As more and more people are increasingly conscious about health, what we put into our bodies and how it impacts on our overall wellbeing gathers more attention and spotlight. This is especially true for those aspiring to go on a plant-based diet, as they attempt to counter misinformation and propaganda by the meat and dairy industries as well as the mainstream about the “dangers” of excluding animal products from their diet, and follow the right nutritional guidelines to ensure that they get all the essential nutrients to thrive on a health level. Given all this confusion, what advice should one follow then if they want to eat plant-based and be healthy?

The upcoming vegan festival VegfestUK London, which takes place on October 27-28 at Olympia London, aims to shed light on the area of plant-based nutrition, with a wide selection of topics to be discussed by a number of health experts to help visitors navigate through the muddy waters of health and nutrition on a plant-based compass, whatever their current dietary choices are.

Here’s the list of speakers and topics confirmed so far for the Health talks room, and exact times and further topics to be added to the list in the coming weeks:

Saturday

Dr. Shireen Kassam – How to Explain to your Doctor the Benefits of a Vegan Diet

Gemma Newman – Medical Myth-Busting – What to say to Friends and Family when they worry about your health as a vegan

Deepa Devlukia – How To Raise a Conscious Vegan Child

Tim Shieff – My Fasting Journey: Reasons, Experience and Results

Josh Cullimore – The Many Health Benefits of a Wholefood Plant-Based Diet

Yvonne Bishop-Weston – Children And Plant-Based Diets

Sunday

Emmeline Peaches – Menstruating Morally: Creating A Vegan-Friendly Period

TJ Waterfall – Why Do Vegans Live Longer: A Scientific Overview

Day Radley – How I Healed My Eating Disorder using my Vegan Mindset

Aryan Tavakkoli (Quantum Clinic) – Cancer – What you can do about it

Paula Francis (SuperfoodLx) – Plant Based Solutions for Hormonal Imbalances

Detailed biographies and talk descriptions of all speakers involved can be viewed on this page here.

What else is on at VegfestUK London 2018

The Health talks come on top of an amazing array of other features, including:

• a Vegan Food Village with 25 globally inspired street food caterers,
• Shopping from over 275 exhibitors with one-off show specials available,
• talks on Environment, Fitness, Permaculture, Justice, Radical Veganism, Activism, alongside Yoga and Qi Gong sessions,
• a Cinema,
• a Living Raw Zone,
• Cookery Demos,
• Comedy,
• an Art Exhibition,
• a Kids Area,
• a 450-seater Auditorium hosting panels and entertainment,
• Live Music

and more!

Advance tickets for this event are now on sale at www.london.vegfest.co.uk/tickets with special offers running for limited periods only during August.

Join the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/2005218553101007/ and invite your friends!