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1 month ago | 
veganfoodandliving.com | Helen M. Greaves |Veronika Charvatova
Healthy vegan snacks don’t have to be boring. Here’s how to make them balanced, satisfying, and nourishing. Sweets, crisps, biscuits… we all love to snack! But snacking doesn’t have to be a guilty pleasure. Instead, it can be a great way to fuel your body with essential nutrients and keep your energy levels steady throughout the day. The key is choosing healthy vegan snacks that provide a balance of protein, fibre, and healthy fats, rather than just empty calories.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
viva.org.uk | Veronika Charvatova
You may be surprised how much diet can affect your muscles, after all, they are what keeps us going all day (and night) so they need a lot of nutrients. Muscles support your body in virtually any position and any movement, they stabilise your joints and enable you to perform essential tasks. Stronger muscles also help prevent injuries and can reduce your risk of osteoporosis.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
veganfoodandliving.com | Molly Pickering |Veronika Charvatova |Justine Butler
We used to think that old-age dementia just happens to some people, but now we know there’s a lot we can do to reduce the risk. Join us as we examine the impact of eating a vegan diet on our risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Our brains are dynamic, busy and demanding and use more than a fifth of our daily energy intake. But does the food you eat matter? And can it affect your risk of dementia?
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
viva.org.uk | Veronika Charvatova
Cancer is a scary disease so it makes sense that we’d want to do all we can to cut our risk ofdeveloping it. You probably know someone who has or had cancer, you may have had a cancer scare yourself. My grandma died of breast cancer so this issue is very personal to me. Breast cancer develops when abnormal cells in the breast start to grow and reproduce uncontrollably, creating a growth of abnormal tissue called a tumour.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
veganfoodandliving.com | Veronika Charvatova
Take a look at the plant milk nutrition facts to see how vegan milk compares to cow’s milk and which are the most nutritiousAs plant milks are rising in popularity, so is their critique. It usually comes from the dairy industry, desperately trying to convince people that nothing can possibly come close to cow’s milk. In a way, they’re right! Plant milks are much better for you, more environmentally friendly and don’t cause any suffering.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
viva.org.uk | Veronika Charvatova
Protecting your eye health with a vegan dietDiet is just as important for your eyes as for the rest of your body. The kind of diet that reduces your risk of heart disease – a wholesome vegan diet – is also great for the eyes. It’s because it helps to keep your arteries healthy and there are many tiny arteries in the eye. What’s more, there are some nutrients that are essential for eye health and others that can reduce your risk of eye diseases in the future and you can find them all in plant foods.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
independent.co.uk | Veronika Charvatova
As the sun climbs higher and the days last longer, I start to think not just about how to enjoy the summer, but how to look and feel my best while doing so. As a researcher at the UK’s top vegan charity, I’ve discovered the delicious pathway to achieving glowing summer skin through the power of food. It’s all about incorporating beta-carotene, antioxidants, vitamin E and zinc – key nutrients that keep skin vibrant and healthy.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
viva.org.uk | Veronika Charvatova
Is there a winner or is it a score draw? It may come as a surprise that green tea and black tea are both leaves of the same plant – the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. It’s the variety of plant and how the leaves are processed that determines which is which. Camellia sinensis sinensis is typically used to make green tea and Chinese black tea, while Camellia sinensis assamica is grown to produce Assam (Indian) black tea.
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May 13, 2024 | 
veganfoodandliving.com | Helen M. Greaves |Veronika Charvatova
Struggling to understand why those you love still eat meat? Here’s how to connect effectively and handle conflict with non-vegan friends and familyYou probably know it only too well: once you’d learnt the sad story of how meat, dairy, fish and eggs get onto your plate, you probably had a simple belief – if other people also knew, they would go vegan, too. The same with cosmetics and household products tested on animals – if only people knew, they would choose ethical alternatives.
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May 1, 2024 | 
viva.org.uk | Veronika Charvatova
Your skin reflects what’s going on in your life only too well and when your diet is lacklustre, it’s likely that your skin will be as well. What you eat affects your skin and there’s a lot you can do to nourish it and make it healthier. Brightly coloured foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables, turmeric, black and kidney beans, red lentils, pistachios, wild rice and black sesame are great for your skin as they supply a wealth of antioxidants.
