‘Lifestyle medicine for improving health & wellbeing’ – a presentation by Dr Shireen Kassam
2 Nov. 2023
Dr. Shireen Kassam MB BS, FRCPath, PhD, DipIBLM is a Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College Hospital, London. She is is also a certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and is passionate about promoting the benefits of plant-based nutrition for the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases and for maintaining optimal health after a cancer diagnosis.
In this video Dr Kassam presents a 35-minute introduction to evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine. She explores how it can empower individuals living with MDS, offering practical actions to enhance health and well-being. The session was chaired by Maureen Sturrock, Local Patient Support Ambassador (Scotland region).
Dr Shireen Kassam, consultant haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College Hospital, London and a certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician.
Dr Shireen Kassam is Founder and Director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, a community interest company whose mission is to provide evidence-based education on healthy plant-based diets. She is also a Visiting-Professor at University of Winchester, Hampshire, where she has developed and facilitates the UK's first University-based course on plant-based nutrition.
Plant-Based Nutrition in Clinical Practice
by Dr Shireen Kassam, Dr Zahra Kassam & Lisa Simon RD - Hammersmith Health Books, 15 Sept 2022
This book is for any and all health professionals: an evidence-based guide to the uses, benefits and practical application of a plant-based diet. The book draws on the University of Winchester's Plant-based nutrition course-the first university-based course in the UK on plant-based nutrition-taking both an holistic and a systems-based (heart, respiratory system, diabetes, kidneys, liver, gut) approach. Find out more