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
Iodine
Iodine is an element which is essential in the human body for the production of thyroid hormones. Our bodies cannot make it, so we need to make sure we get it in our diet. Firstly, let me tell you about the thyroid gland. It's a small gland which sits at the front of the neck,… Continue reading Iodine
Keeping Those Vegan Bones Healthy
Today I decided to write about calcium. Usually my blogs stem from questions I see on the Vegan forums, but this is one that I decided to research for myself, as I'm sure I've not been getting enough calcium since I turned vegan. For those of you who don't know much about calcium, I'll tell… Continue reading Keeping Those Vegan Bones Healthy
‘Vegan’ pain killers – What can you take?
We all know that no medication is truly 'vegan'. In the UK, medications have to be tested on animals, by law, before they can be given to humans. So nothing drug-based that we take for our health will ever be vegan in the true sense of the word. But wouldn't it be nice to know… Continue reading ‘Vegan’ pain killers – What can you take?
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