Dr Ishani Rao

Dr Ishani Rao is a passionate vegan who loves encouraging people to eat more mindfully and sustainably. Enthusiastic about helping people to change their relationship with food using a science-based approach, Dr Ishani holds both a medical degree and a BSc in Women’s health from King’s College London, and has also studied ‘Health Effects of Climate Change’ at HarvardX, ‘Introduction to Food Sciences’ at Stanford University, and is an Ayurvedic Consultant registered with the Government of Kerala. During her final year of medical school, Dr Ishani was awarded a Public Health Award for her work examining the food industry and the health implications of globalisation. She is also the author of the charity book National Health Stories: Tales from the front line and and regularly writes for online publications including Vegan Food & Living.