Science

5 Habits Can Add 14 Healthy Years to Your Life, According to Science

Science confirms what we know from our research and study of centenarians in “Blue Zones” regions. The longest-lived people in the world share nine commonalities: they move naturally in their daily lives; eat a plant-slant diet, go to happy hour and drink Wine at 5; they wake up in the morning with purpose; find ways to down shift and shed stress; eat to 80 percent full; belong to faith-based communities; always put family first; and have close friends with similar values – w

Here's What You Wanna Sip On All Summer Long

Here's What You Wanna Sip On All Summer Long

If you haven’t gotten your hands on Brew Dr. Kombucha’s newest flavor, Strawberry Basil, you’re missing out! Deliciously refreshing, their Summer Seasonal combines high-quality green tea with strawberries and two types of basil. The result is a light and fizzy Kombucha with a perfectly balanced flavor from these sun-loving garden favorites. Enjoy Strawberry Basil straight out of the bottle or get creative and add it to your favorite summertime treats for a healthy, tasty twis

“Fall” In Love With These 4 Plant-Based Smoothies

“Fall” In Love With These 4 Plant-Based Smoothies

Feeling a bit brisk outside? You can quickly get into the feel of fall with a spiced smoothie or one that uses our favorite autumn flavors, like apples and pumpkin. Dive in with a few recipes we’ve cultivated from our high-quality ingredients and a little imagination: Smoothie #1: Pumpkin Pie Yum! This recipe is filling and full of goodness, from the spices to the healthy pumpkin, plus our own 22 Days Protein powder to really hit the spot. 1-1.5 cups plant-based milk (almond,

Everything You Need to Know About A Vegan Diet in Less Than 500 Words

Everything You Need to Know About A Vegan Diet in Less Than 500 Words

Without a doubt, veganism is steadily on the rise, growing daily with news of its vast advantages for human health, for the struggling and depleted planet, for the billions of animals that are needlessly tortured and slaughtered every year for food, as well as for many other remarkable reasons. In response to this growing demand is a delicious, inspiring, and rapidly expanding supply of vegan foods, restaurants, educational opportunities, cooking courses, meal kit delivery pr

Seed Founder Regains Health on a Plant-Based Diet

Seed Founder Regains Health on a Plant-Based Diet

About a year into a relationship with my now-wife (and Seed co-founder), Michelle, I got sick. Really sick. All of a sudden I couldn’t use my arm or my leg; it was terrifying. Eventually I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Standard treatment was Methotrexate, which is essentially a lighter dose of chemotherapy. I got weekly injections and steroids, and it took them forever to get it under control. Over the course of two years it got worse and worse, to the point where

Inherent Equality: to Save an Animal

Inherent Equality: to Save an Animal

The numbers are hard to stomach: Vegetarian Research Group revealed approximately 7.5 million United States citizens currently partake in an animal product-free diet. PETA announced an annual of 27 billion animals being slaughtered for food. A single human, converted to a vegetarian diet, can save over 100 animals annually. Farmed animals consume over seventy percent of several major grains needed for their consumption; one third of all raw materials and U.S. fossil fuels. Th