Plant Powered Planet: Issue 1

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Plant Based Health Professionals UK Lockdown has transformed the way healthcare professionals interact with patients, and in June 2020, a group of vegan doctors started to set up a new service for patients – Plant Based Health Online. Born out of the Plant Based Health Professionals UK, PBHO offers lifestyle medicine consultations, including advice on plant-based diets via video consultations. Dr Shireen Kassam, founder of the PBHPUK, details the background and purpose of this ground breaking new initiative.

ORIGINS

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founded PBHPUK back in 2017 when I realised there wasn’t a health professional organisation providing evidence-based education on whole food plant-based diets. For several years prior I was learning and educating myself on the topic and realised most of this education was coming mainly from the US. I realised there was a gap within the UK and felt compelled to fill this through the work of PBHP UK. We have always modelled ourselves on PCRM.org led by Dr Neal Barnard. He has

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really been a leader in this field and provided the basis for me to start the UK equivalent. I also wanted to provide likeminded health professionals and other individuals a forum and network to belong to so that we could learn and support each other and ultimately have a stronger voice in the area of food and health within the UK.

GROWTH We are a membership organisation, with membership open to all, not just health professionals. This is because we recognise that as

healthcare professionals, we have a lot to learn from ‘ordinary’ people who have used a dietary approach to prevent and management chronic illness. We want our network and education to be relevant to all. We started membership in 2019. Year 1 we gained 200 members, year 2 we totalled 600 members and if we continue at the current pace we will reach over 1000 members by the end of 2021. Approximately two-thirds of members are healthcare professionals, doctors, nurses, dietitians, nutritionists, physiotherapists, pharmacists etc and


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Plant Based Health Online

14min
pages 52-63

Veganic Growing Month By Month: May, June & July

4min
pages 152-160

VeggieVision TV with Karin Ridgers

5min
pages 146-151

Vegan Compassion In Action: New Projects Launched To Tackle Human Hunger

10min
pages 134-145

VON The Road: 2021 Summer Tour

9min
pages 124-133

'Vegans Deserve Better Than A Fruit Salad' by Danielle Maupertuis

6min
pages 110-117

The Start of Something Better with Keith Squires

6min
pages 104-109

Vegan Traders Union: Vegan In The Home

2min
pages 94-97

Is The Plant-Based Sector Immune To Greenwashing? by John Creaton

6min
pages 98-103

Top 20 Vegan Friendly Passport Free Things To Do In The UK This Summer

4min
pages 76-87

Launching The Tropical Duchess

5min
pages 88-93

VEGAN Happy Clothing: The Brand They All Love

10min
pages 64-75

An Interview With Kirly-Sue

5min
pages 44-51

The Vegetable Plot with Tony Bishop-Weston

3min
pages 38-43

A Day In The Life with Victoria Featherstone Pearce

4min
pages 28-37

Veganuary 2021: Powering The Planet With Plant-Based Converts

6min
pages 10-17

Top Tips: Lifestyle

4min
pages 22-27

Top Tips: Food

2min
pages 18-21

Summer of ‘21: Bryan Adams

1min
pages 8-9

Futurenormal Lands In London

1min
pages 6-7
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