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Nutrition

N utriton is fundamental to health. Its all too easy to drift through life not keeping much of eye of the vitamins, minerals and all the other good stuff your body needs whether from an Eastern or Western origin. Every day theres a basic need for your cells to have the right building blocks so they can fight off life's health conditions. People say a bit of what you like does no harm but is that really true?

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S specialist support through the East West Health courses is only a quick email away. These short easy to learn nutrition courses give you the basic building blocks that you need every day. You can check back in at anytime to remind yourself of what you should actually be doing every day.

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    Nutrition

    Contents

    This short course explains in simple ways what the building blocks of a good, balanced diet is. These underlying building blocks will help reduce the impact of a huge range of health conditions. Register easily below and login to the easy to use learning place.

    • What Food is
      Better for You?

      Is it the Chinese takeaway, the fruit & veg or the packet of sweets? Of course, its not rocket science but there is a lot more to it than just that - unfortunately.

      • What are Carbohydrates, Fats & Proteins?

      • What are the differences between vitamins & minerals and how do they help you ?

    • Is Healthy Food
      Expensive?

      Healthy food does not need to be expensive. This course shows you the types of foods that will help you reduce the impacts of many health conditions.
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    • Easy to
      How Much Oily Fish ?

      Theres a lot you can do to help make yourself feel better.
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    • What is Calorie?

      This course is great it will help you learn key aspects of a human diet and hep you to easily understand what you need to do to help keep yourself on the right path.

  • Entry

    Nutrition

    Entry

    Entry is straight forward. You need to be over 60yrs old and then all you have to do is register on the course and you are on your way to feeling more like you. You can easily join one of our live zoom classes and meet new people from the comfort of your own home or just rerun a class video and enjoy it in private.

    • Is this a
      beginners class?

      There is no pre requisite for this class other than your age group. This is a beginners class an you will be guided through the moves.

      • You don't need to have any background in nutrition. This is a beginners course which gives you the basic that you need to know to help keep your life in a good place.

      • You don't need any cooking equipment, this is not a cooking course. This is a learning course to help your health.

  • Duration

    Nutrition

    Duration

    This course is designed so you can take your time, dip in and dip out during the week. However, the course runs for a set period of time which is 12 wks and you will need to make sure that you get everything you need from it before then end of the 12wks.

    • How Many Hours?

      If you are steady away and doing the short exercises each day a beginner with no prior experience can usually do the course and become pretty good at it within 24hrs.

    • When is the
      Next Course?

      tai chi course run often and the next course starts as soon as you are ready.
      Simply register and the course will run for 12wks.

      • The online platform is easy to use, simple to follow and available on most Internet connections.

      • You will have access to a tutor and can email, phone call or post in the forum if you have any questions.

  • ACCREDITED

    Nutrition

    Accredited

    This course is not accredited by an examining body however, it has been written be a nutrition. specialist. In other words you wont gain educational points to use towards degree etc but you will gain life points to help you live better.

    • Is this Accredited?

      No this is not an accredited course however, it was written by a nutritionist.

    • I Already Know
      about Nutrition.

      Thats OK it is always good to recap the basics and remind yourself
      of what you have forgotten or even just think about it in different way.

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    • Do I Get a
      Certificate?

      Yes, you get a certificate at the end of the course.

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      • Require Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type

  • ACCREDITED

    Nutrition

    Assessment

    Theres is no formal assessment for this course. You will have short, quick tests to do though. This is designed to help you understand the level you have just completed before you move onto the next level.

    • Short Easy Tests

      All tests are done online via the East west Health platform. Retake tests as many times as you need. They are only there to help you.

      • You wont need to cram in loads of study time. You will have access to your course literature so you can, well, check the answer first!

    • What Type of Tests?

      Simple multiple choice questions
      & True or False questions.

    • Can I Pause
      a Test?

      Not all test can be paused but the can be restarted.
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      • Simply enrol today and begin your 12wk programme. You will benefit by following the easy to do exercises and after all its you that is the main person here.

  • FAQs

    Nutrition

    FAQs

    Many people don't do much to adjust their diets until they have been told to by a health professional however, it is then often too late and/ or there is a lot of work to do. So, why not make it easy on yourself and start today? This short course is written by a nutrition. specialist so logon, join in and start living better.

    • Vitamin C

      Broccoli has double the vitamin C of an orange and nearly as much calcium as milk - whats more, the calcium is absorbed easier into the body!

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    • Does Diet Help
      the Heart?

      Absolutely YES! There are many diets around however, some refer to themselves as heart diets.
      This is because of the key elements within it such as reductions in saturated fat to name just one!

    • Will I lose Weight?

      All home surveys are clear, easy to understand and provide first class

    • Easy to
      Understand

      There are lots of great facts in this course. Register now and start feeling better.

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Over 65yrs Only

£2 Per Week

Online

O nline resources are available via the community network. This portal gives you easy to follow courses in tai chi, meditation, nutrition and a wide variety of other short courses. Quick and simple and a superb way to get you daily activities on the right path.

  • Eat Better

    Eating better does not need to be a pain in the behind. As you get older and your body ages you need to be mindful of what you eat. Food is medicine but food can also be confusing. This short course presents key facts and has made it easy for you to follow and understand how to give yourself the correct vitamins & minerals, carbs, fats and proteins to name dist a few. Whether Eastern or Western in origin.

    The East West Nutrition course was written by a cardiac rehab specialist who deals with a wide variety of clinical conditions. You can be assured that you are getting key facts, tips and tricks which will help you.

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Eat Better

E ating better can sometime seem daunting. Many people say they don't want to give up the good stuff like cake! However, thats only because they don't realise that eating better is easy when you Know how. Those lovely chemicals that are within the health food you will learn about will help rehabilitate your cells and help to undo the stresses and strains of every day life.

Specialist Support

S support is available via phone, email, zoom and community classes which run most days of the week. However, due to COVID classes have been temporarily closed. To gain access to the online resources please follow the enrol link at the bottom left of this page.

  • British Lung

    The Sound Sense charity actively supported its specialist key worker in the a National study conducted by the British Lung Foundation.

    The study was to determine the effects of tai chi and chi Kung in patients and members of the community living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

    Over the years many people living with COPD have benefited from Sound Sense's health programmes. Through live classes, 1 to 1 health programmes, NHS liaison and a host of other methods.

  • National Lottery

    Thanks to the National Lottery the East West project, local business support and volunteers hard work the East West project has been able to grow and build on the many years of clinical programmes provided in the community.

    Learn tai chi, chi kung, nutrition, meditation and a variety of other health giving activities. You will end up feeling better. Applications are vetted but don't worry, this is for your benefit. All information is confidential.

  • Rehabilitation

    Nearly all rehabilitation involves consideration of a better diet. The East West health project gives you the foundation of a well balanced diet.

    This does not mean that you should not seek the guidance of a dietitian, NHS professional or clinical worker.

    So, simply enrol today and enjoy the resources that have been made available to you. Learn to eat better and sty healthier. The saying life is for living is a good one however, you can live it better with vitamin L.

  • Clinical Specialist

    This is Gareth, he runs the rehab programmes and is course tutor on a wide variety of nationally registered programmes. He is a clinical specialist in heart rehabilitation, specilaises in pulmonary health and is a referral consultant for local NHS and community groups.

    Gareth teaches and assess to degree level with key focus o specialist CPD for a wide variety of health conditions.

    Gareth has been learning Tai Chi and Chi Kung since 1990. Yang style and Li style tai chi and chi kung. You can can contact Gareth directly for guidance whether its clinical or simply about how to do the next move in a tai chi form.

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