Dr Gemma Newman
Dr Gemma Newman is a medical doctor and Senior Partner at a family medical practice in West London. She studied at the University of Wales College of Medicine and has worked in many specialties as a doctor before her current specialty of General Practice. She has gained additional qualifications in gynaecology and family planning. She is a founding member and ambassador for PBHPUK and a member of BSLM. Dr Newman has a specialist interest in holistic health, plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine. She is regularly invited to teach other doctors and the general public via training programs, podcasts and conferences about the benefits of plant-based nutrition, and has authored ‘The Plant Power Doctor; a simple prescription for a healthier you’, which was a number one bestseller in Popular Medicine and Green Living.
Dr Newman has also written a chapter for ‘A prescription for Healthy Living, a guide to Lifestyle Medicine’ a textbook for Clinicians published by Elsevier Academic Press, and contributed a chapter on diabetes for the book ‘Plant Based Nutrition in Clinical Practice’ by Hammersmith Books. She also wrote a chapter for the Ella Mills book ‘How to go Plant-Based.’
Dr Newman has contributed content for other aspects of healthy living and written content for two books on alcohol-free living; Janey Lee Grace’s ‘Happy Healthy Sober’ and Millie Gooch’s ‘The Sober Girl Society Handbook.’ She is also host of the popular podcast ‘The Wellness Edit’ which was nominated for ‘Podcast of the Year’ at the 2022 PPA awards. As a broadcaster she has been featured on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky News Sunrise as well as BBC Radio. She has featured in magazines including Glamour, Zest and Health magazine, as well as The Daily Telegraph.
