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Graduate stories

Finding purpose in nutritional therapy

Finding purpose in nutritional therapy

ION graduate Catherine Pohl describes her days working remotely in Sweden, and what gives her purpose. Read more

Published: 20th January, 2023

Updated: 1st March, 2023

Author: Hatty Willmoth

Why I chose to study with ION

Why I chose to study with ION

Katie Shore on juggling commutes, career and family Read more

Published: 29th April, 2022

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Salman Anjum

How nutritional therapy became 'natural progression'

How nutritional therapy became 'natural progression'

Catherine Jeans says she was in a career that didn't have as much meaning as she would have liked Read more

Published: 29th April, 2022

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Salman Anjum

A flexible career that fits in with home life

A flexible career that fits in with home life

Living quite remotely, Moira Newiss is able to work from home and balance her career with the demands of family life Read more

Published: 29th April, 2022

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Salman Anjum

From Masterchef to nutritional therapy

From Masterchef to nutritional therapy

Joy Skipper tells us how nutritional therapy added a new dimension to her career Read more

Published: 26th November, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

A recipe for an exciting career

A recipe for an exciting career

"Passionate foodie" Diana Warrings explains how starting a food blog during her studies with ION led to a full time career in recipe development Read more

Published: 15th September, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

"I had finally discovered what I want to be when I grow up - at the age of 45!"

Mike Murphy tells us about swapping a career in IT for health and wellbeing Read more

Published: 27th July, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

"It felt like a huge achievement...qualifying at a time when most of my friends were retiring"

Lorna Rhodes tells us how, after many successful years as a cookery writer and food stylist, she launched her new career in nutritional therapy - and the benefits of maturity Read more

Published: 27th July, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

Believing in a healthy future

Believing in a healthy future

Dawn Waldron tells us how a breast cancer diagnosis in her early thirties led her to nutritional therapy and a career supporting other women through their diagnosis, treatment and recovery Read more

Published: 27th July, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

Finding a work-life balance

Finding a work-life balance

How a bout of food poisoning inspired Valentina Cartago to use food to improve her health, and how she achieves a work-life balance as a nutritional therapist Read more

Published: 19th May, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2023

Author: Alice Ball

Developing the skills to work one-to-one in clinic

Developing the skills to work one-to-one in clinic

Lily Soutter tells us how, after graduating with a BSc in Food and Human Nutrition, going on to study at ION gave her the skills she needed to set up a successful business working one-to-one with clients Read more

Published: 29th March, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2023

Author: Alice Ball

"It is not just about what you know, but how you communicate what someone needs to know"

Kate Cook on the art of communication in nutritional therapy, and how her career changed direction after looking for a 'little' course Read more

Published: 29th March, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

"When you genuinely... are excited about a topic you are presenting, it comes through and people can feel it"

Olga Hamilton on a varied career, further study and even presenting a TEDx talk Read more

Published: 29th March, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

Feeding children’s minds with nutritional therapy

Feeding children’s minds with nutritional therapy

Katharine Tate on how a career in education evolved into a business that aims to nurture in children a passion for food, cooking and healthy eating Read more

Published: 29th March, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

Specialising in working with LGBTQ+ health

Specialising in working with LGBTQ+ health

From addiction therapist to functional medicine practitioner, Daniel O'Shaughnessy tells us about studying with ION and the "light bulb" moment that inspired him to focus on health issues surrounding the LGBTQ+ community Read more

Published: 14th January, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2022

Author: Alice Ball

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  • Chef John Lawson on how his brain tumour prompted a new obsession with nutrition

    Chef John Lawson on how his brain tumour prompted a new obsession with nutrition

    After a brain tumour halted his career, John Lawson, a chef who has worked with the likes of Raymond Blanc and Gordon Ramsay, now puts health at the heart of his food.

  • Exercise for the brain: all about endorphins

    Exercise for the brain: all about endorphins

    When it comes to the brain-benefits of exercise, we might vaguely throw around the terms ‘endorphin rush’ or ‘runner’s high’, but what do they really mean?

  • How useful are sports supplements?

    How useful are sports supplements?

    Sports supplements can be useful, but should be individualised, paired with a healthy diet, and approached with care, says Katherine Caris-Harris.

  • Baked beans: reinventing a British favourite

    Baked beans: reinventing a British favourite

    Baked beans are so loved they have their own playground song – but are they as good for us as the song suggests?

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  • How does nutrition affect your sports performance?

    How does nutrition affect your sports performance?

    Whether you’re an elite athlete or go to the gym once a week, your body requires fuel when you exercise. We look at exactly what foods you should be eating and when

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  • How nutritional therapy may help with eczema

    How nutritional therapy may help with eczema

    Eczema can be both mentally and physically debilitating for those who suffer from it. We look at how nutritional therapy may help to manage the condition

  • Long Covid: A nutritional therapy approach (extracted from Optimum Nutrition, Spring 2021)

    Long Covid: A nutritional therapy approach (extracted from Optimum Nutrition, Spring 2021)

    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

  • 5 health benefits of magnesium

    5 health benefits of magnesium

    Whether you consume it through your diet, pop it in a pill, or luxuriate in it in a warm Epsom salts bath, magnesium is essential for numerous functions in the body.

  • Speak to an advisor

    Speak to an advisor

    Book a phone or video appointment to discuss which nutritional therapy course for you.

  • BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy online open events

    BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy online open events

    Discover from the comfort of your home how studying nutritional therapy with ION will prepare you for clinical practice and open up a range of career options. Find out about our courses and have your questions answered.

  • April Open Day

    April Open Day

    Choosing the right course for you is an important decision and visiting us at an Open Day is the best way to discover what we can offer. Join us for our January Open Day to learn about our courses, entry requirements, student support and flexible post-study career options.

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Key facts


Award 
Certificate

Duration
 

7-9 months

Study time
 

10-17 hours per week and Touch point sessions

Course code
 

ED200PTD (online learning), rNTSAC

Entry dates
 

October: ED201PTD
January: ED202PTD
May: ED203PTD

Tuition fees

£2,900

Key facts

Course codes
C0502FTD (full-time) 
C0502PTD (part-time)

Award 
Graduate Diploma

Credits 
120

Duration
 

1 year full-time
2 years part-time


Study time

20 hours per week full-time
10 hours per week part-time

Entry month

February

Tuition fees*

£7,875 full-time
£3,940 part-time

£200 per 20 credits RCPL (certified)
£375 per 20 credits REPL (experiential)

£475 registration fee

* For 2022/23 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Entry:
September and February

Location:
Online with optional attendance activities

Duration:
4.5 years part-time or
3 years full-time

Course code:
C0503PTD (part-time)
C0503FTD (full-time)

Fees part time:
£5,250 - per year, years 1-4
£2,625 - year 5

Fees full time:
£9,250 - per year

Awarding body:
University of Portsmouth

* Fees may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Course codes
C0503PTD (online)

Award 
BSc (Hons)


Credits 
120

Pathways 
Qualified nutritional therapist 

Duration
 

1.5 years part-time


Study time

15-20 hours per week plus time to watch lectures

Entry dates

February

Tuition fees*

£5,250 per year
£2,625 year 5

* For 2022/23 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

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