By Dr Rebecca E Jones Sunday, April 7th, marks World Health Day 2024, and this year’s theme is ‘My Health, My Right’. As most vegans do, I believe that a plant-based diet is the answer to almost everything. But this time, I’m not alone. It seems that in recent years, the world’s scientific gaze is… Continue reading World Health Day 2024 – How Veganism Does, and Could, Affect Global Health.
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Plant-Based Diets and Chronic Illness
By Dr Rebecca E Jones When I first started writing as The Vegan Doctor, my motivation was to bring useful advice from a doctor’s point of view to other ethical vegans. As time went on and I studied more, I began to realize the enormous health benefits of a plant-based diet. I learned more about… Continue reading Plant-Based Diets and Chronic Illness
Why Don’t We Talk About Miscarriage?
By Dr Rebecca E Jones I’ve had two miscarriages, and lost 3 babies. Why is it so hard to say those words out loud, or type them out for public reading? Because nobody talks about miscarriage. I’m a GP, so in the quiet, confidential space that is my consulting room, I do hear these words.… Continue reading Why Don’t We Talk About Miscarriage?
The Vegan Doctor Helps You Defend Veganism To Your Doctor
(Originally published in Raise Vegan magazine in September 2018) The main reason I started my blog, The Vegan Doctor, was because I read so many stories about vegans having bad experiences with their own doctor. It saddened me that a generally compassionate group of people were not receiving that same level of compassion when it… Continue reading The Vegan Doctor Helps You Defend Veganism To Your Doctor
Is Love Blind, or Blind Drunk?
In recent times, I often finish my day needing an escape from reality. So I often find myself partaking in the guilty pleasure of reality TV. I used to be a viewer of Big Brother when reality TV was a new concept, and touted as a ‘social experiment’. But that soon lost its shine when… Continue reading Is Love Blind, or Blind Drunk?
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