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Diet, lifestyle and brain healthBy Shireen Kassam Cognitive impairment refers to a decline in brain function, including forgetfulness, poor concentration and difficulty making decisions, which can then lead on to dementia. The most common types of dementia are...

Why two sisters and cancer doctors wrote a book on plant-based dietsBy Shireen Kassam and Zahra KassamIt may seem an unlikely topic for two cancer doctors to write about. Yet for us, after adopting a plant-based diet nearly a decade ago, it felt like the obvious book...

Expert Tips from the PBHP team on How to Thrive on a Plant-Based DietTop tips from the team at Plant Based Health Professionals UK Perhaps you have just finished Veganuary and want to know how sustain a healthy plant-based diet in the long-term. Or maybe you’re...

Eating eggs By Dr. Shireen Kassam and Dr. Zahra Kassam Eggs are a healthy source of protein, aren’t they? It is common to hear that eggs are a healthy protein source. This stems from the fact that egg whites provide a source of ‘complete’ protein and that this comes...

Diet and prostate cancerThe prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits behind the bladder and in front of the rectum and secretes fluid into semen. Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer in men in the UK. There are different stages of PC, all arising from a...

Yianjia lee, Fresh Tofu at the Market. Flikr.com. CCAbout Soya Dr Nitu Bajekal FRCOG Dip IBLM Consultant Gynaecologist and Women’s Health Expert Lifestyle Medicine Physiciannitubajekal.comAlso known as Glycine Max, the soya bean is a legume, first grown in China 3000...

Vegan diet and bone fractures Two studies have now reported an increased risk of fractures in people following a vegan diet. The first was a study published in November 2020 and was a new analysis from the EPIC-Oxford study, one of the longest running and largest...

Plant-based diet indexMuch of what we know about diet, nutrition and health comes from prospective cohort studies, which follow large groups of people, usually healthy at baseline, for a number of years and analyse associations between dietary intake and health...

Can an increase in whole-food, plant-based diets and a reduction in western diets be used to prevent and reverse diseases facing the western world today?Isabelle Sadler, BSc Human Biology The alarming rise in disease rates, including type II diabetes, heart disease...

Plant-based diets and risk of strokeThere are two types of stroke; haemorrhagic and ischaemic. The vast majority are ischaemic and share the same risk factors as ischaemic heart disease. Stroke represents a huge burden of disease globally. The Global Burden of...

A lockdown opportunity to bring lifestyle medicine into the mainstreamShireen Kassam is a consultant haematologist, lifestyle medicine physician, and founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK (@plantbasedhpuk). Laura Freeman is a dual licensed GP, lifestyle...

How to help patients transition to a healthy and sustainable plant-based dietShireen Kassam is a consultant haematologist, lifestyle medicine physician, and founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK (@plantbasedhpuk). Leila Dehghan is a doctor-turned-nutritionist...

Coconut oil is not heart healthy Highly successful Industry marketing has convinced many that coconut oil is a ‘health food’. This well conducted meta-analysis of 16 studies confirms this not to be true. Coconut oil consistently leads to an increase in blood...