Timetable
Saturday
12:00pm
Healthy & Sustainable Diets (BSL Interpretation available)
Sandra Hood
Sandra’s talk ‘Healthy & Sustainable Diets’ will be discussing the link between vegan diets & sustainability as well as the[…]
Sandra’s talk ‘Healthy & Sustainable Diets’ will be discussing the link between vegan diets & sustainability as well as the relationship with health particularly with regard to diabetes.
1:00pm
The many benefits of a wholefood plant-based diet (BSL Interpretation available)
Dr. Josh Cullimore
Dr Cullimore, a practising GP, will explain the many benefits of a wholefood diet, including reduced risks of heart disease,[…]
Dr Cullimore, a practising GP, will explain the many benefits of a wholefood diet, including reduced risks of heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers, and explain the components of an optimal diet to maximise good health.
2:00pm
Panel: Barriers to adopting a whole food plant-based diet and how to overcome them
Dr. Shireen Kassam, Sandra Hood, Kate Dunbar, Dr. Sue Kenneally
This is your opportunity to come and ask those burning questions about plant-based diets to a multi-professional panel of doctors,[…]
This is your opportunity to come and ask those burning questions about plant-based diets to a multi-professional panel of doctors, dietitians and ‘patients’ who have successfully transitioned to a whole food plant-based diet. We will discuss personal and societal barriers to adopting this diet pattern and how to overcome them.
3:00pm
Mental Health Resilience; how our food choices and lifestyle are linked with brain function and mental health.
Dr. Arvind Maheru
Did you know about the exciting developments in our understanding of how our diet impacts on our susceptibility to memory[…]
Did you know about the exciting developments in our understanding of how our diet impacts on our susceptibility to memory loss, depression and anxiety? Come and hear how to optimise your diet and lifestyle to future-proof your brain. This talk will also look at the Gut-Brain Axis.
4:00pm
Gut Health: how a plant-based diet can change your world (BSL Interpretation available)
Dr. Alan Desmond
Dr Alan Desmond will discuss the medical evidence that compels him to recommend a whole food plant-based diet and why[…]
Dr Alan Desmond will discuss the medical evidence that compels him to recommend a whole food plant-based diet and why a healthy diet can change your digestive health, your overall health, and your world.
5:00pm
What does diet and lifestyle have to do with cancer? (BSL Interpretation available)
Dr. Shireen Kassam
Cancer is not inevitable. More than 40% of cases could be prevented through diet and lifestyle. Come and listen to[…]
Cancer is not inevitable. More than 40% of cases could be prevented through diet and lifestyle. Come and listen to Dr Kassam to find out how to reduce your risk of getting cancer or if you have had cancer, how to reduce the chances of it coming back.
Sunday
11:00am
Busting myths on bone health and osteoporosis (BSL interpretation available)
Rajiv Bajekal
There are many myths about factors that help promote bone health and prevent osteoporosis. Dairy is often touted as the[…]
There are many myths about factors that help promote bone health and prevent osteoporosis. Dairy is often touted as the ‘complete food’ for bone health. Is there any truth in this campaign? This lecture will explore how a whole food plant-based diet, together with exercise, helps build strong bones.
12:00pm
Vegan nutrition myth busting (BSL Interpretation available)
Heather Russell
This year, Heather will be addressing common myths around vegan nutrition. By the end of the session, you should have[…]
This year, Heather will be addressing common myths around vegan nutrition. By the end of the session, you should have a good idea of how to get the most out of a totally plant-based diet.
1:00pm
Panel: Barriers to adopting a whole food plant-based diet and how to overcome them
Dr. Shireen Kassam, Dr. Luke Vano, Dr. Sue Kenneally, Heather Russell
This is your opportunity to come and ask those burning questions about plant-based diets to a multi-professional panel of doctors,[…]
This is your opportunity to come and ask those burning questions about plant-based diets to a multi-professional panel of doctors, dietitians and ‘patients’ who have successfully transitioned to a whole food plant-based diet. We will discuss personal and societal barriers to adopting this diet pattern and how to overcome them.
2:00pm
The modern day epidemics of heart disease and diabetes. What do they have in common and how can they be prevented and reversed?
Dr. Gemma Newman
Dr Gemma Newman explores the causes of our number one killer in the Western World and what we can do[…]
Dr Gemma Newman explores the causes of our number one killer in the Western World and what we can do about it. She delves into the reasons why diabetes is the modern day disease epidemic and how lifestyle changes can be used to REVERSE both of these killer diseases.
3:00pm
Lets talk women’s health and veganism (BSL Interpretation available)
Dr. Nitu Bajekal
Dr Nitu Bajekal will explore the relationship between the whole foods plant-based (WFPB) way of eating and women’s health. The[…]
Dr Nitu Bajekal will explore the relationship between the whole foods plant-based (WFPB) way of eating and women’s health. The difference between a WFPB diet and a vegan diet as well as the positive effects on many aspects of women’s health with this way of eating will be discussed. Specific topics such as PCOS, endometriosis, painful heavy periods and menopause will be discussed with myth busting followed by a Q&A.
4:00pm
Can cats and dogs go vegetarian?
Professor Andrew Knight
The health hazards inherent to meat-based diets for cats and dogs are extensive. Nutritionally-sound vegetarian diets can result in health[…]
The health hazards inherent to meat-based diets for cats and dogs are extensive. Nutritionally-sound vegetarian diets can result in health benefits. This presentation by a veterinarian will explore the health and nutritional aspects associated with meat-based and vegetarian companion animal diets, and provides advice for transitioning to the latter.