Shireen Kassam, Author at Plant Based Health Professionals UK

A lockdown opportunity to bring lifestyle medicine into the mainstream

A lockdown opportunity to bring lifestyle medicine into the mainstream Shireen 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...

Mitch Kahn — Prostate Cancer Survivor & Heart Disease Warrior

Mitch Kahn — Prostate Cancer Survivor & Heart Disease Warrior As a Personal Trainer and Whole-Food Plant-Based Lifestyle Advocate, I am dedicated to helping my clients lead vibrant, resilient and active lives as they age through a combination of plant-based eating...

Coconut oil is not heart healthy

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...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 21st February 2021

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 21st February 2021 This week I cover our very own publication on psoriatic arthritis. In addition, the impact of a vegan diet on NAFLD, vitamin D and cancer risk, impact of egg and cholesterol intake and more about diet...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 14th February 2021

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 14th February 2021 This week I cover the eagerly awaited Mediterranean versus vegan diet study, coffee and prostate cancer, supplements for cardiovascular disease, vegan diets for children and more controversy from the...