COVID-19

Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus, he confirmed today. The plant-based star tennis player, ranked number one in the world, appeared at the Adria Tour, a series of events in his home region of the Balkans, to promote up and coming tennis stars.  The tour, which h...

According to market research firm Neilsen, sales of tofu are on spiking during DOVID-19. During the month of March, tofu sales increased by over 66 percent compared to the same period last year. And in May, sales were still climbing, up another 33 percent...

"Do all the things that make you healthier today, like lose weight, break a sweat and lower your inflammation by leaning green with lots of veggies," says Dr. Mehmet Oz, in the context of how to be healthy in the time of COVID-19. When Dr. Oz speaks the world listens...

The meat industry has been in a very public downward spiral since the pandemic ravaged the country. Now, experts say their losses could top $20 billion this year. COVID-19 has shined a spotlight on just how unessential—and detrimental—meat really is.  The co...

As a new feature on The Beet, Elysabeth Alfano interviews notable plant-based personalities to bring you stories designed to inform and inspire you on your plant-based journey. Here, she interviewed Dr. Dean Ornish, known as the Father of Lifestyle Medicine, on how adopting a plant-based approach can boost your immune system and help you stay healthy in a time of COVID-19. Cities aro...

Your mom always told you to eat your broccoli. Turns out she was right. Now there is research that shows that this always-healthy food contains an even more powerful compound than your everyday lineup of vitamin-packed veggies, one that could possibly help fight off the virus that we are all trying to avoid: COVID-19...

"What we found, when it comes to food, is that we saw a statistically significant relationship between plant-based foods and the formation of antibodies."         -- T. Colin Campbell, co-author, The China Study. Campbell, who is considered a ...

In this time of COVID-19 nursing homes are dangerous environments. Since January, when the first outbreak in Washington State killed hundreds of people in nursing homes, the trend has continued: Fully  30 percent of the total US coronavirus cases have occurred in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. Now nurs...

Cases of COVID-19 have nearly quadrupled at the major meat-processing plants in the past month according to a new analysis. Tyson Foods, Smithfield, and other meat companies, forced to reopen in the past weeks, have reported continuing rises of COVID-19 among workers, despite precautions to try to keep the plants and the personnel safe. ...

Wuhan China, the city of 11 million people where scientists now believe the coronavirus first began, has just announced it is banning the consumption of wild animal species for the next five years. The Chinese government is also paying farmers cash to not raise exotic animals for consumption. Bot...