How to get healthy fats on a plant-based diet
How to get healthy fats on a plant-based diet by Lisa Simon When following a plant-based diet, the absence of animal fats and cholesterol provide a great advantage to health. However, there are certain foods in a plant-based diet which contain high levels of saturated...
About soya
About soya Dr Nitu Bajekal FRCOG Dip IBLMConsultant Gynaecologist and Women’s Health Expert, Lifestyle Medicine Physician, nitubajekal.com Yianjia lee, Fresh Tofu at the Market. Flikr.com. CC Also known as Glycine Max, the soya bean is a legume, first grown in China...
Benefits of plant-based diet
Benefits of plant-based diet by Dr Shireen Kassam A plant-based diet is one that focusses on the consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds, whilst minimising or avoiding animal-derived and processed foods. There isn’t a precise definition...
Supporting your immune system with a plant-based diet
Supporting your immune system with a plant-based diet by Dr Laura Freeman The importance of our immune system The immune system is critical to all aspects of our health. Although we think about good immunity in relation to our ability to fight infection, a healthy...