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.
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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?
World Health Day 2024 – How Veganism Does, and Could, Affect Global Health.
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.
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