Enrol on September’s BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy and save £200 on your tuition fee when you pay in full by 25th June 2021. Read more
A period of accelerated growth and the launch of new degree and graduate diploma qualifications has created excellent new opportunities for module coordinators. Click to apply Read more
Expand your learning and earn CPD hours from the comfort of your own home, in your own time. ION has begun hosting on-demand CPD webinars. Click here to see available courses. Read more
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Professor Linus Pauling, PhD, Nobel laureate
The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) is a higher education institution founded in 1984 by Patrick Holford with the support of twice Nobel Prize winner Professor Linus Pauling. It is one of the most respected training bodies of its kind in Europe.
Our flagship Nutritional Therapy courses educate students to become registered Nutritional Therapists on accredited professional qualification programmes. We champion our graduates and the wider nutrition and healthcare industry with our professional CPD courses. Our nutrition clinic and magazine Optimum Nutrition support the public to make a positive impact on their lives with food.
ION courses are designed with flexibility in mind and provide outstanding support. There are courses for everyone: from people with no previous experience, to qualified nutritional therapists, to allied healthcare professionals ready to add personalised nutrition to their practice. As one of the most respected training bodies of its kind in Europe, find out about studying at ION.
Discover exciting opportunities to deepen your knowledge and support your professional development through a range of short nutrition courses, short health courses, practitioner CPD events and Food Demo Days.
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Our fully qualified Nutritional Therapists work with people every day to improve health and wellbeing, whatever your issue, they will help you find out how to improve your health naturally and safely.
This is a recording of a live course. The course aims to synthesise and review the latest research and trends around IBS and dysbiosis; give practitioners confidence in applying these to cases and help practitioners interpret laboratory data. Read more
This is a recording of a live course. The course aims to synthesise and review the latest research and trends and give practitioners confidence in applying these to cases. Read more
This is a recording of a live course. It will help practitioners develop personalised nutrition plans for their clients living with and beyond cancer based on available evidence. Read more
Grilling meat can produce carcinogens. We look at ways to enjoy a healthy BBQ during the summer months Read more
Try this deliciously fragrant chicken broth from ION alumna Diana Warrings Read more
With symptoms dubbed ‘long Covid’, many people have found themselves experiencing post-viral fatigue (PVF) following Covid-19 infection, including those who seemingly had a mild bout of the virus Read more