Why Vegan Diets May Not Be Good For Your Health with Jayne Buxton

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Health. The topic of veganism is hotly debated in terms of health
and environmental stewardship. But how did the idea that being
vegan is the best way to eat for our bodies and the planet develop
in the first place? The answer is more complex than you might
think. On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Jayne Buxton
challenges the notion that veganism is the cure for disease and
climate change and explains how we got here.  A
British-Canadian, Jayne Buxton is an author of both fiction and
non-fiction. She spent fifteen years doing research-intensive work
as a management consultant for a major firm before writing her 1998
book, Ending the Mother War: Starting the Workplace Revolution,
which explored the entrenched positions and false choices faced by
women wanting to combine motherhood with careers. Jayne
subsequently spent years working in the field of work-life balance,
advising both parents and corporations, before turning to writing
full time. Her new book, The Great Plant-Based Con, challenges the
dominant narrative about the vegan diet and proposes a compelling
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an account at RupaHealth.com. Here are more details from our
interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The origins
of the overarching mythology that veganism is best for human,
animal, and planetary health (5:04 / 2:24)  How Big Food, Big
Agriculture, and Big Pharma benefit from widespread veganism (7:17
/ 4:50)  Why the movie The Game Changers was a tipping point
for Jayne to write her book (10:58 / 8:13)  Countries that
have banned vegan diets for children (14:55 / 12:07)  My
experience treating vegan patients (19:01 / 16:07)  Frequent
health issues that occur from vegan diets (22:50 / 18:08) 
Navigating the science, and subsequent dietary recommendations,
around vegan diets and eating meat (29:54 / 25:27)  Building
soil health through regenerative agriculture (51:05 / 45:35)
Pervasive myths around cows and methane production (55:05 /
50:40)  Jayne’s recommendations for how to eat for optimal
human, animal, and planetary health (1:03:53 / 59:38) Learn more
about Jayne Buxton and her work at thegreatplantbasedcon.com and
get her book, The Great Plant-Based Con: Why eating a plants-only
diet won't improve your health or save the planet, here.