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Watch: Food for Thought

Discover how simple changes to diet and lifestyle can support our mental wellbeing 


Our mental wellbeing, just like our physical wellbeing, doesn’t remain constant. It changes for all of us throughout our lifetime depending on a number of factors, including the stress and challenges we may face. 

The good news is that food and lifestyle can have a huge impact on how we feel, which means that we can make smart choices to help influence our own mental wellbeing.  

Whether that’s something about which you know a little or a lot already, Olga Preston, a registered nutritional therapy practitioner at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition’s Brain Bio Centre, is here to help in Food for Thought, our series of short videos:

  • Follow simple and manageable steps to support your mental wellbeing 
  • Discover specific foods and nutrients that can make an impact
  • Support the wellbeing of those around you

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Published: 5th January, 2022

Updated: 3rd October, 2022

Author: Salman Anjum

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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

September, February

Tuition fees*

£5,950 per year
£2,625 year 5

* For 2023/24 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

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