Nutritionist & Lifestyle Coach
Nutritionist & Lifestyle Coach
“I’d like to be a vegan but I’d miss cheese!” This is something I hear a lot from my friends and from clients. Cheese is one of the things that seems to hold a lot of people back from embracing a vegan diet. Whilst the truth is that there is no perfect substitute, it may …
Other than Vitamin B12 deficiency, an iron deficiency is probably the next most likely deficiency in vegans. Being deficient in iron leads to fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath, or even restless leg syndrome, and many more negative health effects It can have very serious consequences and is hard to correct (it takes 8-12 weeks of …
A whole food plant-based diet consists of vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole-grains, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices, which can be consumed in infinite combinations to suit all taste preferences and any cuisine. Plant-based diets contain lower saturated fat, cholesterol, and processed carbohydrates compared to that of an omnivore diet, meaning lesser occurrences of heart disease and …