Eat Well Live Well online Feb 2020
This course is now full. Please register for the next cohort starting on 9th March
This five week course will introduce you to the basics of whole-food, plant-based eating and equip you with the know-how you need to eat well and live well.
Plant-based eating is all the rage and you can see why - it's great for health, the environment and for animals. Whole-food plant based eating is an even healthier and many people are using it to manage, prevent and even reverse health problems.
But it can be difficult to start especially if you have never explored this way of eating before or are concerned about whether it is for you.
Eat Well Live Well Online provides a fantastic introduction to the world of whole-food plant-based eating. Based on the 'live' course I have been successfully running for the last 4 years, this online course will help you discover fascinating facts and evidence-based information that will reveal just how important the food we it is.
This course will equip you with simple techniques and hacks to help you make positive, healthful changes whilst eating amazingly tasty food.
Over five weeks you will gain knowledge and confidence about eating a whole-food plant-based diet which will kick-start your own journey to eating great food you love that loves you back. During the course you will gain:
A live online teaching session you can join every week (recorded if you can't attend)
Clear information about what exactly a whole-food plant-based diet is and is not
An understanding of the food-health connection
A clear understanding of the changes you want to make and why
Introductory information about essential nutrition and whole foods
A guide to gut health and it's effects on the whole body
Worksheets to work through to apply the information to yourself
Exclusive recipes each week and a weekly video demonstrating a cooking technique
Weekly Q&A in a dedicated Facebook group
Store cupboard checklists and weekly shopping lists as well as a weekly meal planner for you to use.
A retired intensive care nurse, she is also a naturopathic nutritionist, enthusiastic home cook, food lover and a published author.
But the key fact you need to know is that Karen uses everything she teaches to manage her own health challenges and food intolerances. The Eat Well Live Well course is packed full of information, top tips, hacks and tried and tested recipes that will empower you to start your own journey to health with every meal.
What people say about the course
Welcome to the course!
Welcome to week one - let's explore just what eating a whole-food plant-based diet is all about!
Week one's live teaching session
The 3 N's - normal, natural and necessary
The issues around dairy
Potential challenges and obstacles
This weeks recipes and cooking technique
Welcome to week 2 - looking a nutrition from a whole-food plant-based point of view.
Week two learning session - part one
Week two learning session - part two
Plant proteins
More information on fats and oils
Common nutrients concerns
Rainbow eating
This weeks recipes and cooking video
Welcome to week 3 - learning how to look after our magical microbiome
Week three learning session - gut health
Watch this video about the invisible universe of the microbiome
How healthy is your gut?
Gut health healing plan
The Sensitive Foodie guide to baking
Recipes and cooking video
Welcome to week 4 - making connections between food and health
Week four learning video - the food-health connection
Inspiring stories of change
Anti-oxidants and free radicals
The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen
This weeks cooking video and recipes
Welcome to week 5 - living a plant-based life
Week five learning video - the wider issues of plant based eating
What is a healthy and sustainable diet? The Eat-Lancet Report
Introduction to fermented foods
The Importance of B12
Moving forward - where you are now and what you want to achieve
The Sensitive Foodie Guide to Eating Out
Cooking video and recipes
Course evaluation
Eat Well Live Well online starts on Monday 3rd February 2020 and lasts for 5 weeks.
About 2-3 hours a week in total for the lessons and worksheets. Then however much time you want to spend practicing new recipes and eating great food!
The session will run every Monday between 7-8pm. If you can't attend, it will be recorded and the link sent to you to access at your leisure.
Yes definitely! You can connect during the live session, using the discussion feature or via the dedicated Facebook group.
You will receive an email every Monday morning with a dedicated link to the session.
All the recipes can be made gluten-free and are adaptable for most food intolerances.
All the recipes are simple to follow with clear instructions and throughly tested to make sure they work.
Yes! This course is accessible from anywhere.