As pollution, chemicals, and toxins increasingly impact our health and environment, how can we protect ourselves and our planet? Dr. Jenny Goodman, author of Getting Healthy in Toxic Times, offers a compelling perspective on the vital link between personal well-being and environmental health. Moderated by Melissa Hemsley, celebrated chef, sustainability advocate, and author (Real Healthy), Goodman shares her insights at The Conduit on the widespread health risks posed by toxins in our air, water, soil, and everyday technology, contributing to conditions like asthma, heart disease, and cancer—challenges that require building resilience, reducing exposure, and taking action to safeguard both human health and the planet.

Event Schedule

6:00pm: Pre-event socialising and networking

A cash bar will be available for refreshments.

6:15pm: Event begins

7:30pm: Event ends

Speakers:


Jenny Goodman is a medical doctor, lecturer and broadcaster. She qualified at Leeds University School of Medicine and worked as a junior doctor but, disillusioned with conventional medicine’s inability to heal sick people and its failure to enquire about the causes of illness or to do preventive healthcare, she qualified in Ecological Medicine with British Society for Ecological Medicine, a group of doctors and other practitioners who help patients to attain dramatically better health through changes in diet and nutrition, and through detoxification.

She has been practising Ecological Medicine for twenty-two years now and is the author of Staying Alive in Toxic Times. Jenny has appeared with Terry Pratchett in ITV’s documentary What’s in Your Mouth? and has been featured on the Victoria Derbyshire show, BBC One’s Inside Out and numerous other TV and radio shows.

Bestselling author Melissa Hemsley celebrates easy and affordable healthy food that everyone can enjoy, as well as a more accessible and sustainable way of eating for everyone. She began her food career as a private chef for actors and bands, including Take That, and has written and co-written five bestselling books, published internationally. Her most recent cookbook, Real Healthy—a Sunday Times bestseller—focuses on eating real, wholesome food and helping time-poor people who want to cut back on ultra-processed foods.

Melissa is a proud long term supporter of food redistribution charity The Felix Project, and volunteers with them regularly to rescue surplus food and to cook for children and the vulnerable. She is an ambassador for Mental Health Mates, the Fairtrade Food Foundation and Women Supporting Women (The Prince’s Trust), among others. Over the last 5 years, Melissa has been supporting The Food Foundation and School Food Matters and working on campaigns such as Feed the Future and Free School Meals. Melissa regularly appears on daytime TV and radio and a host of other cookery and news shows, often speaking on behalf of the charity and community projects she works with. She lives in London with her partner and baby daughter.