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
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
What is Anaemia and how do Vegans avoid it?
There are a few nutrients and deficiencies that seem to cause vegans more concern than others. I covered one biggie, B12, last week, and today I want to write about Anaemia. This describes the state of low haemoglobin levels in the blood. But what is haemaglobin? Haemaglobin, shortened to Hb, is a protein found in… Continue reading What is Anaemia and how do Vegans avoid it?
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