Earlier this week, I was cooking a meal which contained some really delicious crispy stir fried tofu with veggies and edamame beans, knowing that I had a creamy chocolate tofu pudding in the fridge for dessert. It suddenly dawned on me that soya really is an incredible food. That’s three portions in one meal, each… Continue reading Soya, How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways.
Author: The Vegan Doctor
Should Doctors Advise On The Planetary Health Impact Of Our Diets?
I’m a GP, so I talk to patients about their diets every day. Weirdly, doctors aren’t very well trained to do this, but when I started writing as The Vegan Doctor, I studied for a postgraduate diploma in Clinical Nutrition. This was partly to help readers and patients know that they can trust my advice,… Continue reading Should Doctors Advise On The Planetary Health Impact Of Our Diets?
The Avian Flu Outbreak Is Another Sign That We Have To Change Our Ways.
So, avian flu is back. To be honest, it never really went away. It dominated the news in 2005 when 140 million birds were reported to have died or been killed because of the outbreak, but the current strain has actually been around since 1996. But on Monday 27th January 2025, there was a confirmed case of a farm… Continue reading The Avian Flu Outbreak Is Another Sign That We Have To Change Our Ways.
Why The Reports Of ‘One Glass Of Milk A Day Prevents Cancer’ Are Bad News
Published by Viva on 16th January 2025 https://viva.org.uk/health/blog-health/why-the-reports-of-one-glass-of-milk-a-day-prevents-cancer-are-bad-news/ This week, my news feeds were awash with the news that ‘one glass of milk a day prevents cancer’. It came as no surprise to me that there was such a pro-dairy story doing the rounds in just the second week of January. After all, Veganuary has… Continue reading Why The Reports Of ‘One Glass Of Milk A Day Prevents Cancer’ Are Bad News
The Quad-demic Exposes Just How Broken Society Is
It’s difficult to keep on top of all of these trendy new seasonal health disasters, but apparently we’re in the middle of a ‘quad-demic’. Apart from being just another layer of winter misery, what does this actually mean? Well, we all know that the colder and wetter seasons bring with them the usual coughs and… Continue reading The Quad-demic Exposes Just How Broken Society Is