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Nutritionist Profile
Holistic nutritionist GILLIAN MCKEITH, presenter of Celador Production's hit series for Channel 4, You Are What You Eat, has been studying and researching in the fields of nutrition and diet for nearly 20 years.
Gillian grew up in the Scottish Highlands, and at the time her diet included plenty of stodgy and pre-packaged foods. In her twenties she moved to America and became the presenter of a health interest radio show. Ironically, at the time, she felt in poor health, lacking energy and suffering from headaches and aches and pains. Since discovering how to change her health and well being through diet and nutrition Gillian has never looked back, and she is now passionate about good food and what it can do to for all of us.
Gillian began studying and researching in the fields of nutrition and diet in 1985. Prior to that she attained a Bachelors in Language and Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh in 1981 and a Masters in International Relations specializing in International Business from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984.
After graduating from University of Pennsylvania, Gillian began to attend seminars in food and nutrition and study whilst also working in the business world lecturing in management studies and international business.
In 1992 Gillian's interest in nutrition and diet had grown to the extent that she enrolled at the American Holistic College of Nutrition to undertake a Masters of Science in Holistic Nutrition, completing a series of studies including the fundamentals of nutrition, biology, nutrition and disease prevention and nutritional therapies.
After achieving her Masters in 1994, Gillian continued her studies at the American Holistic College of Nutrition and began a Doctorate of Philosophy in Holistic Nutrition. Her doctorate studies included courses in nutritional healing, nutrition and longevity, the nutrition of mental health, nutritional immunity, and dietary fats and oils. Gillian completed her PhD in 1997.
Gillian is the author of the number one bestseller You Are What You Eat, based on the series, and Living Food for Health. She has written for a number of publications, and currently has a weekly column in Reveal magazine. She presented 'Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever' strand on This Morning, and her US broadcast credits include Celebrity Health Reporter for The Joan Rivers Television Show, co-host on the Healthline Across America radio show and Healthy Living Correspondent for ABC TV.
Gillian is the formulator of specialised living food products sold in Holland & Barrett and other health food shops throughout the UK. She has consulted a number of high-profile figures and her private clientele include professional athletes and celebrities.
Gillian is now based in London, where she lives with her husband and two daughters.
If you want to know more, you can buy the You Are What You Eat book by Gillian McKeith. Published by Penguin, it's available from the Channel 4 Shop
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