How a whole food plant-based diet can help to optimise fertility
How a whole food plant-based diet can help to optimise fertility by Lisa Simon, Registered Dietitian Infertility affects a significant number of individuals and couples trying to conceive, with rates in the UK and the developed world rising. The World Health...
Getting calcium on a plant-based diet: everything you need to know
Getting calcium on a plant-based diet: everything you need to know By Lisa Simon, RD, and Isabelle Sadler Calcium is a nutrient that many people fear is lacking in a plant-based diet, as dairy is often peddled as the best source. However, there are many good...
The truth about food intolerance tests
The truth about food intolerance tests By Lisa Simon RD and Claire Lynch RD A growing market, a lack of evidence Reports of adverse reactions to food have risen in recent decades, with up to 35% of people in Western countries reporting symptoms. Yet well-documented...
Seed oils – bad press(ed): myth-busting misinformation
Seed oils – bad press(ed): myth-busting misinformation By Isabel Somers Kelly, MSc Nutrition, University of Leeds “Toxic”, “inflammatory”, and “poisonous” are all terms you may have seen used to describe seed oils. Having gained huge attention in recent years, social...