My Favourite Vegan YouTubers

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For new & budding vegans, it can be hard to get support if you find that people around you aren't interested in or worse actively oppose your new dietary & lifestyle choices. 

 I've found that YouTube can be a very useful place for inspiration, recipes and a bit of camaraderie, but it can also be a toxic mix of bad advice, attention seekers, hysteria and hypocrisy.

 I've spent a few good years sorting the wheat from the chaff, so as it's Veganuary and I know there are lots of new vegans out there looking for good resources, I'm going to share my favourite Vegan YouTube channels.

 Here we go, in no particular order...

 Happy Healthy Vegan

 Ryan & Anji are an adorable SoCal couple with two cats. Their videos are generally feel-good and positive, with great tips and sensible advice. Ryan also does response videos to some of the more controversial topics, and he's always well balanced and kind. 
Definitely one of my faves. They're both musicians and the multi talented Anji also has a cookbook out.

 Vegan Gains

 Controversial, but brilliant. You may not agree with all his opinions, but that's no reason not to watch. Excellent nutrition & fitness advice, really good comedy skits and harsh but fair critique of diet & fitness YouTubers. Richard's like Marmite - you'll either love him or hate him. Not for snowflakes...

 Hench Herbivore

 Norwich based vegan nutritionist & personal trainer Paul is always there with excellent diet & fitness advice, simple recipes and great tips. Always kind and fair in response videos but also plenty of humour too. Watch out for cameos by the lovely Gemma and their cats! The live streams also tend to be at a good time for those of us in the UK, so jump in and ask a question. He recently brought out a cook book and I have one if his hats :D the merch is being discontinued, but if you're lucky you might get one!

 NutritionFacts.org

 The go-to channel for solid nutritional informaiton run by the inimitable Dr Michael Greger. You'll find yourself saying his catchphrases along with him! He makes science interesting, easy to digest and fun. You can find videos on everything from heart disease to plant protein. He also has a few books out which are well worth a look. 

 GojiMan

 UK based vegan nutritionist Gojiman is a wealth of sensible diet & nutrition advice.  No screaming, nothing controversial, just plan & simple facts and good information. You can also order organic acids, stool test & SIBO tests from his website. If you're struggling with your health whilst on a vegan diet, ask GojiMan and he'll probably be able to help.

 And last but not least...

 Holistic Vegan

 ME! Whilst my channel is still rather small and I can't hold a candle to my faves at this point (some day...) I do have a YouTube channel, so please do subscribe to that too for vegan recipes, spiritual guidance, psychic tips, holistic health & more.

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