Resources for health care professionals

Health

Veggiehealth magazine
Free to health care professionals (RRP £15 per annum)
Published three times a year, Veggiehealth provides a reassuring – and honest – voice about the benefits of following a plant-based diet and why it is the very best way to ensure good health.

Each issue is packed with the latest science on diet and health from around the world, but
there’s no jargon, just easy to read informative features which everyone can understand!

Fact sheets

One fact sheet FREE then each fact sheet 20p after that (RRP 40p).

Fishing for Facts

Plant-based Diets and Cardiovascular Disease

Soya-based Infant Formula

Veggie Health for Kids

The Iron Myth

A-Z of Hidden Nasties! Alphabetical glossary of animal substances

B12 and the Vegan Diet

Boning up on Calcium! Why plant calcium is best

Guides

Veggie Diets: Protecting Your Health
Free to health care professionals
Brimming with research which shows the many health advantages of following a plant-based diet. Contains advice from Britain’s lowest prescribing doctor, David Ryde – a vegan GP who discovered that diet was the answer to many health problems, not pills or potions. PLUS a guide to what vegetarians and vegans should eat each day, and how easy it is to obtain all the protein, iron, calcium and even omega-3 fatty acids you need without eating meat, fish or dairy. A must-read for GPs or practice nurses.

Have a Heart
95p (RRP £1.90)
Colourful guide brimming with information, tips and recipes to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease (CVD). Covers heart disease, stroke, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and more. Also includes 7-day menu plan with recipes.

Your Health In Your Hands
50p (RRP £1)
How diet affects our health. Easy to read and listing many of the common diseases, a vegetarian diet is shown as the overwhelmingly healthier alternative to the typical Western diet.

Nutrition In A Nutshell
35p (RRP 70p)
Why a plant-based diet is healthy and nutritious. Includes vitamin chart and where to
obtain all the nutrients you need on a vegetarian and vegan diet.

The Food of Champions
50p (RRP £1)
Why plant-based diets are ideal for sports people.

Know Your Numbers… Blood Pressure
FREE
This handy pocket-sized guide gives the low-down on blood pressure and explains why a plant-based diet is the perfect way to lower it.

Veggie Vitamins and Other Good Things Wallchart
£1 (RRP £2)
Colourful and laminated wallchart which shows at a glance where to get all the
nutrients needed for a healthy vegetarian or vegan diet. Size 23” x 8.25”.

Slimming/Healthy Eating

The V-Plan Diet
£1 (RRP £2)
Helpful guide packed with easy to follow tips to help maximise both health and weight loss. Contains seven day meal plan with tasty and inspiring recipes.

Dairy-Free

It’s Easy To Be Dairy-Free
50p (RRP £1)
Pocket-sized shopping advice for new vegans and information on why dairy damages health.

How To Be Dairy-Free
FREE
A guide to healthier shopping and eating. Includes 20 vegan recipes with Tofu Heaven section.

Babies & Children

Vegetarian & Vegan Mother and Baby Guide
95p (RRP £1.90)
Contains a wealth of practical information covering all aspects of vegetarian or vegan pregnancies and how to bring your baby up on a meat-free diet. Includes daily nutrient guide, best veggie foods for weaning and more.

Veggiehealth for Kids
75p (RRP £1.50)
A guide for parents showing why vegetarian/vegan diets are the healthiest
option for children.

Reports

White Lies
£2.50 (RRP £5)
This ground-breaking report reviews the scientific evidence linking dairy to disease and reveals the health consequences of consuming cow’s milk. This health report by the VVF is 76 pages and reviews over 200 research papers.

Globesity
£2.50 (RRP £5)
This scientific call for action shows how meat and dairy are at the core of the world’s
expanding epidemic. Read why plant-based diets are the solution.