Gillian McKeith’s credentials and qualifications can be found on the website +
www.drgillianmckeith.com
Gillian has been working in the field of Food and Holistic Nutrition for almost two decades.
Before obtaining a Doctorate in Holistic Nutrition, Gillian McKeith earned a Bachelors Degree from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and a Masters Degree from the University of Pennsylvania (USA), an Ivy League institution. After recovering from illness, she then went on to re-train in Holistic Nutrition almost 15 years ago.
Back then, there were few learning institutions which specialised in Holistic Nutrition, the discipline that Gillian wanted to study. Holistic Nutrition in those days was a pioneering field and not the fashionable topic it is today. Gillian McKeith earned a PhD in Holistic Nutrition from the American Holistic College of Nutrition, which is now known as the Clayton College of Natural Health, an off-campus learning institution with well respected graduates in the United States.
Gillian enrolled in the College because she determined, after much review, that the American Holistic College of Nutrition was the best for the specific discipline that she wanted to study. She considers it to be an excellent programme for anyone wishing to study in the field of Holistic Nutrition. The College is now accredited by the State of Alabama Department of Post-Secondary Education, a government body.
To obtain a PhD in Holistic Nutrition from the College, it is a pre-requisite that a student has must have a masters degree and then undertakes study through a number of preliminary courses and a core curriculum, including general nutrition, immune system health, detoxification, herbology, human anatomy, enzymatic nutritional therapy, vitamin and mineral studies, nutrients, relationship of diet and disease, geriatric nutrition and nutrition and mental health. Doctoral students also have to prepare an original and practical dissertation. Gillian studied and completed the PhD course and dissertation over a period of more than 4 years between 1993 and 1997.
The PhD in Holistic Nutrition is a course that is approved by the (American) National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP), a non-profit organisation which maintains the integrity of the holistic nutrition profession by establishing educational standards, a rigorous code of ethics and registration of nutrition professionals.
Gillian is constantly studying for certificates and further qualifications in the field of natural health.
She holds a certificate from the London School of Acupuncture, a Certificate from the Kailash Centre for Oriental Studies and is currently enrolled in the Australian College of Health Sciences. She is a post-graduate Member of The Centre for Nutrition Education, England. Gillian believes that practitioners should always be learning.
The nutrition information on her television programme and in her books is supported by research. People interested in further nutritional information and studies may refer to the McKeith Research Centre (powered by Health Notes) on the website [+
www.drgillianmckeith.com], available to club members.
Gillian McKeith is the author of six (6) books, three of which have gone to number one bestseller status. The books are published in some 27 countries. She is currently writing two more books with one being released in Spring 2007.
Gillian points out that food is potentially an emotional issue. It can be uncomfortable for some people to have to give up certain junk foods to which they have become accustomed.
As a Holistic Nutritionist, Gillian McKeith spent almost 10 years working with clients in private practice. Although Gillian is not a medical doctor, she integrates and confers with various medical doctors for her work with clients. Her life mission is to empower people to improve their lives through information, food and lifestyle.