An Introduction to Concepts of Nutrition: Facilitator's Handbook: A Facilitated Coursebook Designed for Further Education and Entry Level Higher Educa - Paperback

by Anja Morris-Paxton (Author)

The concepts of nutrition encompass two kinds of knowledge and ability; the first one is a knowledge and understanding of the individual nutrients that we need as human beings to work, learn, socialise, and exercise at our best. We need to understand what they are, what they do, and what happens if we do not have these nutrients. The second one is the ability to use these nutrients together to understand which foods they come from and what to do with these foods so that we get all the nutrients we need in the amounts that we need them. This programme looks at nutrition from a holistic point of view that it not only gives facts about the nutrients we need but also looks at what to do with our newfound knowledge and understanding.

Author Biography

Dr Angela Ann (Anja) Morris-Paxton Dr Anja Morris-Paxton gained her undergraduate degree in 1986 and worked for 12 years as a nutritionist and nutrition lecturer; building nutrition education programmes for the community and for higher education institutions. She completed voluntary community service on the Island of St Helena in 1998 before moving to the UK to further her postgraduate education. Anja gained her MA (Complementary Health Studies) at the University of Exeter (with distinction) and PGCE (Higher Education) at the University of Plymouth. She worked for five years both as programme manager and as a senior lecturer with the Foundation Science programmes in the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences at Thames Valley University. After returning to South Africa Anja worked for an NGO under the WHO Civil Society Initiative, building two health education programmes (nutrition and lifestyle management). She worked at Walter Sisulu University as HOD Consumer Science and later, as Institutional Extended Programmes Coordinator, during which time Anja read for her PhD, graduating from Nelson Mandela University in April 2016. Currently, Anja is a Research Associate of Nelson Mandela University and is the CEO of a research support service. She has published several papers from her doctoral thesis as well as her NGO work. This is the first set in a series of wellness education books written by this author.