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The Vegan PodShould public services provide more vegan options?In the latest episode of The Vegan Pod, we’re discussing the importance of offering nutritious vegan food in public services such as schools and care homes.
Despite the UK’s established and growing vegan community, we continue to face challenges in accessing healthy and nutritious food, with some public sector menus failing to consistently include a single vegan option.
In this episode we’re joined by two guests to help us discuss this issue, both of whom are doing fantastic work in this area to support vegans and increase plant-based options within public services. Colett...2023-10-2637 min
Conversations About Advance Care Planning36 If I get dementia, will they serve me meat? Advance Care Planning for vegans and vegetarians with Amanda WoodvineIn this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Amabda Woodvine, CEO of Vegetarian for Life.I learn about the surprisingly high number of older vegans and vegetarians living in care homes, the challenges that can be experienced and I find out about some of the great resources available to help. If you are a team looking to provide better end of life care, or set up a one off or complete education programme in end of life care head to www.speakformelpa.co.uk where I provide details on how I can help you. Y...2022-10-3128 min
Let's Talk About CareEp. 25 Amanda Woodvine, CEO of Vegetarian for Life talks about respecting beliefs of vegetarians and vegans in care homesHost Sue Learner talks to Amanda Woodvine about the importance of respecting the beliefs of older vegetarians and vegans living in care homes, many of whom have dementia and will have forgotten they don't eat meat2022-02-2830 min
An A to Z of UK Television Drama16. PersuasionIn this episode we turn our attention to a 1995 adaptation (and for Andy’s money the best adaptation) of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. It stars Amanda Root, best known for the reboot of The Forsyte Saga, as Anne Elliot who is apparently already an ‘old maid’ at 27! Ciaran HInds (Game of Thrones’ Mance Rayder) plays dashing Captain Wentworth, whose marriage proposal Anne previously turned down due to the interference of Susan Fleetwood’s Lady Russell. Also among the sterling cast are Killing Eve’s Fiona Shaw as Mrs Croft, everyone’s favourite Marshal of Atrios, John Woodvine as Admiral Croft, Sophie Thompson...2020-10-171h 32
Brooklands Radio Your Health MattersAmanda Woodvine 24th September 2020September 2020 is World Alzheimer's Month and a chance to reflect on two things that most of us don't like to think about at all: where will I be in older age? What will happen to me should I develop a cognitive impairment? Today, Jill Bennett talks to Amanda Woodvine, the CEO of the charity Vegetarian for Life who leaves you with five ways to futureproof your vegan/vegetarian diet, from dementia2020-09-2513 min