Thursday 5 December 2024 at 7pm GMT London

Eat Well, Breathe Well

with Dr Laura-Jane Smith, Consultant Respiratory and Internal Medicine Physician and certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner

Hosted by Rohini Bajekal, Nutritionist & Board Member of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
(CPD Accredited by the CPD Certification Service for 1 CPD hour and CME accredited for the LM MOC)

The webinar will explore the relationship between food and breathing. Dr LJ Smith will explore the mechanisms of breathing in health and disease, the effects of obesity and inflammation and recent evidence on the interplay of the lung and gut microbiomes. Participants will leave with a deeper knowledge of how diet can be used to improve quality and quantity of life in those with asthma, COPD and lung cancer, and the benefits of a whole food plant based diet for lung health more generally. They will also gain an understanding of what more needs to be done to reduce air pollution from animal agriculture to ensure we can all exercise our right to clean air, and opportunities to influence and advocate.

What will I learn from this webinar?

  • List the ways in which diet and lifestyle factors affect our breathing
  • Describe how the animal agriculture industry contributes to air pollution, & therefore lung disease
  • Analyse the literature on the impact of a whole food plant based diet on lung health
  • Propose ways to improve the lung health of individuals and patient populations through lifestyle interventions
Eat well, Breathe well webinar with Dr Laura-Jane Smith

Watch the video:

This content is for members only.
Members - please log in to access webinar content.

Not a member? Please join us here for access to all our previous webinars.

About the speaker

LJ is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at King’s College Hospital London with special interests in Lung Cancer, airways disease and breathlessness. She also has expertise in sustainable healthcare and holds positions as the Clinical Lead for Sustainability at King’s College Hospital, and the British Thoracic Society Trustee for Sustainability.

LJ is motivated by supporting patients to thrive rather than just survive and is passionate about the potential for plant-powered diets to dramatically reduce health inequalities. She campaigns on a number of social justice issues with MedAct and is actively involved in campaigns to end the hostile environment for migrants in healthcare, and on the intersections of climate and health with a focus on Air Quality and housing.

LJ adopted a vegan approach to life in 2017, motivated by a wish to extend the compassion she brings to her clinical practice to other aspects of life. She sees veganism as part of a commitment to compassion and equality for humans, non-human animals and the planet. Since studying the transformative impact of a whole food plant based diet for health through the University of Winchester Plant-Based nutrition course, and a Diploma in Lifestyle Medicine she has committed to bringing the evidence to her patients and the NHS more widely.

Twitter/X: @drlaurajane

Instagram: @seenbylj

Blog: https://drlj.blog/

We would really appreciate a donation for this webinar (suggested donation: ÂŁ5) as this enables us to continue providing evidence-based education around plant-based nutrition: donate by card or Paypal.

Sign up as a member and join our growing community.

This webinar lasts one hour including a Live Q&A.