Further Details
Course Syllabus:
1: Introduction
* Reasons why people want to control their weight
* Fashion
* Peer pressure
* Attractiveness
* Health
* Fitness
* Financial considerations
* Dietary misconceptions.
2: The Digestive System
* Carbohydrates (starches and sugars)
* Fats
* Proteins
* Water
* Mineral salts
* Vitamins
* Roughage
* The organs of digestion
* The structure of the alimentary canal
* The stomach
* The small instestine
* The large intestine
* The pancreas
* The liver.
3: Nutrition – You Are What You Eat
* The risk of being overweight
* Determining if you are overweight
* Factors which contribute to weight gain
* Reasons for overeating
* Elements of nutrition.
4: Some Basic Principles Of Weight Reduction and Control Diets
* Defining the term “diet”
* A point of departure
* Dieting slows your metabolism
* Some basic concepts.
5: Guidelines to Compiling Eating Programmes
* Metabolising the food intake – the digestive process
* Structure of an intestinal villus
* A cross section of the small intestine
* Bringing about a lifestyle change
* Reducing or cutting our fat in the diet
* Reducing or cutting out sugar in the diet
* Increasing the fibre in the diet.
6: Food Combining and Supplements
* Defining the term “food combining”
* Taking the digestive chemistry into consideration
* Rules for food combining
* Classification of foods
* Compatible and incompatible combinations
* Fruit in our diet.
7: Working with the Client in Compiling Eating Programmes
* Get to know your client
* Contra-indications
* Goal setting
* Adapting the current food diary
* Designing a progress report
* Vitamins and supplements.
8: The Role of Exercise in Weight Reduction and Control
* Exercise burns fat
* “Being active helps you lose weight”
* Walking and swimming as a form of exercise
* Five cool pool moves
* Deep wading
* Stretching exercises
* Benefits of exercise
* Quality of life
* Breathing.
9: Motivating the Client
* Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
* Alderfer ERC theory
* Herzberg’s two factor theory
* Setting the goal
* Monitoring your progress
* The role of the mind.
10: Constipation, Food Cravings and Eating Disorders
* Constipation
* Food cravings
* Eating disorders
* Menopause related weight gain
* Mindell vitamin balanced diet
* Supplements.
11: Basic Recipes and Cooking Methods
* Cooking and preparation of food
* Meat and poultry
* Fish
* Rice and pasta
* Vegetables and pulses
* Fruit
* Some basic recipes
* Soups
* Salads
* Main courses
* Sweets and desserts.
12: Setting up a Weight Management Consultancy
* Business logistics of setting up a practice
* Awareness of opportunities
* Innovation
* Ability to cope with uncertainty
* Perseverance
* Knowledge and skills
* Financial considerations
* Steps in assessing a business opportunity
* Organisation of a weight management consultancy
* Logistics.
Payment plans are available on request.
Guide price
£260.00; inc ASET registration and tutorial support |
