The 13 Seeds Blog

I always get questions about fish oil and hemp seed oil. While these products are amazing in their own right due to their omega fatty acid content. There is another anti-inflammatory product that is often overlooked… let me...

When we eat food, our body starts to break the food in our mouth with digestive enzymes (chemicals in the body), these enzymes continue to do their work until they reach the small intestine, where the nutrients are...

So why does everyone think that eggs are bad? Well, as we discussed in the Friday Q&A two weeks ago we learned that fats aren’t actually bad for you and this concept has been misunderstood for a long time. Along...

There are many different types of super green powders. You may have a super greens supplement in your home because you heard it was ‘healthy’ or you found it in the health food section at your local grocery....

Welcome back to another edition of 3 question Friday! Every week our head nutritionist Ben answers 3 of his favourite health questions that you’ve been sending in. We’ve got some cracking questions this week! Congratulations to Karl, Sylvia,...

Deciding what plant-based protein to buy can be super confusing… There are so many different choices and it can be so hard to know what to pick! The good news is that plant-based protein powders can be just...

A common misconception is that we only get calcium from dairy. This is what the dairy industry wants you to believe. Despite dairy consumption having many benefits, it is not absolutely essential!  In fact, many plant-based foods contain...