The 13 Seeds Blog | Everything You Need To Know About Hemp

Hemp is an Environmentally Sustainable Superfood!

Hemp is an Environmentally Sustainable Superfood!

13 Seeds believe in supporting a healthy planet and a healthy community, which is why we use only natural ingredients in our products including locally farmed and sourced 100% pure...
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Summer Smoothies

Summer Smoothies

Boost Your Favourite Smoothie by including one or more of the following: 1 tablespoon of 13 Seeds Hemp Protein Powder 1 tablespoon of 13 Seeds Hemp Super Greens Protein Powder...
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START THE NEW WEEK WITH A BETTER BREAKFAST FROM 13 SEEDS

START THE NEW WEEK WITH A BETTER BREAKFAST FROM 13 SEEDS

October is Better Breakfast Month and what better way to start your week than with 13 Seeds’ Hemp Muesli, packed full of hulled hemp seeds and wholefood fruits and nuts, including apricots, linseed and almonds to keep you healthy on the inside.
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Hemp and honey: The perfect superfood snack for your family - By Terry memory

Hemp and honey: The perfect superfood snack for your family - By Terry memory

Many of the snack foods available today on supermarket shelves - including those which are marketed as healthy choices for growing kids - are packed with refined sugars, loaded with unhealthy fats, and contain a suite of artificial ingredients with names that are hard to pronounce, let alone identify. We all want to offer our families snacks we can feel good about, but it's not easy to find options with the right balance of taste, nutrition, and convenience - and the exaggerated claims on supermarket packaging don't help. If you're seeking a simple way to add sweet, healthy treats into your family's diet, take a moment to consider the benefits and uses of hemp-infused honey.
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Hemp Oil - Anti-Ageing and Skincare - By Tony De Souza

Hemp Oil - Anti-Ageing and Skincare - By Tony De Souza

Hydrate and heal with hemp!

Does your skin get dry and itchy in the cooler months?

There are lots of things we love about winter in Tasmania, but icy winds on chilly mornings is not one of them! Even though the daylight hours are beginning to get longer having just passed the winter solstice, there is still a while to go before the temperature begins to climb and harsh outside conditions subside. Do you find that when the wind blows your skin gets irritated? You are not alone! Research has shown that many different types of people report experiencing dry skin, and this is particularly so in the cooler months.

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The Irratating Truth about Sodium Laurel Sulphate - By Tony De Souza

The Irratating Truth about Sodium Laurel Sulphate - By Tony De Souza

How many chemicals do you put on, or in your body on a daily basis? How many of those are natural? How do we even know? And as long as they work, should we even care? Well what if I told you that one of the most common chemical additives found in products that many of us regularly apply to our bodies is synthesised using sulphuric acid, and has been linked to a variety of health concerns such as … - I bet you’re starting to care now.

The answer to the first question I posed is staggering: on average both men and women are, often without realising, adding upwards of 200 chemicals to our bodies every single day. Seems like a lot, but if you’re like me, you don’t really take much notice of the long ingredient lists on the back of our healthcare or skincare products. 
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Hemp Oil - The Omega Solution - By Tony De Souza

Hemp Oil - The Omega Solution - By Tony De Souza

It also offers several other health benefits such as alleviating symptoms of eczema and psoriasis, being a good source of antioxidants, and has been shown to have anti-carcinogenic properties. On top of that, production is far and away much more sustainable than fish and other sources of EFAs. Hemp seeds are also a much more accessible source, being suitable for people of all dietary requirements and choices. Circling back to the first issue raised around fish oil, the taste of hemp oil is actually very pleasant – its subtle nuttiness making it easy to consume as is or as a raw ingredient in food. So, what are you waiting for? Check out our range of hemp food and skincare products here.
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Hemp Vs Marijuanna - By Terry Memory

Hemp Vs Marijuanna - By Terry Memory

Can you Smoke it?

This is invariably the first question I get when people find out we have a Hemp farm. It’s asked in a fun way but it does signal the huge lack of information and awareness about what exactly Industrial Hemp is. Now this confusion begins with the fact that Industrial Hemp and Cannabis/ Marijuana possess only one real differentiating factor and that is the presence of or lack thereof of Tetrahydrocannabinoids or THC for short.

This is the ‘psycho-active’ substance in Marijuana that gets you high or stoned or whatever you want to call it. In hydroponically grown marijuana typical THC levels will be over 20%, with some as high as 35%.

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