Patient Group Page Spring 2024

This page is for patients attending Dr Ganguli’s group meetings starting in the Spring of 2024.

Links from Session 1 (September 29th 2024) :

Please give feedback on Session 1 here.

1. Overview of my website here.
2. Swich.com – video recipes and cooking instruction (free)
3. Introductory “Why should I care about Nutrition ?” page here.
4. Facebook Group: “Hamilton WFPB Transition” – say you’re my patient (I’m the administrator)
5. Video (2 min): What you need to know about vitamin B12
6. 21 Day Challenges: Physician’s Committee, UK Health Professionals.
7. Dr Ganguli’s website: Overview, “A Simple Healthy Breakfast & Lunch“
8. Information on S.M.A.R.T. goals
9. Food as Medicine Jumpstart booklet (from ACLM)
10. Low cost Whole Food Plant Based diet booklet (from ACLM)
11. Eating for Health and Longevity (PDF here) (SUNY Downstate)
12. Watch documentaries: “Forks over Knives” (trailer),  “Plantwise” (trailer) or talks on diabetes, heart disease, or cancer
13. Short videos (with references) on Food as Medicine at Nutritionfacts.org
14. Patient success stories: McDougall, Hicks, Campbell
15. Copy of slides from meeting here.

Links from Session 2 (October 6th 2024):

Please give feedback on Session 2 here.

1. Videos shown:
   1. Dr Ganguli Hummus recipe here (video here). Another approach here.
   2. Weekly Routine Video (16 min)
   3. How to make plant-based ground beef.
   4. Eric Adams (mayor of New York with diabetes)
2. Watch documentaries: “Forks over Knives” (trailer),  “Plantwise” (trailer) or talks on diabetes, heart disease, or cancer
3. Click here for a lovely chart with the best vegan sources of protein / calcium / iron / zinc and omega 3.
4. Gas and bloating are generally transient symptoms – for more specific suggestions relating to beans and legumes see paragraph #4 on this page or see Dr Ganguli’s “gas and bloating” page here.
5. Plant-based Instant Pot Recipes here.
6. How to Use Cronometer video here.
7. I’ve made a page with Holiday Meals (eg Christmas, Easter etc) – see here.
8. Talks on Protein by Brenda Davis RD here (27 min) here.
9. Copy of slides from meeting here.

Links from Session 3 (October 20th, 2024):

Please give feedback on Session 3 here.

1. Videos shown:
   1. Cooking with no oil (5 min) (better video here)
   2. Forks Over Knives – trailer here, documentary here
   3. Plantwise – trailer here, documentary here.
   4. How to make plant-based ground beef.
2. “Meal prep” refers to preparing meals in advance – it can mean anything from complete recipes to cleaning and cutting your veggie on the weekend. To learn more see here and also this fabulous guide by Denise Massie RHN.  She also explains Meal Prep in this video. Also see here: Mason jar salads, five favorite meal prep recipes, lots more recipes.
3. Information on vegan egg substitutes is here and here
4. Click here for a lovely chart with the best vegan sources of protein / calcium / iron / zinc and omega 3.
5. Copy of slides from meeting here.
6. Optional
   1. Articles about taking vitamins & supplements together: #1, #2
   2. Gas and bloating are generally transient symptoms – for more specific suggestions relating to beans and legumes see paragraph #4 on this page or see Dr Ganguli’s “gas and bloating” page here.
   3. Dr Greger’s Daily Dozen: Video (8 min), App, Printout of the daily list
   4. How to Eat Plant-based on a Budget.

Links from Session 4 (October 27th 2024):

Please give feedback on Session 4 here.

1. Click here for my page on “How to Read a Nutrition Label” which has lots of resources.  I have also made a video on this topic – see here.
2. Advanced label reading resources from Jeff Novick RD – video, guidelines, worksheet, grid.
3. Here is a new page about rice: “What about rice ?“
4. Click here for a lovely chart with the best vegan sources of protein / calcium / iron / zinc and omega 3.
5. Copy of slides from meeting here.
6. New video on cooking with no oil here (her recipe website here).
7. Optional
   1. More information on optimizing absorption on a plant-based diet here:  Iron,  Calcium.
   2. Dr Greger’s Daily Dozen: Video (8 min), App, Printout of the daily list.

Links from Session 5 (November 3rd, 2024):

1. Copy of slides from Session 5 here.
2. See week 4 above for resources on reading a Nutrition Label
3. Preventing Relapse Document here.
4. Eating Out: Happy Cow website (also have a free app).
5. Newsletters to consider: Nutritionfacts (Food as Medicine videos), Forks Over Knives (recipes), FoodAsPrevention (mine)
6. Dr Greger’s Daily Dozen: Video (8 min), App, Printout of the daily list.
7. Introductory videos (Dr Barnard): Overview of Vegan diet, diet planning.
8. Plant-Based Eatwell Guide – UK PBHP 2/2023
9. More information on optimizing absorption on a plant-based diet here:  Iron,  Calcium.

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Links from Session 6 (Occtober 29th , 2023):

Please give feedback on ALL the sessions  here.

1. Copy of slides from Session 6 here.
2. Dr Greger’s Daily Dozen: Video (8 min), App, Printout of the daily list.
3. Maximising absorption of nutrients: calcium, iron, protein.
4. Click here for my page on “How to Read a Nutrition Label”
5. Best way to cook broccoli here. More information on broccoli here.
   1. List of cruciferous vegetables: arugula, bok choy, broccoli, broccoli rabe, Brussel sprouts, cabbage,cauliflower, chinese broccoli, chinese cabbage, collard greens, daikon, garden cress, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, komatsuna, land cress, mizuna, mustard (seeds & leaves), radish, rutabaga, tatsoi, turnips (roots & greens), wasabi, watercress.
6. Preventing Relapse Document here.
7. Resources: Swich.com (videos of recipes), Meal Prep.
8. Storing Recipes: CopyMeThat (free), PlanToEat (paid).
9. Copy of slides from meeting here.

When working with children, it’s important to make sure that they are getting enough fat (since a plant-based diet tends to be low in fat).  The assistance of a dietician is a very good idea in this situation.  A dietician who specialises in plant-based diets is Nicole Osinga – her website is nicoleosinga.com, email nosinga@uoguelph.ca

Here is an excellent video by a Plant-based family doctor on how to make sure you are getting enough of multiple key nutrients.