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?
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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?
Does it really matter that another celebrity has given up veganism?
This week, news was published that Zac Efron was no longer vegan. Just add him to the long list of famous people half-heartedly giving the lifestyle a go, realising it’s not for them, and very publicly announcing their return to omnivore status. Or more often than not, an even more carnivorous diet than they had… Continue reading Does it really matter that another celebrity has given up veganism?
Could the Handmaids teach us about more than human rights?
“Handmaid’s Tale Milk Train.” I typed the words into the search engine after pausing the episode I was currently watching. ‘It can’t be unintentional’, I thought. Two women who had been raped, brutalized, exploited, and then finally had their children taken away from them, had found themselves during an escape attempt, floating in a big… Continue reading Could the Handmaids teach us about more than human rights?