In a Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Podcast

Dec 10 2024 56 ep. 37 mins 22

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This podcast is hosted by NHS GP's, Dr Clare Day and Dr Daisy Lund who will take you through all things health and plant based. They are both experienced clinicians with an interest in plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine, and a passion to share nutritional education with colleagues and the general public. But they don't do this alone. Episodes have interviews with experts within the field of plant-based nutrition, bringing the most up to date evidence-based information in an accessible way, all while sharing tips and recipes on plant-based eating to improve your health and wellbeing.

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Not under the influence: choosing better health, with the alcohol free warrior, Neil Rutherford

Dec 10 2024 41 mins

This week we speak with The Alcohol Free Warrior - Neil Rutherford. Neil is a member of the Plant-Based Health Professionals UK and shares with us how he came to quit alcohol for good and discovered the benefits of plant based eating along the way. He has now qualified as an alcohol free performance coach from the Andy Ramage Training Academy with a diploma in coaching and positiv

Avocados

Dec 03 2024 9 mins

Did anyone ever try to make you feel guilty about eating the 'Green Gold'? Do you feel you need more avocado facts? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, then this Nutshell Nugget is for you.

The foods your prostate would want you to eat, with Dr Benny Gavi M.D and Maya Eylon

Nov 26 2024 57 mins

This week we speak to the authors of the brilliant book 'Preventing Prostate Cancer: Reduce Your Risk with Simple Proactive Choices' , Dr Benny Gavi M.D and Maya Eylon. Dr Gavi is a Harvard trained medical doctor who works at Stanford Hospital and Stanford Medical School in California, and Maya Eylon is a medical researcher and medical student . In this episode they talk to us a

Eye health: cataracts and more

Nov 19 2024 10 mins

Ever wondered whether you can do more for your eye health than just eat carrots? Turns out a plant-based diet can protect against common diseases such as macular degeneration and cataracts. https://plantsfirsthealthcare.com/take-action/

Hip hip hooray: here's to fracture free living and healthy bones on a plant-based diet, with Dr Rajiv Bajekal

Nov 12 2024 68 mins

This week we talk about all things bone health on the podcast. From what foods to eat to improve bone health and reduce the risk of hip fractures, to the calcium 'thieves' hidden in our diets, to exercise and much much more. Dr. Rajiv Bajekal (MS, FRCS Orth., MCh Orth., IBLM) is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon based in London with over 35 years of expertise in Orthopaedics and Spina

Coconut oil

Nov 05 2024 8 mins

Often touted as a health food, and a common ingredient of cakes, biscuits and plant-based cheeses, we ask whether we should be favouring, or avoiding, products made with coconut oil.

Prescribing lifestyle medicine for chronic fatigue syndrome, with Dr Tila Kansagra

Oct 30 2024 54 mins

This week we are discussing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with Dr Tila Kansagra. Dr Kansagra is a UK based GP of British South Asian heritage who’s Board certified in lifestyle medicine and has a certificate in plant based nutrition as well as lifestyle medicine for cancer prevention and survivorship. She practices as a GP specialist in ME/ CFS and fibromyalgia. She is a passion

Vaping

Oct 22 2024 10 mins

In this Nutshell nugget, we're branching into the pillar of lifestyle medicine known as avoidance of toxic substances. We're discussing vaping. If you choose to vape, make sure it's a regulated product. And don't share vapes if you can't be sure nothing toxic has been added. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00183-X/fulltext https://www.gov.uk/gove

Getting health on the menu: campaigning for plant-based change in hospitals and beyond, with Dr Shireen Kassam

Oct 15 2024 53 mins

This week in the Nutshell we have the honour of welcoming back our first ever guest, founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals U.K. and Consultant Haematologist, Dr Shireen Kassam. This episode is released on World Food Day to highlight the problem with poor diets globally and how our current food system is at the intersection of the health and climate crises. Shireen talks us t

Eggs

Oct 08 2024 11 mins

There's something missing from what we learned in school about eggs. Hopefully Daisy and Clare have it covered in this nugget. Evidence based, of course. See below: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32524644/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2728487https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003508https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainter