#34 Fashion and Health with Venetia Falconer

<p>Now the podcast this week came about after I heard quite a heated debate on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006lsp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Radio 4 called 'The Morality of Fashion'</a>regarding&nbsp;Fashion and Environmental impact -&nbsp;and I thought who better to ask about sustainability than my friend&nbsp;<strong>Venetia Falconer</strong>.</p><br /><p>Venetia is a London based producer, presenter and host of the&nbsp;<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/talkingtastebuds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Talking Tastebuds podcast</strong></a>.&nbsp;She is extremely passionate about mindful consumption and slow fashion.&nbsp;Recently, she has been featured<strong>&nbsp;discussing Sustainable Fashion</strong>&nbsp;on on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2452288971452909" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>BBC World News</strong></a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000qmk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>BBC Radio 4’s Costing The Earth</strong></a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=540734843004997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>NowThis News</strong></a>&nbsp;and BBC Radio London.</p><br /><p>You may have&nbsp;seen Venetia on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tastemade.co.uk/tastemakers/venetia-falconer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Tastemade</strong></a>, where she makes delicious vegan dishes and low waste&nbsp;beauty products. She regularly hosts events and interviews for brands including Sweaty&nbsp;Betty, Vevolution and The Body Shop.</p><br /><p>“Human health and planetary health are fundamentally interconnected .. We are slowly&nbsp;waking up to the cumulative, time-delayed, and spatially removed effects human actions&nbsp;are having on the planet’s health. Since planetary and human health are fundamentally&nbsp;linked, preventing environmental damage and maintaining healthy ecosystems is&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;effective long-term strategy to promote health in humans. In 1992, the ‘Commission on&nbsp;Health and Environment’ created by the&nbsp;World Health Organization&nbsp;(WHO) published a&nbsp;report entitled&nbsp;Our planet, our health. Its opening statement reads:&nbsp;The maintenance and improvement of health should be at the centre of concern about the&nbsp;environment and development.</p><br /><p>A summary of some of what we discussed on the pod today:</p><p><br /></p><ul><li>Conscious fashion - being a lot more aware of when we choose to purchase fashion items</li><li>Many websites that can help you shopping with peace of mind</li><li>Check out charity shops and hiring clothes websites - which allow you to indulge in the hobby of fashion whilst not being as detrimental to the environment</li><li>Recognising the role of the consumer</li><li>How important our purchasing power is</li><li><br /></li></ul><p>Connect with Venetia on Instagram and Youtube for weekly videos and tips for living a more mindful lifestyle.</p><br /><p>You’ll find the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHTLhQbYlFnPBv-iLgFsQQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>recipe video that I cooked with Venetia and our super interesting conversation - on my youtube channel</strong></a>&nbsp;go check it out!</p><br /><p>Don't forget to check out social media links and other information on this episode over on <a href="https://thedoctorskitchen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Doctor's Kitchen website.</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>